Ok guys, installed and fitted this part (997 424 010 00) into my 2003 GT3.
I would suggest those fitting a shifter look at the instruction the B&M guys put together (http://www.bmracing.com/media/products/pdf/67.pdf) as this gives quite a good series of instructions to follow.....with the important pictures!
The first thing to note is the construction of the 997 part over the 996, gone is the white plastic pivot point replaced with a black plastic reinforced by the metal plate (below) what you can't see clearly in this picture is that Porsche have raised the pivot for the vertical movement above the height of the horizontal.
Beneath all of this you can see Porsche have also straighted up the angles of the cables, IIRC they were tilted downwards now they are flat, this alone should smooth things out.
People have asked about alignment. There's a green alignment tool included with the kit (just make sure the car's in neutral before removing everything) which locks the lever in the neutral position and it's then a task of slipping in the cables.
On the subject of the cables, I marked my cables when I tried the B&M SSK (awful on GT3, far too short and painful!) so I was a little surprised to see that the markings didn't align to the new alignment, one notch vertical, 3 notches on the horizontal. So I must assume that the geometry of the 997 part is that little bit different.
So how does it feel? Well I haven't tried it yet, trying to avoid the placebo effect of a new part! The trouble is every time I replaced a shifter in the past they feel great for a week or so then it slowly feels crappy. The B&M felt great initially but I fell out with it over the next 3-4 weeks, then I replaced it with a standard 996 one, felt great but then started to feel too much like there was some obstruction.
I'll let you guys know my thought over the coming weeks!
Damian
I would suggest those fitting a shifter look at the instruction the B&M guys put together (http://www.bmracing.com/media/products/pdf/67.pdf) as this gives quite a good series of instructions to follow.....with the important pictures!
The first thing to note is the construction of the 997 part over the 996, gone is the white plastic pivot point replaced with a black plastic reinforced by the metal plate (below) what you can't see clearly in this picture is that Porsche have raised the pivot for the vertical movement above the height of the horizontal.
Beneath all of this you can see Porsche have also straighted up the angles of the cables, IIRC they were tilted downwards now they are flat, this alone should smooth things out.
People have asked about alignment. There's a green alignment tool included with the kit (just make sure the car's in neutral before removing everything) which locks the lever in the neutral position and it's then a task of slipping in the cables.
On the subject of the cables, I marked my cables when I tried the B&M SSK (awful on GT3, far too short and painful!) so I was a little surprised to see that the markings didn't align to the new alignment, one notch vertical, 3 notches on the horizontal. So I must assume that the geometry of the 997 part is that little bit different.
So how does it feel? Well I haven't tried it yet, trying to avoid the placebo effect of a new part! The trouble is every time I replaced a shifter in the past they feel great for a week or so then it slowly feels crappy. The B&M felt great initially but I fell out with it over the next 3-4 weeks, then I replaced it with a standard 996 one, felt great but then started to feel too much like there was some obstruction.
I'll let you guys know my thought over the coming weeks!
Damian