After-Market spoiler for 1999 boxster

[BIGJake111]

Slap a spoiler sticker on the current spoiler and be happy. It has a function and if you find a long two lane highway where you're running at like 80 in the forest you'll be glad to have it.

[itsnotanova]

I wish I could get my hands on a factory aerokit or a cayman wing. Just don't go too far like this guy.

[paulofto]

I'm guessing the guys who designed the car and did the wind tunnel testing knew a thing or two about aerodynamics and the need for the retractable air dam that comes with the car. It is functional if not stylish which is what Porsche is all about.

Contrast that with econo-box ricers that come standard with garish and somewhat outlandish single, double and sometimes triple wings which likely do absolutely nothing except add to the price of the car and make it hard to clean properly. Some of the recent cars put the wing on a Lambo to shame.

Give me function over form all day long.

[Ben006]

Originally Posted by paulofto

I'm guessing the guys who designed the car and did the wind tunnel testing knew a thing or two about aerodynamics and the need for the retractable air dam that comes with the car. It is functional if not stylish which is what Porsche is all about.

Contrast that with econo-box ricers that come standard with garish and somewhat outlandish single, double and sometimes triple wings which likely do absolutely nothing except add to the price of the car and make it hard to clean properly. Some of the recent cars put the wing on a Contact to shame.

Give me function over form all day long.

They knew a thing or two about engines too... and they still came up with the single row IMS bearing idea

Because they are engineer doesn't mean they take the best decision all the time based on functionality !

[Porsche9]

It's there for a reason. The earlier Audi TTs, a car that has a similar shape, had an issue with the rear getting light at speed with a few fatal incidents. To fix that Audi added a spoiler and then some. An engine blowing due to a cost cutting IMS is something completely different then a car that's unstable at speed. For your own safety and the safety of others be smart about a cosmetic mod that will change how a car handles.

Audi Offers TT Fix After 5 Deaths - NYTimes.com

[Ben006]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

It's there for a reason. The earlier Audi TTs, a car that has a similar shape, had an issue with the rear getting light at speed with a few fatal incidents. To fix that Audi added a spoiler and then some. An engine blowing due to a cost cutting IMS is something completely different then a car that's unstable at speed. For your own safety and the safety of others be smart about a cosmetic mod that will change how a car handles.

Audi Offers TT Fix After 5 Deaths - NYTimes.com

My point was just that because something is designed a certain way, doesn't you can't improve on it...

[paulofto]

Originally Posted by Ben006

My point was just that because something is designed a certain way, doesn't you can't improve on it...

Maybe you can improve on it but how will you know you've improved anything unless you can do some aero testing like the designers did. Wind tunnels are the only way.

[Luv2Box]

Originally Posted by Ben006

My point was just that because something is designed a certain way, doesn't you can't improve on it...

Yes, but are you really smarter than a Porsche Automotive Engineer? There are literally thousands of posts dedicated to "improvement" on the design and an equal number of failures the so called "improvements" have resulted in. It's a great design, just go enjoy it.