7 Speed Manual Trans Info
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Not a 911 owner just curious to learn more about the 7 speed manual transaxle. Is it a complete redesign or just a slightly longer version of a G97 with an extra gear? Any possibility it could be retrofitted into a 997 or 996?
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The 7-speed is actually the guts of the PDK with some seriously mutated shift forks. This is covered in the sticky tech info thread available to members.
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Originally Posted by TrappistMonk
Unfortunately I can't answer this weird question. Weird as a lot of people would love to have the 6-speed of the 997 in their 991
6th and ending up in 7th by accident or any of that.
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Originally Posted by daberlin
Not exactly. The point was, you need to JOIN Rennlist.
To the OP, when you sign up for Rennlist, you have access to about 90% of it. There are other
Benefits and different forums you have to be a
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This is my 9th MT vehicle and my least favorite transmission.
Gates are too close
Throws are too long
Gates are too close
Too easy to catch R instead of 1 when stopped and vida versa
Shift **** is too high
Gates are too close
I have to constantly think about and consentrate on every shift to ensure I catch the correct gear which is total BS for a sports car.
But other than that it is great.
Just my $0.02
Gates are too close
Throws are too long
Gates are too close
Too easy to catch R instead of 1 when stopped and vida versa
Shift **** is too high
Gates are too close
I have to constantly think about and consentrate on every shift to ensure I catch the correct gear which is total BS for a sports car.
But other than that it is great.
Just my $0.02
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Not that it actually bothers me having 7 gears to work with, I rarely use the 7th gear even when cruising on highway. It's still a very good gearbox but if I have the choice, 6-speed would be my preference.
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Maybe I am a fool but I enjoy shifting and the 7th gear gives me an extra shift on the highway. The only real issues in my opinion are 6-7 instead of 6-5 shifts (can avoid by putting the car in neutral but who wants to do that?) and 6-3 instead of 6-5 downshifts (a potentially expensive problem caused by the tight gating.
I haven't owned other Porsches but compared to the BMWs, Audis, Hondas, and Nissans I have driven this car easily has the best shift linkage and clutch feel.
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I haven't owned other Porsches but compared to the BMWs, Audis, Hondas, and Nissans I have driven this car easily has the best shift linkage and clutch feel.
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As for 7th gear, I use it all the time on the highway. I routinely drive over 200 highway miles to enjoy 150 miles of back roads. On the highway, in cruise control, at 76 mph, in 7th gear, just under 2,300 RPM, I can get over 32 mpg. Pretty cool with a 430 HP car. ***now someone will post 'i did not buy a 911 to get good gas mileage'.......just watch
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I'm very happy with the 991's gearbox. Seems to take some muscle memory reprograming for most new owners (me included back in 2014).
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I'm very happy with the 991's gearbox. Seems to take some muscle memory reprograming for most new owners (me included back in 2014).
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Maybe I am a fool but I enjoy shifting and the 7th gear gives me an extra shift on the highway. The only real issues in my opinion are 6-7 instead of 6-5 shifts (can avoid by putting the car in neutral but who wants to do that?) and 6-3 instead of 6-5 downshifts (a potentially expensive problem caused by the tight gating.
I haven't owned other Porsches but compared to the BMWs, Audis, Hondas, and Nissans I have driven this car easily has the best shift linkage and clutch feel.
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I haven't owned other Porsches but compared to the BMWs, Audis, Hondas, and Nissans I have driven this car easily has the best shift linkage and clutch feel.
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Originally Posted by rkwfxd
This is my 9th MT vehicle and my least favorite transmission.
Gates are too close
Throws are too long
Gates are too close
Too easy to catch R instead of 1 when stopped and vida versa
Shift **** is too high
Gates are too close
I have to constantly think about and consentrate on every shift to ensure I catch the correct gear which is total BS for a sports car.
But other than that it is great.
Just my $0.02
Gates are too close
Throws are too long
Gates are too close
Too easy to catch R instead of 1 when stopped and vida versa
Shift **** is too high
Gates are too close
I have to constantly think about and consentrate on every shift to ensure I catch the correct gear which is total BS for a sports car.
But other than that it is great.
Just my $0.02
As for 1st / Reverse, maybe my spring is stronger, but it takes concerted effort to go into the Reverse gate on my car. I've never mistaken it once