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Old 08-08-2017, 06:49 AM   #6
On the slippery slope
 
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I've had two, a cheapo ebay ricer wing and a 70" predator from GT-racing. Both worked, but I would look around to see what is working on the boxster. Don't forget, it you add a wing, you will need a good splitter in the front to balance it out. Aero is a slippery slope, lot's of testing and changes will need to made to get it right.
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You can't just throw something on the car and think it will do what you expect. Factory aero has gone through wind tunnel testing validate the effect it has.

I always laugh when people throw on fleabay aero and think it is going to improve things. Often it can have a detrimental effect.
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