Since joining Carpokes about 6 months ago I added a 2002 996 targa to my garage.
I bought a $35 short shifter from Amazon and changed it over. Here is the video of install and test drive.
996 $35 short shifter upgrade I bought from Amazon
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That is very close to the same shifter I purchased from ECS tuning, branded "Racing Dynamics".(RD)
(ECS # 4315201 9961968020 RDY)
It was $ 175.00 in early 2021. I had seen that less expensive unit on Amazon, leery to buy it thinking it was a cheap POS.
The RD unit came with great instructions, step by step illustrated. The install was simple.
I see you had trouble removing the cable hub stop clips. They wedge out of the stop and into place using a thin blade screwdriver to remove, & needle nose pliers to put them back. Easy, once you take a long look at how they are designed.
The tilt on the shifter is for both RHD & LHD. I put mine in as delivered, also by mistake, & didn't notice any improvement over the OE. I drove it for about 3 months without a console just to make sure I was satisfied. ended up keeping it in the car. I did change the direction after a while. Once reversed or tilted more to the right so reverse is almost at a 90 degree angle, it feels much more comfortable.
...BTW-The Porsche alingment tool does not work on this flat blade shift stalk to keep it in absolute neutral to adjust the cable stops. The stalk is wide & flat. The OE is a round shaft that fits the tool. (# 000-721-961-91 Shift Cable stop bridge)
In my opinion, the $35.00 one is very close to the Racing Dynamics unit as far as looks. I am thinking that a new OE shifter would have been a better choice, as "short shift" is not real on these aftermarket units. The shifter does not feel any better, or worse than the stock one, abet the slop is gone.
(ECS # 4315201 9961968020 RDY)
It was $ 175.00 in early 2021. I had seen that less expensive unit on Amazon, leery to buy it thinking it was a cheap POS.
The RD unit came with great instructions, step by step illustrated. The install was simple.
I see you had trouble removing the cable hub stop clips. They wedge out of the stop and into place using a thin blade screwdriver to remove, & needle nose pliers to put them back. Easy, once you take a long look at how they are designed.
The tilt on the shifter is for both RHD & LHD. I put mine in as delivered, also by mistake, & didn't notice any improvement over the OE. I drove it for about 3 months without a console just to make sure I was satisfied. ended up keeping it in the car. I did change the direction after a while. Once reversed or tilted more to the right so reverse is almost at a 90 degree angle, it feels much more comfortable.
...BTW-The Porsche alingment tool does not work on this flat blade shift stalk to keep it in absolute neutral to adjust the cable stops. The stalk is wide & flat. The OE is a round shaft that fits the tool. (# 000-721-961-91 Shift Cable stop bridge)
In my opinion, the $35.00 one is very close to the Racing Dynamics unit as far as looks. I am thinking that a new OE shifter would have been a better choice, as "short shift" is not real on these aftermarket units. The shifter does not feel any better, or worse than the stock one, abet the slop is gone.