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Dear Friends: What is the best short shift kit available for a 2000 996 ? I would like to keep my original ****. Is it an easy DIY install ? Thanks for your help 1980, 911 1990, 964 2000, 996
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YOUR RESEARCHBest Short Shift Kit ?
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POST 2Original post
Porsche OEM or B&M SSK. Lots of threads on how to install. OEM is a little bit easier.
POST 3Original post
While we're on this topic...has anyone noticed that the B&M's can be had all day long and brand new for $100 on E-bay. I love to support vendors as much as the next guy and don't mind paying a few bucks more to support a vendor BUT at half the price it's hard not to bite on the B&M's from e-bay.
POST 4Original post
+1 on the B&M
POST 5Original post
B&M is good. It is a relatively easy DIY install. Takes 2 to 2.5 hours, and at least 1/2 of that time is spent removing/re-installing the rear center console. Actually the hardest part of the whole process is initially getting the shoft **** off the OEM shifter. If you want an easy and SAFE way to remove it, do a search on "screwdriver" to find one of my posts on how to remove the **** without knocking your teeth out (seriously). DO IT, you won't regret it.
POST 6Original post
B&M with Agency Power shift linkage...
POST 7Original post
I have the B&M and love it. I don't have the AP linkage though so if it improves it anymore that would be a bonus!
POST 8Original post
What does the AP linkage really do? Is it worth it?
POST 9Original post
Some say it helps by removing some of the "slop" of the factory linkage which is plastic. Personally, I don't feel any slop with my SSK and factory linkage and don't see the value in it based on the cost of the part.
POST 10Original post
I have a B & M and love it. Best mod for the buck IMHO.
POST 11Original post
I'm with you on that one Dell. My B&M SSK feels perfect.
POST 12Original post
If you look at the $100 B&M on eBay you may notice that some people are selling a lower kit, not the shifter itself. Others are selling knock off B&M's which a few will tell you if you ask.
POST 13Original post
Porsche OEM SSK, no slop...so far.
POST 14Original post
Greg, Here's my experience with the B&M in my 03 996 Carrera 2: -The installation is pretty easy. Just follow the instructions carefully and do NOT be in a hurry. -The shifter will feel really weird at first, especially if you've had the car a while and are really used to the stock shifter. -When the engine is cold, the shifter will feel pretty stiff. It was just as stiff with the OEM shifter, but the B&M amplifies this because of the short throw. Give the car a few miles to warm up. -The feel will be much more precice. It'll be notchy as well. This is all part of the design. -Charles
POST 15Original post
I have a schnell. It's almost exactly like the B&M I had in my boxster but not quite as notchy.
POST 16Original post
B&M no contest
POST 17Original post
I recently had the B&M installed. As many have said before, the B&M should have been a standard feature.
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