Short shift option on Boxster

[frank987]

I reckon this option is terrible. Feels the car is never quite in gear, as if there is a piece of wood stuck in the gate of each gear.
Also not very smooth. Anybody else found this?

[rich-uk]

I've just fitted a B&M Short Shift Kit to my Boxster and I think it's fantatsic. How they should have made it from the factory IMO. Is your's a Porsche one or another make?

[sportsandclassic]

Has it been fitted correctly ? is it lined up properley...?

is it 6 speed ?

[frank987]

rich-uk said:

I've just fitted a B&M Short Shift Kit to my Boxster and I think it's fantatsic. How they should have made it from the factory IMO. Is your's a Porsche one or another make?

I haven't got a short shift fitted to mine. I had a loan Boxster out from the OPC fitted with the Porsche short shift. Drove it over 3 days, got used to it but much preferred the normal change of the standard.

I feel it could do with less travel on my standard box, but feel the Porsche item is very 'sticky and vague' for want of a better description.

Did you try a Porsch SS before buying your item? Just wondered how they compared. How much did yours cost?

Edited by frank987 on Thursday 28th September 22:53

[rich-uk]

Didn't try the Porsche one, mine cost about £200 imported from the US.

It's certainly not sticky or vaugue. The overall feel could bet a lot better, but that's down the the gearbox rather than the shifter so there's not much you can do about that.

The original one was made of plastic, the B&M one's made of metal with helps.