short shift kits.
08-09-2011, 01:27 PM
#61
08-09-2011, 02:26 PM
#62
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Dea,
It looks good, stainless steel with two different settings.
I don't think the Weltmeister short **** kit is available anymore and I'm told to stay away from the Schnell shift kit.
Has anyone tested it yet and can recommend it?
It looks good, stainless steel with two different settings.
I don't think the Weltmeister short **** kit is available anymore and I'm told to stay away from the Schnell shift kit.
Has anyone tested it yet and can recommend it?
08-09-2011, 03:02 PM
#65
I actually think that Shark Motorport in Germany is the manufacturer.
http://www.shark-motorsport.de/index...e&cat=26&f=109
/Dea
http://www.shark-motorsport.de/index...e&cat=26&f=109
/Dea
08-09-2011, 07:03 PM
#66
Drifting
I actually think that Shark Motorport in Germany is the manufacturer.
http://www.shark-motorsport.de/index...e&cat=26&f=109
/Dea
http://www.shark-motorsport.de/index...e&cat=26&f=109
/Dea
08-09-2011, 09:56 PM
#68
I wonder what that 161 deutch plus international shipping calcs to....
To answer the brake question, I'm partial to the Lexus/BoxsterS 318mm rotor swap for the daily driver... The Wilwood/Cayenne rotors do not fade no matter what I threw at them, rotors are thicker and heavier and fill the 18" wheels nicely. You can't get a 330mm rotor under the Lexus calps because of their bridge/curvature... The Wilwoods fit 330mm rotors and are Bling right out the box too...
To answer the brake question, I'm partial to the Lexus/BoxsterS 318mm rotor swap for the daily driver... The Wilwood/Cayenne rotors do not fade no matter what I threw at them, rotors are thicker and heavier and fill the 18" wheels nicely. You can't get a 330mm rotor under the Lexus calps because of their bridge/curvature... The Wilwoods fit 330mm rotors and are Bling right out the box too...
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08-10-2011, 04:52 AM
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Compared to the one I tried before, which didn't fit (you couldn't properly select the gears in the rear part of the gate - 2nd and 4th), and even when brand new had worrying amounts of play in the "rose joint", the Deutsch Nine is absolutely stunning!
There is, obviously, a bit more effort involved to move the gear lever, but I would say that the shorter throw makes gear changes easier to time, so you can match revs better, and that makes for a much smoother change, especially when cold.
Having said all of that, with the linkage arrangement in these cars, it's never going to be the very fastest gear change in the world.
If you can justify the cost, I would highly recommend the Deutsch Nine kit.
Chris
08-10-2011, 11:42 AM
#71
From Shark it costs €201 incl tax which is app. $285 (it's possible that you don't have to pay tax, or pay another import tax, when ordering from th US)
/Dea
08-11-2011, 08:34 AM
#72
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I've got the Deutsch Nine short shift linkage fitted to my 924S, it's been on for about 6 months now and, other than it being expensive, I really cannot fault the product. Oh, and they are made to order, so you won't get it next day delivery.
Compared to the one I tried before, which didn't fit (you couldn't properly select the gears in the rear part of the gate - 2nd and 4th), and even when brand new had worrying amounts of play in the "rose joint", the Deutsch Nine is absolutely stunning!
There is, obviously, a bit more effort involved to move the gear lever, but I would say that the shorter throw makes gear changes easier to time, so you can match revs better, and that makes for a much smoother change, especially when cold.
Having said all of that, with the linkage arrangement in these cars, it's never going to be the very fastest gear change in the world.
If you can justify the cost, I would highly recommend the Deutsch Nine kit.
Chris
Compared to the one I tried before, which didn't fit (you couldn't properly select the gears in the rear part of the gate - 2nd and 4th), and even when brand new had worrying amounts of play in the "rose joint", the Deutsch Nine is absolutely stunning!
There is, obviously, a bit more effort involved to move the gear lever, but I would say that the shorter throw makes gear changes easier to time, so you can match revs better, and that makes for a much smoother change, especially when cold.
Having said all of that, with the linkage arrangement in these cars, it's never going to be the very fastest gear change in the world.
If you can justify the cost, I would highly recommend the Deutsch Nine kit.
Chris
08-11-2011, 04:18 PM
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Hmm, that's an interesting take. I had a couple made out of the U.K. that had a similar Rose Joint and they made cold shifting a lot worse. Agree on the rev matching capability though. Once warmed up and when working well it was a joy to use....but I couldn't take the 'grunching' when cold so reverted to stock and if maintained properly, seem to be able to shift pretty fast with this. Moving to a fully rebuilt 968 6 speed which I'm led to believe is superior to the 951 5 speed in terms of shifting alacrity so I look forward to this. Can anyone else qualify this?
I find I can time the shift well with the shorter throw, and that means I can shift when cold without the graunching/baulking that you can often get. I still need to be careful of it for the first few minutes, and trying to rush the shift when it's cold will graunch a bit going into second. But I could get the same with the standard shift linkage, if I tried to rush a cold shift into second.
Chris
08-11-2011, 06:19 PM
#75
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I don't know if D9 manufacture any mechanical parts ?, we don't seem to hear much about them here in the UK which is strange considering they are much nearer.