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My old RX8 had about the best damn gearbox I ever used. It practically pulled the lever for you. Kind of erotic actually.

I guess you think that a CGT, GT2, or GT3 is for wankers since they have nice smooth shifts. Next you'll be telling us that SW chips are harmful.

Then call me a wanker - a big honking wanker - oh - go ahead and call the rest of the market wankers too - because like condition cars - only difference being a g-50 transmission - you will pay more for the g-50 car.

But what do I know? I drive a girl car. ;)

My car has a 901 and I like it. Its like driving a really fast tractor that handles really good ;)

and a 901 is the least wankerish of all

I drive them all...every day....Nothing wrong with a good working 915 transmission but I'll take a G50 hands down any day. You DO need to finess (spelling?) a 915 more then a G50 especially on an aggressive acceleration in first to second. If your clutch engaugement/ disengaugement is not precise during that shift you run the risk of ripping the teeth off of the first gear tooth hub. The same goes for a second to third gear (aggressive) upshift.
I guess I'm a "wanker" too.

Randy

I think you should subtitle this thread: "Wouldn't you like to be a wanker too"
Jealousy. That's all I'm reading is excuses & jealousy. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/suppo...s/visslaan.gif

Ian

Isn't the 901 the one with the reverse where 1st should be (like on my 914)? I hate that transmission. It's a cruel, cruel joke. With sloppy bushings to boot.

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Originally Posted by Bill Verburg (Post 4186744)

Don't know how to break this news to you but.... a 993 G50/20>33 is a G50. The case is virtually identical to the g50/03 used in 964s which is very little changed from the origianl g50/00 used in '87 911s. As w/ 915s there were incremenatal changes and improvements along the way.

This trans was also used in the early 996s at least until they went to the cable shifters

Bill -- That is so sad that you've been misled. It must be from hanging out out with all those nasty engineers and their nefarious scientist buddies.

If what you said were really true, it would involve EVOLUTION so we know that your statement must be false. First, there is no real proof that the 964 descended from the Carrera G50 (The fact that they have the same names or numbers is just a "labelling issue.") We know for certain that they do not share any DNA -- in fact, they don't even have DNA. So there.

And of course, the gun drilled pinion shaft in the 993 prove that it was an act of "Special Creation" by Intelligent Design. So there must have been a Designer, right? Simple Logic!

And the thin walled pressure case case? Another example of Special Creation! Just like the pockets in the ring gear forging. No, the 993 transmission is completely different, and any resemblance to the G50 is purely one of analogy, not homology.

Claims that the 964 trans. is a sort of "missing link" are unfounded. And of course, where are the missing links between the G50 and 964? What about between the 964 and 993 itself??

No, the 964 trans. is merely a Goldschmidtian "Hopeful Monster" -- a gigantic mutational accident that is a an evolutionary dead end.

Don't believe what the scientists and engineers tell you! They are pawns of Satan - or maybe Gordon Murray.

Call me a wanker but I actually like the way a 901 shifts. Its not a drag racing pattern but I am not a drag racer.

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Originally Posted by Rick Lee (Post 4186492)

I've owned them all, first generation G50, 915 and G50/20. I've driven great and terrible examples of each. If I had my choice, I'd stick with a 915, since they're cheap and easy to rebuild by comparison. But they don't make them for 993's. I dread the day I have to rebuild my G50/20. I really want the G50/21 or to shorten my gears. But that's big $$.

Cheap to rebuild? :rolleyes:

You haven't priced the parts to properly overhaul a 915. It is about the same as an engine overhual.

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Originally Posted by RWebb (Post 4187544)

Thanks for the laughs!

Bunch of sissies. The 901 is for real men.:D

The only 915 equipped car I drove was a '74 with a 3.0L and recently rebuilt 915. It was mechanical, but reasonably smooth. I didn't find it difficult to drive. My dearly departed '70 911T with a recently rebuilt 901 was more challenging, but still not difficult. There was a certain degree of satisfaction associated with "getting it right".

Dude, the 744 is where its at...

915 + factory short shift kit + brass bushings + 1 hour of driving/fine adjusting in a Walmart parking lot = G50 feel.

I've found most 915's shift poorly when they are simply poorly adjusted.

When I was removing the weltmeister SS kit from my car's 901 tower, I carefully inspected components to see if any of them said WHEELHORSE TRACTOR CO

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Originally Posted by Shaun 84 Targa (Post 4187931)

915 + factory short shift kit + brass bushings + 1 hour of driving/fine adjusting in a Walmart parking lot = G50 feel.

I've found most 915's shift poorly when they are simply poorly adjusted.

The rebuilt 915 that I drove was REALLY good. I'd say that you're correct. I suspect the biggest problem with 915s is a combination of old trannies that were driven by who knows, and old mal-adjusted shifters.

I've always wanted to drive an early car with a 901. I'd love to drive a car with that shift pattern. It seems more practical.