got my car back last night just in time for the London meet with a Strut Brace (from Porsche UK, although slightly more than they quote so not so happy) & Short-shifter (from Gert at www.Carnewal.com great service although his online prices exclude belgium tax !) fitted..
and what an improvement ! I have been frustrated with the 'soft' front end of my 993 Targa... yes I know it's the Targa based on the Cab' ...
The strut brace has made the drive more coupe like ! much more responsive and a more dirct steering fell (which is the key !). Obviously it will never be like a proper Coupe but this is far better.. it's reduced the somewhat vague'ness that was lingered from the steering feel when cornering.. so I am now much happier..
and then there is the short-shifter.. now compared to my TT which had a Neuspeed short-shifter it's still 'long' but again a hugh improvement over (what I thought) the somewhat bus like gear change of what I used to have......!
for those who have never had a short-shifter IMHO it is a must performace mod'.. it transformed my previous TT and has done it again to my 993 ! it has had restored my faith in my car....
rather than pumping in more power, the objective was to enhance the existing driving experience...
car is 90k miles old and has recently has the differential replaced.. so changing gear has always had to be a tad delicate.. but the gear change is now a lot more precise than before and the feeling of clanging & scaping metal with metal is greatly reduced (but not totally elimated)... but there is less of a need (almost no) to partly double clutch in order to try and get a smooth gear change...
car feels more sporty ! from being able to enjoy each change more rather than worrying about imploding the gearbox with a rogue change... I still can feel the old gears/ links/ mechanism when changing but the 30% reduced throw has now given me at least 30% more driving pleasure!
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now if I could only sucessfully blip the throttle when changing down with a bit of heal & toe [:-]
and what an improvement ! I have been frustrated with the 'soft' front end of my 993 Targa... yes I know it's the Targa based on the Cab' ...
The strut brace has made the drive more coupe like ! much more responsive and a more dirct steering fell (which is the key !). Obviously it will never be like a proper Coupe but this is far better.. it's reduced the somewhat vague'ness that was lingered from the steering feel when cornering.. so I am now much happier..
and then there is the short-shifter.. now compared to my TT which had a Neuspeed short-shifter it's still 'long' but again a hugh improvement over (what I thought) the somewhat bus like gear change of what I used to have......!
for those who have never had a short-shifter IMHO it is a must performace mod'.. it transformed my previous TT and has done it again to my 993 ! it has had restored my faith in my car....
rather than pumping in more power, the objective was to enhance the existing driving experience...
car is 90k miles old and has recently has the differential replaced.. so changing gear has always had to be a tad delicate.. but the gear change is now a lot more precise than before and the feeling of clanging & scaping metal with metal is greatly reduced (but not totally elimated)... but there is less of a need (almost no) to partly double clutch in order to try and get a smooth gear change...
car feels more sporty ! from being able to enjoy each change more rather than worrying about imploding the gearbox with a rogue change... I still can feel the old gears/ links/ mechanism when changing but the 30% reduced throw has now given me at least 30% more driving pleasure!
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][][][]now if I could only sucessfully blip the throttle when changing down with a bit of heal & toe [:-]
