996 Gbox detent upgrade

[Neil Allan]

Im sure i seen on here that someone had bought one of the detent upgrades from Gbox in the states , just looking on any feedback if it has been fitted yet.

[ZeroH]

Me !

yep fitted, easy fit, no issues.

[dom9]

I would be interested in this too... My 1st gearbox went at 70k and the rebuilt 'box was popping out of 2nd 10k later, when I left the UK. So, unless an oil change and selector 'fiddle' has sorted it, I will be looking at using Mike at Sports and Classic to do their upgrades as it doesn't look like it costs the Earth and should make the 'box stronger.

Interested in what they have to offer in the States though as I will be looking for more power when I come back and running R888's, I suspect the 'box takes quite a hammering, especially on track and with my SSK.

[Mr Freefall]

ZeroH said:

Me !

yep fitted, easy fit, no issues.

^^^ +1 Me too, all done... Put the 997 Turbo transmission mount in to too replace the 996 one.

http://www.gboxweb.com/product.html

Mr F

Edited by Mr Freefall on Wednesday 28th July 14:32

[Neil Allan]

This realy sounds like a simple, cheap and effective mod, might get one ordered up to fit while my car is in the air in a couple of weeks.

Edited by Neil Allan on Wednesday 28th July 18:34

[EvoSlayer]

Mr Freefall said:

ZeroH said:

Me !

yep fitted, easy fit, no issues.

^^^ +1 Me too, all done... Put the 997 Turbo transmission mount in to too replace the 996 one.

http://www.gboxweb.com/product.html

Mr F

Edited by Mr Freefall on Wednesday 28th July 14:32

Did either of you guys go the DIY route to fit this?

[sportsandclassic]

Hello,

I would love to know how this works..? you are using the original spring... the bit that gets weak over time !

All I can think is it must be slightly smaller in diameter than the original shift detent.

This is not how we modify our gearboxes for this common fault.....!

Like they say it will not fix an already damaged gear setup.

Would like to know how much a new dog ring welded on is though as I am sure this comapany used to be powerhaus before they went bust... and it was not any cheaper than a new gear !

I will enquire.

Mike

[EvoSlayer]

Mike, you mention this is a common problem, I was wondering how often you come across this and what modifications do you make to prevent it, also are we talking about a prevention to a perfectly working gearbox or the cure of an already present fault. Apologies for all the questions but my '04 car has now covered around 36k and I've never experienced the 2nd gear pop out issue so was looking at the Gbox thingy as a possible prevention to future problems. What do you think, are there any possible downsides to fitting this?

Cheers

[GT Two]

James at Parr recently told me that they stock this part.

[sportsandclassic]

EvoSlayer said:

Mike, you mention this is a common problem, I was wondering how often you come across this and what modifications do you make to prevent it, also are we talking about a prevention to a perfectly working gearbox or the cure of an already present fault. Apologies for all the questions but my '04 car has now covered around 36k and I've never experienced the 2nd gear pop out issue so was looking at the Gbox thingy as a possible prevention to future problems. What do you think, are there any possible downsides to fitting this?

Cheers

Hi,

Without actually fitting one myself and measuring up I wounld not like to comment.

Mike

[sportsandclassic]

Hello,

Sorry forgot to mention that we can not modify anything unless we stripped the gearbox.

I do not want to say how and what we modify for obvious reasons.

Mike

[ZeroH]

sportsandclassic said:

Hello,

I would love to know how this works..? you are using the original spring... the bit that gets weak over time !

All I can think is it must be slightly smaller in diameter than the original shift detent.

This is not how we modify our gearboxes for this common fault.....!

Like they say it will not fix an already damaged gear setup.

Would like to know how much a new dog ring welded on is though as I am sure this comapany used to be powerhaus before they went bust... and it was not any cheaper than a new gear !

I will enquire.

Mike

Mike, its the wheel size that is different, its smaller on the gbox part so apparantly allows for better engagement.

[996ttalot]

Interesting that I have heard 2 cars now who already had this problem, who have not had the issue since fitment of the detent.

Maybe it depends on how often you would be getting the 2nd gear pop out happenning, but it seems it does have some fixing issues as well as preventive.

It would be worth doing even if it was already happenning.

BTW Palm Springs is 47c....

[dom9]

How much are they? Difficult to see on that site on the iPod! Sounds like a good product!

[gboxweb]

Dom9-
We've made changes to improve our website performance on mobile devices in response to your post. I hope that the detent page will work better on your ipod. Thanks for letting us know!

[gboxweb]

Mike-

We're not affiliated with the old Powerhaus, although Powerhaus II was in Colorado (as we are), perhaps that's where the confusion comes from. We've received your email and will reply.

Cheers,
Jeff

[Neil Allan]

Jeff would you be interested in a group buy for us guys over in the UK , if so how many orders would be needed.

[gboxweb]

Neil-

Email me at [e-mail] regarding the group buy, please.

Thanks,
Jeff

[s_mcneil]

I see this is mainly a Turbo owner response, what benefits are there for us NA guys?

[gboxweb]

S Mcneil-

Any 996 C2/C4 will see a benefit from the detent. We've received good feedback: www.gboxweb.com/detentkudos.html

Jeff