When your cable breaks just before you hit the HWY !
03-24-2020, 03:52 PM
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Thanks for the clarification Kelvin.
03-24-2020, 03:54 PM
#17
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From experience, the Numeric cables are MUCH louder in 987 Cayman's than they are in 997's. I had both my 987 and 997 cables snap in cold fall weather, and replaced both with Numeric cables. I couldn't deal with the noises in the Cayman, and ended up buying new OEM cables, and selling the Numeric cables. However, in the 997, they were one of the best mods i ever did.
03-24-2020, 04:22 PM
#18
Nordschleife Master
once they snap you cant change gears, i limped it home in 3rd gear when it happened to me. luckily i was about a km away from home. even luckier, it was the day (or 2) after i got home from the hershey run.
03-24-2020, 04:27 PM
#19
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when did these new revised oem shift cables come out?
The shift cables on all 987.2 were defective and they simply snap instead of popping out. I had mine replaced within the month I got the car knowing immediately that shifting was super sloppy compare to my 986. For the longest time Numeric was the only option but the new/revised OEM cables along with additional brackets are available now also.
03-24-2020, 04:48 PM
#20
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Don't know exactly when, but I installed them last year.
https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/987SCAB.html
https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/987SCAB.html
03-24-2020, 06:32 PM
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No you can use our cables on the stock shifter! Our shifter is just much much better
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03-25-2020, 09:28 PM
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From experience, the Numeric cables are MUCH louder in 987 Cayman's than they are in 997's. I had both my 987 and 997 cables snap in cold fall weather, and replaced both with Numeric cables. I couldn't deal with the noises in the Cayman, and ended up buying new OEM cables, and selling the Numeric cables. However, in the 997, they were one of the best mods i ever did.
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03-25-2020, 10:54 PM
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Just got the car back today so I presume I have the new and improved cables ? Downtown Porsche Toronto did the job ... anyway it was covered under CPO so no worries ... glad it happened now than after. I love the short shifter - big difference from the 07 Boxster S 6spd I had in past. Very noticeable ...
03-26-2020, 11:11 AM
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If you use your hands to move the gear selector arm on the transmission in the proper gear (2nd or maybe 3rd) then you can limp home with it. In my college years when my car was truly a real POS I had to do this once. The other time had to limp home when the clutch cable snapped. That was fun too. 
03-27-2020, 12:06 PM
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03-27-2020, 03:40 PM
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Just got the car back today so I presume I have the new and improved cables ? Downtown Porsche Toronto did the job ... anyway it was covered under CPO so no worries ... glad it happened now than after. I love the short shifter - big difference from the 07 Boxster S 6spd I had in past. Very noticeable ...
03-28-2020, 01:27 PM
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What can I say people are picky and problems might exist in their heads. Last 2 sets I've done one guy was complaining about the "unberable" noise and notchy feeling. You know how it can be sometimes. I personally feel they are perhaps one of the best upgrades to make
03-28-2020, 08:44 PM
#29
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if the cables are adjusted properly (length wise so that the neutral position of the shifter is pointing up) , followed by fighting the nuts to lock the length permanently, these issues shouldn't occur.
i had a poor shop install the cables half assed, where the neutral position wasn't even pointing up, nor were the locking nuts tightened (causing rattle noises). If installed properly with these 2 things taken care of, i cant see what other problems there are.
i had a poor shop install the cables half assed, where the neutral position wasn't even pointing up, nor were the locking nuts tightened (causing rattle noises). If installed properly with these 2 things taken care of, i cant see what other problems there are.