I think some of the Porsche dealers are getting tired of seeing 997 GT2s sitting on their lots.

 

nice nice nice...

 

bad ***!!! love it!

 

Love the red dials, a nice touch. How do you find the 997 shifter compared with the SSK for the 996? I've got the factory 996 SSK and have a 997 shifter sitting here waiting to install and I'm leaning towards doing it but would like feedback from someone who's driven both.

What plans do you have for it?

 

Fitted the complete short shifter mechanism (as supplied by Carnewal) into the 996. It was a great upgrade. The GT2 shifter feels very similar, but the clutch pedal in the GT2 is much firmer vs the 996.

Before (during change over)



After change over

 

Yep! That's pretty cool!

-Nathan

 

Much more agressive than the turbo. congrats!

 

Since you own both a 996TT and a 997 GT2, I would love to hear your driving impressions between the two cars.

 

You can definitely feel the DNA between the two cars. But they are different.
GT2 : Much heavier clutch pedal and the chassis is a lot more stiffer (ie my front inside wheel comes off the ground 1inch when I pull into my driveway). Gear shifter feels similar to my OEM short shifter in the 996TT but a little lighter. Brakes on the GT2 are incredible. Power feels a little more linear vs the 996TT, meaning continues to pull further up the rev range. I could never imagine using the GT2 as a daily driver, a lot more effort climbing in & out of the seats. Suspension is much firmer compared with the X73 package on the 996TT. The 996TT still sounds better with the Europipe S2 loud and still remains an amazing car with the UMW flash & RS fly wheel. The semi-slick tires on the GT2 are annoying for general road driving as they pick up everything on the road.