the 'folklore' of the 914,
especially the /4 but the /6 is not immune, is that there is a
'mystique' in having to stir the pot of gears in order to come up with
something recogniseably similar to the gear you actually wanted. this
is, of course, bullsh!t - brought on by people unwilling to deal with
the design characteristics of the original shift mechanism and,
perhaps, grown used to bushings worn and mounts disintegrated with
age.

it doesn't have to be that way, as racers and owners of new cars have
always known -- but there hasn't been a lot we could do about it
either, short, perhaps, of installing the beautiful but frightfully
expensive 935-style shifter from SmartRacing (i still want one,
someday, tho...). but enter the RennShifter, a reasonably priced,
high-precision contender in the shifter arena, and I Like It.

The WEVO 915 gate shifter is, of course, a beauty to behold -- but
it's simply not an option for 901/911/914 transmissions. the
Rennshifter is.

on the 911's test drive - to establish a baseline - the pattern was
extremely vague and offset too far left - an adjustment i knew i'd
have to make at the shift coupler.

the RennShifter comes complete with a new cup bushing, and i'd already
bought a new tunnel bushing. both were somewhat but not horribly
worn in my car. the instructions were easy to follow - right up to
the point where the stick is installed with a 7/32" Allen wrench - and
99% of my Allens are metric... but miraculously, at the bottom of the
Allen key drawer, was a 7/32", left over fromm some forgotten project.
not the highest of quality tools, but when 5mm is too small and 6mm
too big, and the screws in question need only be 'tight enough' --
it'll do...

with the 33% travel reduction i selected (of the three choices - 0,
20, 33...) shift coupler adjustment is pretty touchy - i think there
must be exactly one position on the shaft that aligns the 'standard'
2-3 gate along with permitting travel to the spring-loaded R-1 and 4-5
gates -- but when you find it -- it's heaven.

took a quick post-install test-drive, and every gear is exactly where
you think it ought to be. shifting is effortless, intuitive, and -not-
a fishing expedition. it's -almost- good enough to dissuade me from
ordering a Stomski shift coupler in the morning -- but since the
tunnel shift boot was rotten to shreds and i need to open the rod
again to address that, i can't resist that one last improvement.

but i can wholeheartedly endorse the RennShifter - the car is
transformed. good price, good people. if you have a 901/911/914
transmission car, you owe it to yourself to check it out, whether your
car spends its life on the track or in traffic.

i have no connection with the good folks at RennShift except as a
satisfied customer.
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Regards,
rich rkh @ ArtechnikA.com

What a wonderful writeup. Quite the compliment. I will be getting one once more immediate concerns are addressed.

The Rennshifter looks great and I plan on buying one eventually. I was looking at the pics on the Rennshift site and I see that there's a tach face plate included with the kits ... why is that? I'm never going to (intentionally) reach 7K with my 2.0-4 either.

Alfred

I think that is the installation CD.

Doh!

Alfred

See.. I knew Alfred could be funny.

B