986 Performance parts wishlist

[rayner@r2specracing]

Alright next part the covers under the chassis to cover the exposed wires.

QUestion do you guys want them made out of plastic or aluminum?

Also does anyone know of a boxster owner that lives in the dallas, plano, lewisville or denton texas area. We just need to see your car for a day to take pictures of the underbody and make some measurements.

We should be able to get those panels made pretty quickly

[timothy]

Originally Posted by rayner@r2specracing

Alright next part the covers under the chassis to cover the exposed wires.

QUestion do you guys want them made out of plastic or aluminum?

Also does anyone know of a boxster owner that lives in the dallas, plano, lewisville or denton texas area. We just need to see your car for a day to take pictures of the underbody and make some measurements.

We should be able to get those panels made pretty quickly

I'm in Dallas / Plano and can offer my 2003 for measurements. Send me a PM to make arrangements.

[Overdrive]

Regarding your question about the material choice for the underbody panels (aluminum or plastic), how about both?

Given the choice I'd prefer metal for durability, but at the same time I know the plastic is likely to cost less and would do better with any heat that might be generated by boxes, and durability would only be an issue if one is running over things consistently or having to remove the panels often for maintenance. But if you can do both, I say do both and that way we have an option for preference. Maybe see if there are some existing points you can use to bolt these into place, or in the case of plastic, maybe look into some sort of snap-fitting style?

[jhandy]

Aluminium skid plate that protect everything. From the coolant drain over the headers, over the oil pan, covering the tranny.

Easy to make I would think. The 911 world has them. I am tired of smacking my oil pan on speed bumps.

[ekam]

Originally Posted by jhandy

Aluminium skid plate that protect everything. From the coolant drain over the headers, over the oil pan, covering the tranny.

Easy to make I would think. The 911 world has them. I am tired of smacking my oil pan on speed bumps.

I thought the reason why those parts are exposed from underneath is to allow air to flow through to prevent heat soaking?

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by ekam

I thought the reason why those parts are exposed from underneath is to allow air to flow through to prevent heat soaking?

In that case maybe they could be designed to still allow air flow throughout that space while being able to provide protection to all of those components and connections.

[Cloudsurfer]

Originally Posted by timothy

I'm in Dallas / Plano and can offer my 2003 for measurements. Send me a PM to make arrangements.

Your 03 doesn't have tubes, they are cast into the head on 03-up cars. A 6061 spark plug tube would be a GREAT idea for the earlier cars though.

I think some undertray and diffuser pieces would be neat to see.

A back dating 7.8 DME kit would be cool, but that's not exactly an easy proposition and I'm not sure how much market there is for it. I specifically looked for an 03/04 when I decided to stuff a 3.8 into my car.