Why on earth turbo's lever has two counterweigths at the ends of long rods while GT3 and Cup has none? What's the supposed benefit of those weights?

See pics, turbo:




GT3:





I'm going to ditch that b*tch...

 

Turbo has it to smooth/ease shifts...Cup/GT2/GT3 don't, because it's all about that weight and precision

 

pwdrhound talked about this in other threads. i removed mine last yr waiting to see exactly how it feels at the track

 

for generic comparison, Turbo shifts like a BMW, GT/Cup is kinda like a Miata...

 

The Cup/GT lever is 30% shorter than the TT lever and as such will give you a 30% reduction in shift throws. That is why the OEM 6Cup and 6/7GT3 shifters are not short shifters as the transmission shift lever provides the short shift action. That's why Porsche made the 997SSK which is designed to work with the long TT shift lever. You would not wanna install that shifter on a gt2/3 as the action would be way too short.

 

I have a gt2rs box (997) and it has the counter weights.

 

Yep. The 7GT2 has the counter weights. I guess Porsche decided to make those cars a little "softer" as most of them do not get tracked much compared to the GT3. If I recall the 7GT2 lever is the same that is on the 7TT. Both can be swapped out to the Cup lever but obviously the gearbox has to come apart. My friend who tracks his 7TT swapped his out.

 

interesting they changed 6GT2 to 7GT2...good to know

 

OK, thanks for clarification. I'll put GT3's lever on order while the 'box is in pieces and I do have Cup's shifter block and cables.

 

believe the correct numbers for 6GT2/3 levers are 9963030319A and 99630305501

 

had my 'hands on' a 997 GT2RS gearbox today (straight out of GT2RS), it does NOT have counter weights on the shift levers

 

I wonder if the non-RS 7GT2 does have them

Are the 6GT2/GT3/Cup levers all same part or is there an advantage to going with the Cup over the GT?

 

Is it for sale?

 

I can't see a 7GT2 having counter weighted,, why go from 6GT2 'straight' levers to counter weighted for 7GT2 back to 'straight' on 7GT2RS...but I haven't seen in person...
AFAIK, the car has sold John, gearbox out for clutch/flywheel

 

I took the weights off my shifter. They are just bolted on. Makes the shifter feel much more notchy. Stock is a bit smoother but also slower and lazier feel with the counter weights on imo.