Porsche 997 transaxle shifter help.

[George]

Can anyone suggest what shifter I can use on a GT40 with a Porsche 997 inverted transaxle? Thanks

 

[Pete Woodward]

Can anyone suggest what shifter I can use on a GT40 with a Porsche 997 inverted transaxle? Thanks

Hi George
I fitted the original Porsche 997 Gearshifter and cables to mine. All I had to do was shorten the cables.
You can buy a billet shifter from California Motor Sports but the original plastic one hasn't let me down even with hard shifting
Hope this helps

 

[George]

Pete, thank you for the information. Did you have any issues with getting reverse? It seems the reverse gear has a heavy spring to overcome.

 

[Mark Stackler]

I picked up a 996 shifter and it is a little wide for the Active Power chassis. Hope i can make it fit

stack

 

[DJ]

I used a cableshift .com shifter on my active power chassis. Chris also makes a shifter for his chassis.

 

[Pete Woodward]

Actually mine was a 996 shifter and yes is was a bit wide but i made it fit. I had a 996 GT3
cup car box first.It now has a 997GT3 with the original shifter. The detent to reverse does take a little effort but I got used to it. and the resistance helps not to select reverse when you really don't want it. I did find the cable adjustment was finicky, it took a few times to get it just right. That could be a good place to start. There is the correct Porsche tool to adjust the cables, which after much pleading and begging I borrowed from a local dealer.
But after a couple of attempts I got the hang of it without the tool.

 

[George]

All of your information is very helpful. I am having problems getting reverse with my current shifter and might have to rework linkage. Thank you

 

[Pete Woodward]

Without the cables connected can you manually select reverse by hand on the transmission? that will give you an idea how much force is required to select the gear

 

[George]

Worked on it today and now I have reverse. Thank you all.

 

[Mark Stackler]

George

Any tips on getting it set up right?

mark

 

[George]

Chris from Active Power modified and sent me a new transaxle shift lever. His modification lessened the reverse spring tension and that solved the issue I was having. The modified lever on the right (picture) worked and I now get reverse.

 

[George]

Mark, I forgot to mention the shifter I’m using was made by Chris and made to fit perfectly in aluminum. It is 4 inches wide and modified to use aftermarket cables. I can send you a picture if you want.

 

[Mark Stackler]

Attach the pic. Just curious what you have

mark