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Old 09-30-2015, 06:38 PM   #1
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Honestly, it's this kind of talk that starts these senseless rumors. There is absolutely NO basis to the position or separation of the letters further increasing the hp in the S or the base model.
You couldn't be more incorrect if you tried
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Old 10-01-2015, 09:01 AM   #2
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You guys are killing me, I thought it added 8.25 hp to the base and another 3% downforce.

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You guys are killing me, I thought it added 8.25 hp to the base and another 3% downforce.
The downforce increase is due to the disruption of the laminar airflow over the trunk lid. The P O R S C H E lettering has a greater frontal cross-section than the Boxster script emblem.
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