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Nope. The coupler is just mumbo jumbo unless yours is busted.
Welcome to Windrush Evolutions - WEVO - Porsche Products This is the real deal. And it comes with the coupler as well. |
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If you can do other stuff to get the feel without spending that kind of money.... |
I would not want that Wevo shifter on a street car. Some people just need to sample a properly maintained stock 915...they're great.
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Though I agree with your second statement. I personally have no problem adjusting to the distance and spacing of the throws. And I drive both 901 based and 915 based cars, which have different throws. I might make a couple of mistakes during the first ten shifts or so of not having driven a car for a while. But after that I don't even think about is. Muscle memory. |
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Agree with Matt. I have no problem with the shifting spacing or the throws. And it's a totally rebuilt (and properly so) 915… like new! I was just commenting on it, coming off or from the G50 feel, I guess.
Which kind of brings me to a thought for another thread. Not quite ready to post but here's a hint: 911 3.2 G50 Vs. SC? Quite the delta! Thanks for the transmission input guys! Nick |
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Again, the second part of your post is important. Quit your posturing. You sold cars for a "big name" dealer. BFD. I make parts. But that's not what I predicate my experience on. Tell us what YOU think, based on YOUR experience. That chip in your shoulder is kind of big, and sorry to say it but you are starting to sound like a gaping arsehole. And just this morning, you admitted, that like PML, you don't currently own a Porsche...:p I don't discount your personal experience. You've driven a lot of these cars. But the name dropping gets kind of old. |
+ 1 on what Matt said!
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I didn't think that my post was aggressive, you challenged me on whether I know what I speak of wrt some part. I do.
As for the second part of your post, go fk yourself. You don't like me? Who cares? I know you seem to think that you're some forum big shot but you're nobody to me. And you know very little about me, only what I've shared here. Name dropping? Whose name did I drop? I didn't tell you who my friend is. I don't own a Porsche but I'm talking about them...you got me there. I've had plenty and drive what I want when I want. I may buy another soon, that's why I'm on this sub-forum I guess. I've owned them, tracked them, wrenched on them, you name it. I have nothing to prove to you, grease monkey. You guys are newbies with attitude as far as I'm concerned. Do a search of my posts on the tech board 10-14 years ago and see what I've contributed and who I've helped and what I know. Or don't. But don't get mouthy or I'll slap you down in front of your cheerleaders. Have a good day! :) |
Actually, I just asked if your opinion was based in personal experience. You felt the need to validate it with your friend's credentials.
I'm not some big shot. I'm some guy who was worshipping these cars before I had a license. The fact that you were selling these cars while I was in diapers doesn't make your opinion more valid than mine. I don't dislike you. Actually I think it is the other way around. Maybe you are a grumpy old bastard who is having a hard time accepting that the next generation is reaching their earning curve and as we do, old retired car salesmen are getting priced out of the market. I've attempted to respect my elders. But I don't respect people who time and time again talk down to others because they are less experienced. I wouldn't be where I am today without the Paul Guards, Tom Conways, Bill Jacksons, Grady Clays, Alex Jobs, Kevin Bucklers, Carl Thompsons, and many many more that came before me, and helped me on my way. When names like Woods, Freisinger, Follmer, Gamroth, Reiser, and Calias appear on my caller ID I consider myself honored, not special. That's what you don't get about me. I don't think that I am important or special. I think that I am really lucky to have been included in a fraternity that is tied to racing as it relates to this marque we love. I'm sorry if you find me hostile. I recently made reference to Chinese handcuffs. I find you hostile toward me. I respond in kind. Maybe we would be served by speaking privately? |
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I will be at the POC Tribute to LeMans. I was the title sponsor last year. You wanna smack me? Do it like a man, in person. Tell me your name and where we can have a trackside conversation. If you really want to take a swing at me, I'll offer up a cheek. But don't be surprised by the response, in kind. Chinese handcuffs and all that. I'm not a violent man. But when someone threatens me I don't take it lightly. And if he raises a fist, he better be ready to follow through. |
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You claim I have a chip on my shoulder and yet you challenge ME every time I try to help you out with some info. On the 915 shifter, I corrected your bad info and you demanded part numbers, etc.. Why do I help? :rolleyes: I'm in my 50s, I'm not retired from anything, happened to have worked at a Porsche dealer for one year and made the mistake of mentioning it here, I guess, in correcting some bad info you were dropping. I'm out of shape and haven't been in a fight in almost ten years but I'll come out of retirement just for you. Hope you have some skills. :) I'm a major enthusiast and know the cars, nothing else. There use to be a group of us from this forum who all knew each other, helped each other with our cars, went to the track together, etc.. Almost all of the makers of high quality aftermarket Porsche parts were part of this group and I know them all. I've never dropped their names. You manage to drop the name of the owner of Wevo to let us know that you know the guy. You have serious issues and I can only help you out with your big mouth problem. I accept your challenge and here it is in print. This will be fun! :) |
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Am I all mixed-up or is this guy nuts? :) |
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Maybe you should step back from this forum for a while? You seem a little wound up. If you're not wound up, your posts come across a bit wound up. :) |
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Some of you guys seem to accept him and consider him an expert and a bigshot around here, I do not. Now we'll fight, I guess. Fine with me. :) |
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Yeah, I sometimes use hyperbole for effect. That post was totally over the top on purpose. It was 100% intended to fire you up. But lets be clear, I NEVER threatened you. I said if you want to be an Internet tough guy, how about we meet up face to face. You skirt the whole violence thing by saying it was a figurative written snap. But the intent was still violent. I'm not going to take a swing at anyone unless they attempt to strike me first. I'm not even interested in fighting you with words. I'll do. My best to let you coexist undisturbed around here. But when you say something so patently ridiculous as to say Wevo's gate shift kit only belongs on a racecar I will question that. They say right there on their site that it makes the gearbox feel a lot more like the more loved G50. And it does. It's not a racecar only thing. It makes it shift better and many street car owners use it and love it. And that's why I asked if you had actually driven it. There was a disconnect there. It's one thing to say you like the old fashioned feel of a 915. It's another to claim that an improvement to its design that makes daily driving nicer is a race only part. |
