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The G50 shift pattern has reverse gear fully to the left-forward, adjacent to first. If I recall correctly, a 3.2 915 has reverse fully to the right-back, below 5th.
or look at the t -bar cover just ahead of the rear wheel, small, barely visible above the rubber side trip -915, large ~20% visible above the rubber side trim- G50
If you have trouble shifting into first or second gear it's a 915.....
If people refer to their car based on the type of transmission it has, it's a G50. E.g., I drive an '85 911, but some people might drive an '87 G50, or so they say.
Apologies for the late reply… and thank you for all of the input.
I am surprised to hear I have a 915 as I’ve always said how easy my car is to drive. I must get a spin in one with a G50 gear box.
I have a Testarossa which is a few years newer than my 911 but that is much much much harder to drive, hence I presumed I had the ‘easier’ 911 gear box :-)
Who cares how the Testarossa shifts ... as long as you can hear that V12 at redline speeds.
The Ferrari V12 sounds are like music !
Cheers
Phil
Thanks Phil. The Testarossa has a Flat 12 engine so it doesn’t have the sound of the traditional v12. However, as cool as the Testarossa is, I choose the 911 over it almost everyday :-)
Does anyone know of a good source for this shifter? I can source the more traditional leather wrapped shifter but need one that looks like this for my build: