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Originally Posted by mack73
OEM is actually a spoiler (also referred to as an air dam) who's job is to disrupt unfavorable air flow. This is a WING whos job is to provide downforce.
However, since this style of wing is used on the cayman, which has a similar shape, weight and weight distribution, it is conceivable that the use of the wing could be ok.
Assuming this wing actually does create downforce, the issue lies with the front/rear balance of the downforce at speed. The wing could generate more downforce than the front and cause the front end to go light.
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I agree with most of what you say, however, the Boxster, being a convertible, would have different downforce characteristics with the top down than a Cayman with a sloping continuous hard top body, so perhaps the "wing" type spoiler would not exhibit the same downforce on a Boxster as it does a Cayman. Having a light loose front end at higher speeds is not what you want.