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But he is, for the most part, polite and willing to share his knowledge. Which is kind of why most of us are here. I offered you my opinion because I think your interaction with him has not painted you in a good light. We don't know one another, so my opinion is meaningless on this issue, but there you have it. Worth every penny you paid! ;) |
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And I never threatened anyone. You are the gorilla playing internet tough guy with his slap downs. |
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WTF is wrong with you, pal? You are truly the sultan of bull schit. I merely stated that I prefer the stock Porsche shifter on my own car. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and preferences, except to you apparently. Me saying that I would not want it on a street car becomes a "patently ridiculous" statement that the Wevo part simply does not belong on anyone's street car. I never said that. Don't use a sock puppet or a straw toy when discussing things with me. I'll slap you down, right here, like this. Work on your comprehension. Read slower, maybe. But do not try to change my words when they are here in black and white for all to see. :cool: |
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YOU challenged me to meet you at a track event and "settle it like men". Don't try to weasel out of your printed words. Now you're apparently going to run from them, leaving a trail of piss. Lol...:D And FWIW, calling me a "gaping arsehole", "old", "name dropper", etc. are all personal attacks and cause for banning here. I'm not going to run to the moderators because that's not my style but occasionally they look in on things here. My advice would be to stick to car talk but research your data a little better and read what others write a little more carefully. |
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Jesus Christ...out of 20k posts in 15 years, you're the first one to make me use larger text and yell like this. You win, you're younger and you've worn me down. I bow to your internet greatness. :) |
Dude, you really have some anger issues. Just put me on ignore and be done with it.
Yes, you said "I", but you are giving advice on the internet. The assumption is that what you would do is what you are suggesting to others. I did ask for part numbers on the shifter. It contradicted what I had been taught and contrary to your claims I don't like spreading bad information. I wanted to find the right answer and to be perfectly honest, even with 20,000 posts I don't take you as an expert. That many posts just means you talk a lot. |
For anyone else following this train wreck, the Wevo gate shifter is nice part that many people like. I just happen to prefer the stock shifter in good shape. I've never needed gates or a shorter throw to find the proper gear on my 911 cars, I've owned both late 901/911 and 915 cars.
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I do spend too much time on this internet cafe and have for many, many years. As for who is "an expert", (I prefer the term knowledgeable), you have to do a search on the tech board only and see who has knowledge. We used to have members, sadly most have passed on, who have unbelievable encyclopedic knowledge of air-cooled 911s. One German guy who worked at the factory in Stuttgart including on race projects who was such a savant that he probably could have run the production line by himself. Another guy who had just read factory manuals until he practically had them committed to memory. I don't for a second think that my knowledge of Porsche cars rivals people like this but when someone like you starts dropping incorrect info about something I know for a fact, (because for instance I worked at the dealer when the car was new and remember), it's a no-brainer to correct you. I've also spent way too much time in this life obsessing about mechanical objects in general and Porsche cars specifically, I do know too much about them most likely. It's not useful info in the big picture. :) The tech board is where the experts are, (at least they used to be), as well as plenty of people dropping wrong info. Why does it matter? Because this BBS and the info on it are part of a permanent, searchable record that will live forever. I contribute when I know something. I know what I know and I don't guess. If I don't know about the particular subject being discussed, I sit back and listen and decide who I think knows what they're talking about. Sometimes it's useful to do independent research. It's no different than studying anything else on the internet. There is also a thing known as an opinion or a preference offered in an internet discussion. Those are fine, as long as they are not presented as facts. It's important to recognise the difference, words such as "I want/would not want" or "I like" are dead giveaways. :) I'm not sure what this board is really about-it's ostensibly for discussing the value of used cars on the market because Wayne, (or really a particular moderator), decided a long time ago that people commenting on other's For Sale listings was rude. I never agreed, thought it was ok to offer opinions on price, etc., but it's not my board and it's not a democracy. Somehow, this has become the 911 tech forum light, with all kinds of half-educated info being printed. It makes sense that someone new in the market for a 911 would not have huge knowledge about the cars but there are long time owners over here who have it wrong sometimes. It's important for the old fkers like me who started reading Pano in the '70s to offer corrections, IMO. :) |
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Two wrongs don't make a right. But 3 lefts do. :) |
Likewise BFD is frowned upon and gaping arsehole is a personal insult ...
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We can agree that we don't get along but I'm not taking any more bait. This has gone on long enough and we should just return to what this place is for. I'm not going to wait around for a moderator to give me that advice. We're adults. We can self regulate. |
It appears that a couple-a-three guys posting in this thread must drive Boxsters and/or Cabriolets! http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/mo...king-moony.gif
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Well, you should really read that last post. It's very good and I put a lot of work into it. :)
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BTW, Willard West made a stupid post on FB, so I blocked him there, too. LMAO. |
I have both :eek:
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What's ole' Willy up to over there? |
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