Hi everyone,
Just finished installing my 997 short shifter in my 996 C4S. I'm currently using the original ****. The shift rod settings are: right rod set to be the same position as the old linkage. Left rod set halfway. The shifter shifts properly and cleanly through every gear. However, the effort required to engage each gear is significantly more than my 996 shifter. Is this normal for this shifter? I find that my upshifts and downshifts are much slower because of this, also I find myself mis-shifting quite often. Is there a break-in for the shifter, or should it be good right out of the box?

EDIT: Addendum: I have fiddled around with the positions of both rods, but nothing seems to be making the shifts easier. Quick shifts are out of the question(one of the benefits of having a short shift!). As I understand it, the left linkage adjusts the shifter's left/right default position, while the right linkage adjusts the forward/backward movement, and is the linkage that actually does the shifting. Since I have this in the right linkage in its original position, I'm pretty sure that's setup right, since all gears engage with the same amount of effort. As for the left one, any position would be alright, wouldn't it? I have a carbon fiber shift **** coming tomorrow. Hopefully might help. It looks like everyone raves about this shifter, so I don't believe this is normal behavior.
Thanks!

 

I had the same problem with my EVOM swift shift kit. Took it back to the guys who installed it and they had a look. They adjusted the right hand cable bolt by 1 full twist and all is good. Not sure if you've done that already though. I definetly had the same problem you're describing and now I don't....

 

I haven't adjusted the cable bolt at all. Where is the bolt located, and do you know which direction it was turned? Thanks a lot.

 

I don't know if you have one on your shift linkage. Here's the bolt on the EVOMS (next to the red part). Maybe there is a similar one on yours.

 

Hi Dervish,
The 997 kit doesn't have that mechanism. It's the same mechanism as the 996, with the springs on both the left and right sides. Having something like that would definitely help in adjusting cable tension. I wonder if there's another way to do that.

 

Ok, see where you're coming from. This is from someone who fitted the 997 part to a 996 GT3, maybe a part of this might help:

"Ok guys, installed and fitted this part (997 424 010 00) into my 2003 GT3.

I would suggest those fitting a shifter look at the instruction the B&M guys put together ([media]http://www.bmracing.com/media/products/pdf/67.pdf[/media]) as this gives quite a good series of instructions to follow.....with the important pictures!

The first thing to note is the construction of the 997 part over the 996, gone is the white plastic pivot point replaced with a black plastic reinforced by a metal plate, Porsche have raised the pivot for the vertical movement above the height of the horizontal.

Porsche have also straighted up the angles of the cables, IIRC they were tilted downwards now they are flat, this alone should smooth things out.

People have asked about alignment. There's a green alignment tool included with the kit (just make sure the car's in neutral before removing everything) which locks the lever in the neutral position and it's then a task of slipping in the cables.

On the subject of the cables, I marked my cables when I tried the B&M SSK (awful on GT3, far too short and painful!) so I was a little surprised to see that the markings didn't align to the new alignment, one notch vertical, 3 notches on the horizontal. So I must assume that the geometry of the 997 part is that little bit different."

 

I had completely forgot about the tool. With the tool, I had to use a plier to get the left linkage to the proper position. Shifting through with the engine off it seems to be much smoother, but it's always smoother with the engine off. Although, there are two ways the tool can be put on the shifter, and each yields a different position. I guess I'll try both when I give it a test run tomorrow morning and post the results. Thanks a bunch for all of your help. It's nice to know there're good people on the forums

 

Was probably not the best help but it all counts... Hope it works out.

 

Just came back from a drive. The shifting is better now, but it is still very notchy, and still not smooth. One thing I noticed, when I put the locking tool on, the right rod fit fine, but the left rod was short, so I had to use a plier to pull the rod to get it into the sleeve. Naturally, when I took out the tool, the left rod retracted back to its original position. Has anyone else who has fit this short shift kit had this rod problem? If so, how did you correct it?

Thanks.

 

my question has nothing to do with your problems but is it possible to install 996 short shifter on 997?