ABCar

So, after another upgrade I am even more convinced that Porsche sold out to the softies of the world when they made the 993. I have upgraded slowly over my 3 years of ownership including Walrod Bushings, PSS10s, Fister exhaust, RS LW flywheel and clutch and RS motormounts. I thought I had it near perfect...until today.

Just installed Fister Short Shift Kit and am delighted to say that the shifter feels right...the way it should have been from the factory. Mechanical, more precise and of course shorter. It does not compare to the newer shifters of today but if I wanted a newer P car I would have bought one...oh yeah, I did that already and it just didn't work out.

Thanks again to Darin and Mark for their great engineering and assistance. SSK is great!

ilko

Did you do the Golden Rod as well? That thing is amazing! Love how my car shifts!

FD Motorsports!

doc_porsche

i need to do this.....

FisterD

Good to hear Andy. Thanks for the nice review.

element

I think Porsche was building for the masses, not all hard core enthusiasts.. the rubber in the assembly also degrades over time, so the feeling could have been better 15 years ago when new.

either way.. the solid universal joint + shorter throw is amazing! I have done all the same 'tightening' upgrades and love where the car is right now. next project is to re-do the amp + speakers to make them work (currently my stereo is unplugged to get around the speed sensor issue throwing the spoiler light on the dash and disabling cruise control.. Stage3's + cracked window are the only tune needed.. hehe - im in love!)

FD ROCKS!

phil.

stickypatch

There's something to be said about the 911 being a car that can comfortably be driven every day. Porsche did make tightened & hardened up versions for those that wanted it.

Not saying your car isn't comfortable, just my two cents worth is all.

ABCar

Yes, I did the goldenrod last year and don't ask me why but I decided not to get the SSK at that time. The SSK brings the gold out in goldenrod!

Yes, do it...no regrets!

eddie_993

If the 993 is for softies then what is the 991 for?

I mean I think that the 993 is definitely a bit too soft for me in stock form and eventually I want up to do all the upgrades you mentioned, however, I think for the average consumer it was still too hard/raw even back then when people were used to the "classic" 911s. Just look at the sales figures for that...

And I kind of get annoyed when I see people today driving their brand new 911s b/c I know most bought them just to have a 911, not because they appreciate the car's history, driving dynamics, driving experience, etc. Porsche had to change to get more sales but as long as they're producing the hardcore versions I think we'll be OK.

nile13

Ummm, Andy... you've owned an '82, 911, right? I think there's a big improvement the 993 transmission and shifter compared to those.

And, yes, I have a short shifter and FD Golden rod - great improvement over stock 993. But even the stock one is miles ahead of older shifters. So the "sold to softies" comment is a bit out of place in case of 993 shifter, specifically.

Nurburger

Darin - this reminds me...... Weren't you supposed to let me know when my AWD SSK + GR was ready?

PecosBill

if it wasn't for a lot of those people, there wouldn't be as many classic Porsches on the road today. Porsche needed customers with fat checkbooks as much as they needed actual Porsche enthusiasts.

FisterD

They are ready to ship right now! I'll shoot you an email.

hal m

I recently acquired a 73 914 2.0L for vintage car fun.

Try a 901 transmission and then get into your 993 and experience 25 years of development!

MielsOnWheels

Just did SSK/GR about 3 weeks ago...fantastic upgrade!

tcsracing1

great list of mods!