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I thought I read somewhere, possibly on here, that someone flipped the radiator's mounting and got it to vent upward out of the vents in their GT3 nose. No idea how easy/difficult/effective it is, but that may be a possibility for anyone that does go or has gone the GT3 route.
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kpaz did it on his subi build, but he also removed his front bumper to give the air someplace to go, as well as some fabrication to make it work (the rad bracket and the rubber gasket that joints rad to bumper cover).
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The Boxzilla project had a functional top vent for the center rad that reminded me of a Ford GT40, might be some good ideas there.
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I've got my car modded for the center radiator inlet to vent over the hood instead of under the car. The bumper is a 996 GT3 replica, but I had done the same thing with my stock 986 cover. Moving the radiator isn't too difficult, but you do need to lengthen the hoses. On the 986 cover, I used some sheet metal behind the radiator to direct flow to the vents and over the top. On the GT3 cover, there are no holes underneath, so air has nowhere to go but through the vents in the nose.
On the highway at 70-80, the car is very stable. I've hit 100 or so during an AX (on a NASCAR track) and didn't notice and lightness to the front end. Haven't been to VIR for some real speed yet, but hopefully in the spring! One big advantage I noticed is that the temps drop faster when you go from "in town stop and go" to highway cruising speeds. |
I don't have much experience driving the car at very high speeds. That said, the little bit I did drive at high speeds I felt the back end get light. I didn't notice the front getting light. What have others experienced in this area? I'm a little surprised there's so much talk about the front getting light.
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He may have been referring specifically to the Boxster's hardtop.
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Every car I ever saw with a "full aero kit" was 15mph slower. YMMV RE the OP: 135mph indicated in turn 1 at Auto Club Speedway. GPS data logger says 130. |
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