After I installed the B&M under car SSK, I kept feeling that the shifting is too notchy. I was recommending to everyone against upgrading to a SSK in the 996.

After a lot of thoughts and looking at the concept from my M5's SSK with really heavy oversized SS rod made me realize that the notchy shifting is caused by that the overall weight of the shifter is not heavy enough to match the more effort required. When the shifter is shortened, the compensating weight that Porsche built in is now not enough. I decided to find a heavy item to add to it. The screwed in thin sheet metal guard that came with B&M kit gives me the perfect place to add weight. I found a cast iron tow hook that I took off a Sequia with similar size but weighs a ton. I drill the proper holes, find the longer screws and bolt it on. Went out for a test drive. Whoa , the factory shift feel is back. It's not that pretty but gets the job done.

Needless to say, I'm happy again. I am all for SSK in a 996 again.

 

On my previous M3, I added the Rogue weighted selector rod and it made quite a difference....still notchy, but not nearly as bad prior to it being installed. Weight makes a huge difference. nice "thinking out of the box"

 

Alex, that's clever as hell. Good on you. You should talk to B&M about implementing the change on their product. Maybe they'll pay you a royalty.