Bringing CURVEN8R to 99% (for my taste) Guenter in Ontario - 8 years ago |
Re: Bringing CURVEN8R to 99% (for my taste) MikenOH - 8 years ago |
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Guenter in Ontario
So, as some might recall, back when the Cayman GT4 was announced, the short shift it had, caught my attention.
Then a while ago, couple of good friends on this board emailed me a link to the GT4 short shift which was available at an online dealer. I looked into it. Talked to the parts manager at the dealer where I bought the car. He said it wasn't on the NA parts list. He did some checking for me and was able to order one and had the techs check it out. Yup. An exact fit for the 981. Got the email on Monday and just had it installed today.
MikenOH, it's a "gotta have" for you. Your shifts will be faster, hands down. It does for the shifter what the X73 option does for the suspension.
I took some before and after shots. I tried to position the camera as close to the same as possible before and after the instal. In each picture, I superimposed the 1st gear position over the 2nd gear to show the difference. Throws are shorter and the height of the shifter is reduced by 20mm - about 0.8 in.
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MikenOH
OMG.. that is the bomb. Great pics, BTW, Guenter.
The only issue I might have with this is additional effort with the shifter. My better half really likes the current setup and might be interested in a shorter shift if the effort wasn't significantly more. Any difference from what you can tell?
If I can ask, what was the cost of this?
Re: Bringing CURVEN8R to 99% (for my taste) Gary in SoFL - 8 years ago |
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Gary in SoFL
However there is an answer to g-man's never ending quest to shorten up an activity he enjoys so much: g-man's Ultimate Short Shifter
Yeah, yeah, yeah....YMMV.
Re: Bringing CURVEN8R to 99% (for my taste) Gary in SoFL - 8 years ago |
Re: Bringing CURVEN8R to 99% (for my taste) Roger987 - 8 years ago |
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Gary in SoFL
Certainly not worth an installed kit cost of over $400.
Yeah, yeah, yeah....YMMV.
Short-throw shifter Roger987 - 8 years ago |
Short...shorter...shortest Gary in SoFL - 8 years ago |
Congrats on getting a short shaft G *NM* Naples986 - 8 years ago |
Looks to me just like a chop Boxsterra - 8 years ago |
Re: Looks to me just like a chop Guenter in Ontario - 8 years ago |
Re: Bringing CURVEN8R to 99% (for my taste) BLKBOXS - 8 years ago |
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BLKBOXS
Looks Great Guenter.. Thanks for Sharing those pics...really cool how you super imposed the pics to show the difference in the throws.
At first I thought you put in another shifter for the passenger...but I guess that would get complicated ..