WEVO Shifter

[gremlin]

Agreed best upgrade I've done to my car. Mine's a '71 but I have the 915 out of an '85 in it, and after the first drive my only comment was why didn't I do this sooner. I'm up in the redmond area, but the car has no suspension on it at the moment so I can't really offer you a test drive. Once it's down if you haven't found anyone around happy to set something up.

[reesestewww]

As many have said it's worthy investment. The shifter is a main component between you and the car. Plus they look great!

[midnight911]

+1 just do it

[Layno]

Okay! I'm convinced. Should I do the PSJ and the motor/transmition mounts at the same time to maximize the benefit? In for a penny...

[Joe Bob]

My general rule is, replace one item/pair at a time. Evaluate and move on.

[joefrantz]

I can't comment on the shifter, but I have tried both the wevo coupler and a stock coupler with round centered bushings, and found no discernable difference.

[Ayles]

How about the WEVO billet clamp? Anybody pick one of these up with your shifter and coupler?

[midnight911]

I have wevo shifter + the coupler whisperer delrin bushings. with a correct coupler and clutch cable adjustment, i have no complaint whatsoever.

[Goblin]

Have 1984 911 and just went with wevo and 225 for and 255 r tires. My 915 tranny is solid and the new wevo shifter makes the shifting experience soooo much better. No more slop and a nice tight smooth shifting experience. Has a more modern feel now. I bonded with the old shifter but this will make the experience for my younger sons easier.

Btw Precision Motor Sports Racing in Califon NJ did the work. They did a great job and cleaned up some other stuff too. Will is awesome and I highly recommend. Great guy and a great local business!

Thanks PMR!

[RocketWrench]

I considered the Wevo, but went for the Rennspeed in the end:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/9329791-post554.html

RennShift Performance Shifter - JWest Engineering

[JackMan]

I have the wevo shifter on my 1989 911 3.4 with wevo engine/trans mounts (the softer package) and the precision shift joint. I also have a lightweight flywheel and short ratios in the gearbox along with a turbo clutch in a G50.

Love it! The shifter gives it that snick, snick you find in racing gearboxes. I can appreciate the art of shifting a well set up 915, 930 or G50 gearbox, but for everyday driving or weekend driving the wevo is new technology and it's awesome. It also covers up your mistakes

[JackMan]

@gtc True the longer lever and the taller knob make the shift into third and fifth much easier, you don't have to reeeeeeachhhhhhh for it.

[Walt Fricke]

The WEVO is a great upgrade. I think you get a better bang for the buck with the Seine modification (spring loads the shift in neutral into the 3/4 position, as the Wevo does) combined with the factory short shift.

The good thing about the factory shifter is that it maintains the same side to side movement, while shortening the front to back movement. In addition to its price, the Seine includes a weld-on tab which keeps you from getting a whine in 1st and 2d. You will note that where Porsche spring loaded these shifters - 5th and reverse - they provided ears and a hook on the lever so that the spring pressure was taken up on these fixed parts at the shifter, rather than inside the gear box in the rear. Having a shift fork be under constant pressure is not something the 915 internals were designed to do.

And replacing the oval shift coupler bushings with something with no slop makes a world of difference as well.

If I wanted the shift knob up higher I would raise the whole assembly. Calls for some cutting and adjusting of things, but can be done. But to each his own, and we have varying expectations.

[911pcars]

Originally Posted by Walt Fricke

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....If I wanted the shift knob up higher I would raise the whole assembly. Calls for some cutting and adjusting of things, but can be done. But to each his own, and we have varying expectations.

Thanks for the support Walt. Not on our moribund website, but shift lever extenders are available for those into better ergonomics.

Left is splice extender; right installs at the top. Long-armed Weltmeister SS users can also benefit from a long extender.


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