Arominus

Are you going bigger motor wise at some point? if not the taller gearing in the turbo trans may not be great. I'd go S or S2 well before the turbo trans unless a v8 is in your future. My S2 transaxle is at 160K and doesn't whine, however it had its fluid changed every 3-5 years along the way since at least 1998 or so. I'm changing it yearly now since i'm doing auto-x/time attack in it.

V2Rocket

Turbo trans in an NA is a great combo.
Been running it for 6 years now.
It feels "different" at first because of the taller gearing but in reality it is just as fast or even faster than a standard NA-gearbox car.

I have confirmed this many times in "closed course simulations"...along with other cars like Civic Si and such with similar power/weight/gearing as a standard 944. When I had the stock AFM and such installed (so stock power) my turbo-box car would pull, every time, on stock 944 NA-box cars.

The turbo box lets you go over 70mph in 2nd gear, where the NA box needs to be in 3rd to even hit 60. This is where the gearing really gives you the advantage.

crooster

I prefer the shifter feel of both of my 944's better than my Boxster!

odonnell

No real plans at this point, although if a nice S2 motor came up for sale near me I would be forced to think about it. My driving factor for a S/S2/951 trans would be durability...this is the 3rd trans the car has had (that I even know of, could be more) and the 3rd torque tube. NA transaxles haven't really struck me as durable. (OP sorry to drag the thread off topic)

txhokie4life

Check the connection of the rear of the shift rod to the tranny. We had some issues shifting with our race car and realized the bolts back there had backed out and worn.
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Auto_Werks 3.6

rev matched shifts including heel toe still rely on suncro function because the speed of internal gears is still comparable to when you pushed the clutch in. to truly eliminate the syncros on a downshift you have to push the clutch in, shift to neutral, let the clutch out, then rev match, then push the clutch in complete the downshift, then let the clutch out. i have to use this tecnique on my farmall tractors that are not syncronized, and are not actually designed to be shifted while moving... they also have a hand throttle which complicates things further.

to answer your question, the 944 will never be like a 996. honestly the gear selection effort may be lower on the 986 996, but the shifter feels clunky to me, like a 90s japanese car. ive always loved the 944 shift mechanism when its in good shape. to each their own i guess

marc abrams

The cure for a ruff shifting 944 is to spend some time behind the wheel of a Mack truck with a manual transmission. You will never think your 944 is ruff ever a again.

Jason @ Paragon Products

There's a new kid on the block. Swepco now offers a Synthetic 75W90 gear oil:

http://www.paragon-products.com/Swep...swepco-202.htm

mel_t_vin

Interesting.

Jason, does Swepco say anything about compatibility with LSDs?

Jason @ Paragon Products

Yes sir, the 202 does have a limited slip additive just like the 201.