I am looking into getting a short throw shifter for my 1988 944 N/A. I want to maintain the the stock look of the shift lever cover. What Short throw shifter would u guys reccomend? Also how much of a diffrance do they make?

Thanks in advance.

 

I believe the only short throws for these cars attach in the linkage at the tranny end, I don't think there are any shorter levers per say. Maybe there are some out there that i am not familiar with though.

 

SpeedForceRacing makes a shortened lever. I have heard they have issues with vibration however as you cannot use the stock shift **** (which is weighted).

Personally i would go with the short throw linkage.

 

I am sorry i may have miss spoken then but i am looking for the short throw mod. I do not know alot about these mods and how they work just that they work. I was just thinking of the modes that make the throw shorter, i am not actually sure if they connect to the lever directly or the tranny. But i have seen some ads for ones that do not allow u to keep the stck shift boot and handle which i want to do.

 

Short throw linkage maybe what i mean by this.

 

Yea the linkage attatchs to the tranny in the back. So it won't make your lever any shorter. But after installing my ssk i wanted to make my lever shorter. So i just took it out and cut it shorter and welded it back togethor. Kinda ghetto but it looks awesome.

 

This one is interesting. I've seen it on Ebay once in a while.

 

I want to make the throws shorter not the actual lever. sorry if i am not comming across cearly.

 

Go for the linkage above the tranny. I would personally go with the kit from 944Racing. You can still find them on eBay, however he has none up for auction right now.

http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQf...sassZ944racers

I have it on my car, makes a huge difference. Also makes the gates a bit notchy, so no more question as to if the car is in gear or not. A great upgrade if your looking for shorter throws.

 

Are these shift modifications also a replacement for a sloppy/worn shift post where the bottom cylinder becomes barrel shaped?

 

The 944Race rig cleaned up my pattern nicely.

 

I second a recommendation for the 944Racing or Speed-6 motorsports linkage. I have the linkage installed on my car and it is much more fun to drive and utilizes the stock shift lever and boot.

 

The 944Racing short shift linkage will not fix slop or play in the shifter unless you had a few of the nuts loose on the stock linkage in the first place. To completley fix the play in the stock shifter will likely require replacement of the shift rod which becomes worn over time.

 

Does anyone know if Autothority still make them? I emailed the sales guy but no response

 

Dunno. The weltmeister one from Paragon is practically the same though (I think the grubsrew is different! )