Short Shifter install Suffolk ?

[guyvert1]

Don't suppose anyone can recommend anyone for a s/shift install in suffolk/essex area? (996)

[gizard]

why not just install it yourself - it's not very difficult?

[stubbsy996]

Autostrasse, Coggleshall, Essex
Porsche independent
Just off A120
Tel no 01376562922

[guyvert1]

Time is the main problem for self install..

Tried a/strasse, next booking avail 12th JULY

[damiangt3]

guyvert1 said:

Time is the main problem for self install..

Tried a/strasse, next booking avail 12th JULY

It takes 30mins to a hour

[guyvert1]

If you've got an install guide to put it in within that time I'll have a go....

It's a Manthey unit...

[damiangt3]

guyvert1 said:

If you've got an install guide to put it in within that time I'll have a go....

It's a Manthey unit...

Here's the instructions for the B&M version, the removal and replacement will be pretty much identical.

http://www.bmracing.com/media/products/pdf/67.pdf

[silv]

damiangt3 said:

guyvert1 said:

If you've got an install guide to put it in within that time I'll have a go....

It's a Manthey unit...

Here's the instructions for the B&M version, the removal and replacement will be pretty much identical.

http://www.bmracing.com/media/products/pdf/67.pdf

30 min to 1 hr !! Having read the above instructions IMHO it don't look that easy!

[damiangt3]

silv said:

damiangt3 said:

guyvert1 said:

If you've got an install guide to put it in within that time I'll have a go....

It's a Manthey unit...

Here's the instructions for the B&M version, the removal and replacement will be pretty much identical.

http://www.bmracing.com/media/products/pdf/67.pdf

30 min to 1 hr !! Having read the above instructions IMHO it don't look that easy!

It's easier than it looks TBH, understanding where the screws are is the key. I did the console delete and a shortshift earlier this week in less than a hour, spent a few more mins waxing the centre console (it's body coloured) as it seemed the ideal time to do it

[woogie]

Is the short shifter a vast improvement?

[damiangt3]

woogie said:

Is the short shifter a vast improvement?

It's like Marmite, that's the only way to describe it. Yes it's a short throw but it's a lot stiffer and you can feel the increased notchiness when cold. You do get used to it, personally I like it 75% of the time

If you read the American forums they think it's a revelation, a sign of the second coming. It's not that, personally I wanted to try it on the GT3, I had a spare B&M from my C4S in the garage and decided to give it a go.

[Cavanagh]

how do you find the shift with the short shift in it

[damiangt3]

Cavanagh said:

how do you find the shift with the short shift in it

Hi Steve,

Stiffer, requires more effort - that's the thing that takes some getting used to, but it's a lot shorter. On the lower gears you need to be more confident with your change ie. push it firmly into gear.

As I said I just wanted to try it, I've read in a few places that the 997 Short Shift Kit is very good and fits the 996, so I might just try one of those or as the original poster's using, the Manthey one.