Fixing a sloppy Porsche 996/986 shifter

In this video I cover the install of the Function First SHIFT RIGHT solution to tighten up my 911's rubbery feeling gear stick.
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[jamest]

The Porsche special tool for centralizing and setting the gear leaver is cheap and makes the adjustment of the cables easy 👍

[mikl]

Nothing like a crisp tight shifter. Nicely done.

[MrJasperdeKnegt]

Ai, that alloy shift knob will become very hot in the summers when the car is parked outside. Beware!
Nice tutorial!

[GarageBiljon]

I performed the same upgrade on my 996 GT3. Massive improvement!

[frankoliveros]

Great video. Just put in the kit and YES wear eye protection the pieces go flying everywhere. Made such a big difference on the feel of the shifter. Thanks.

[gazzafloss]

Jeff, very good "how to" for that job, wish I had a Porsche to practice on.
Keep the interesting vids coming.

[watchthisspacecarchannel]

I like Jeff’s videos, I always forget something and have to do it twice too .i put a new shift knob in my sons car stupid thing is always coming loose ugh.. I understand the hate for that

[mclarenjohnf]

Sweet upgrade a good feeling gear selector makes a big improvement to how a car feels to drive,

[grivoc]

I like that you show the mistakes you make, I hate when DIY guys show happy paths through mods!

[alliedfroth]

I did the exact same as you to my 997 & the gearbox inserts made a big difference to the gear change.

[mdewsnip]

On Monday I did a big drive in my 996 and it was great fun, the only frustrating aspect being the sloppy shifting. I've been tempted by the Function First solution but I think I'm going to go for the ultimate which is the Numeric Racing adjustable short shifter. Expensive but worth it in the end I hope. Thanks for the video!

[andymac]

Hi Jeff, great video I did the upgrade yesterday myself - a job I’d never have attempted had I not been buoyed watching you enthusiastically tackling the shifter mechanics. shifting is way better 1-2 still bit sticky but above that it really fly’s 🙏 Andy

[darrenit]

Glad to see you got the engine mounts and gearbox bush inserts makes shifting feel nicer too. You will notice a little bit more NVH with the gearbox bush inserts at about 4000 rpm it does get a bit better after a few thousand ks.

[johnt.]

Thanks a lot Jeff. Now I have to go and do this to mine. 🙂 I have had the same complaint but been too lazy to do anything about it. This really seems simple enough and there is no excuse on my part not to do this. Thank you sir!!

[miketdavies]

This was super helpful when installing my own 996 FF kit - thanks! Feels great now.

[rodanone]

+1 on function first. if you want razor sharp. add a numeric racing shift console. pricey. worth it.
the local shop says i have the best shifting 996s they have ever driven. period.
they also make replacement cables. but i haven't needed those... yet.
coin holder on lefties too! lol

[Bobafixit]

Great job, I did a similar kit on my Boxster... Personally I prefer the original shift nob...don’t throw that original shift nob away they are worth good money.

[markkukucka]

Hi Jeff
Great tutorial, very informative. How do you find out how everything comes apart (the console) and exactly what you need to do to assemble/ dissemble. Just lots of research I guess? Needing to do the same with my gear shift.
Keep up the great work

[alanbuckingham]

Many people put the 997 shifter in to shorten the throw, but it does not fix the slop. Their are cheapie eBay replacements and I tried one of these and it worked quite well but not perfectly. My feeling with the 996 is that you either live with slop or upgrade to what you have done or an eBay cheapie and have a notchy shift.

[cretivegarage]

We agree sloppy shifting is a no go 🙅‍♂️