powdrhound

We went with this wheel so that the dash would be fully visible. I really like the feel of it which is very much like the 992Cup I drove about a year ago. This steering wheel is actually the same OMP wheel used on the Lamborghini Supertrofeo race car. I modded it slightly for our application. It's pretty seamless using it compared to a full circle wheel. There is really no difference from a user standpoint. You see a lot of novice drivers shuffle their hands around the steering wheel when they drive which is a big no no but I see it a lot. This steering wheel precludes you from doing that naturally.

Lazurus

The "popout" issue was limited to MY 01-02's. By then there had been enough occurrences of it, that the engineers had determined that the issue while likely caused by misshifts that damaged the 1/2 synchromesh, it was exacerbated by tolerances in the gear stack placement, and it was remedied by changing those tolerances by shimming and this changing the stack placement tolerances. I have never known of, or heard of it happening since those changes were made known to the master techs. Those same Porsche service techs, when these cars were "new" were unaware that the potential problem even existed. It's now a 15-20 year issue that plagues nearly no one even with early model year cars.

As to the clutch slave hydraulics. Sure, those are wear items that at some point give everyone trouble. They are no big deal to repair. I've replaced clutch slaves and accumulators in my garage in a couple hours. It's no big deal. I would not trade the elimination of that once every five year isssue, for a Tip Vs a MT car. But that's just me.

powdrhound

We went with this wheel so that the dash would be fully visible. I really liked the steering wheel feel in the 992Cup I drove back in '22 and wanted to go with something similar. This steering wheel is actually the same OMP wheel used on the Lamborghini Supertrofeo race car. I modded it slightly for our application. It's pretty seamless using it compared to a full circle wheel. There is really no difference from a user standpoint. You see a lot of new drivers shuffle their hands around the steering wheel when they drive which is a big no no. This steering wheel precludes one from doing that naturally by forcing you to keep your hands in the correct spot at all times.

2fcknfst

That is a thing of beauty - and you can clearly see the entire dash in your video.

How tight are the tolerances on the quick connect? For awhile, I used something similar on the R, but found the slop (due to less than ideal tolerances on the spline) to be very irritating, so I removed it.

kamlung

good lord watching you drive just shows me how **** of a driver i am... i can barely rev match on an offramp approach at low rpms let alone do it close to redline at risk of overrevving the engine... you are truly a craftsman John...

Carlo_Carrera

^ Not only the rev matching, his is left foot braking in between all of that.

@powdrhound John, you should shoot a pedal box shot so we all can watch you dance.

kamlung

i didn't even notice that!!!

2fcknfst

My feet are big enough that I can keep braking and blip the throttle.

Carlo_Carrera

So can everyone else, that’s called heel-toeing a downshift.

QwikKotaTX

I do not have large feet but found the dead pedal area extremely tight. I removed it and the bracket under the carpet. That helped for comfort but does nothing for heel/toe. No way could I sideways (foot 90° to the pedal) heel/toe in this car. It would have to be left side of my foot braking and right side blipping the throttle. I have not even bothered trying though.

2fcknfst

Oh, never knew that....

Carlo_Carrera

That is how some folks do it.

17ram2500

Ya, actually I find the 996 a difficult platform to heel and toe and blip the throttle. With a lot of practice I've gotten better, but pedal spacers help. I have a set waiting to get installed (lazy, I know) and having driven a 996 4S back to back with them against my car, it's much easier to heel and toe. Shoes are also critical. But mostly practice. Learning to roll your foot while right foot braking onto the throttle to blip is just practice. Lots of it.

Im nowhere as good as John, but I'm decent enough that it really does help, especially on track. And it's much kinder to equipment. The first few times, slow down and really practice. You don't even need to be moving. Figure out where you want to downshift (for me it's between 4000-3000 rpm) and practice getting the rev's up and let out the clutch. Then work on braking and doing it at the same time... then put it all together. See how good you can get in slow street driving. Putting it together at race pace will take a different level of effort. '

This is a pretty good video

T10Chris

I have the same quick connect although on a different type of wheel and it is rock solid. No slop, no play. Those 2 silver bars inside the mechanism lock the wheel to the shaft and it has a keyway so it only goes on one way to the end that stays on the shaft. Integrated wiring harness plug in the middle of all of that with very tiny pins so there isn't much room for error. Professional motorsport grade piece, pricy but well worth it if you're in need of a removable wheel.

2fcknfst

I did it more for theft deterrence as Type-R's were hot to steal, but I suppose at the time, the wheels/splines/locks were not the greatest.

Yours (and John's) seem much fancier to me.