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YOUR RESEARCHCan I see your Aerokit Mk1 pics please?
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Install their wings and are happy
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Several people in this forum have installed their wings and are happy with them.
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Low weight and easy to clean the wheel and caliper without removing the wheel.
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Frankly and after much thought, I only see the aerokit on a real GT3 which has the performance to back up the looks, as such I ain't gonna change a thing!
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Frankly and after much thought, I only see the aerokit on a real GT3 which has the performance to back up the looks, as such I ain't gonna change a thing!
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Especially if Guards red.
Anyone do the front and sides without the rear spoiler? Aerodynamically can you, or do you have to get the rear spoiler as well?
Gotta have the full kit. All wind-tested by Porsche. Without aerokit, the 996 Carrera looks very average. With aerokit and lowered on 19" wheels, it looks downright dangerous.
Without a wing, the car looks ***-less.
Good luck,
Hey, Rob, I know of the guy who used to own that car before you. I saw that car on sale at Park Place with some scratches on the front bumper.
He had placed it in Microsoft's micronews, but no one bit so looks like he put it on consignment or something at PP. Looks good with the aerokit. I hope it didn't/doesn't have any RMS issues.
I actually bought it out of the Micronews - I did not know it was up at PP (which i wouldn't buy from anyway) - not too bad of a deal (not great for me) and Art is a good guy. The car checked out and came with a 4 year after market warrenty and all the stock parts, etc. no RMS history. Art bought a Turbo to replace it
I like my wheels, but yours are the same as GT3 wheels,maybe look better with the aerokit.
Gonna get greedy now, can anyone photoshop my wheels on to Robs car just to see?
Yo Joe, already lowered it 10mm, I'm happy as is in terms of ride comfort. As a daily driver I don't want it any lower. And I agree with u about the rims, don't think it would look good with my rims.
Frankly and after much thought, I only see the aerokit on a real GT3 which has the performance to back up the looks, as such I ain't gonna change a thing!
Rob:
Your car looks good in red but when are you going to paint it black? Clearly the best color for the aero kit. Also five spoke wheels are the way to go. Low weight and easy to clean the wheel and caliper without removing the wheel.
Seriously though, you have to do OneLap this year. It would be great to have a red and black aero car in the competition. And just think of all the action we would see at the �dance� clubs. Alex
Alex,
Did the Club pictures ever turn out?
That Talent scout thing was pretty funny -
I would love to be there - but a family issue has kept me in FL for the past month and i would never get permission t take 2 weeks off from either of my bosses - That and the $ i'm putting into rebuilding the cup car right now - hopefully next year as a fun run.
tell brock i said hi
(and all the lap dogs too..)
Dubai:
Sorry I do not have any other pictures with the turbo wheels. They are my track wheels and the 5 spoke are my street wheels. However, I am tracking the car at VIR in Feb. will take some more pictures if you are still interested.
Alex
I just find 18" wheels to be undersized and no OEM Porsche wheel looks good to me. 19s, I find,k to be visually perfect on the 996/7. That's just what I prefer. I'm not here to race my car and the Porsche stock wheels aren't light either. I bet all of them are cast, too.
I'd definitely lower mine on a set of 19" BBS LMs or OZ IIIs shod with PS2s. Car in silver. '01. Full GT3 aerokit. I can't stand the revised headlight design on '02 and ups. Not easy to find I tell ya.
Rob, mind if I get a ride sometime? It's been a while since I last got in a 996 and want to get a reminder on why I want one. I saw a car just like yours at the Microsoft Sammamish campus. Maybe you work there?
Sure - we can meet for lunch in feb (when i get back from FL)
Funny thing is my car has a twin in redmond <we both work for bill i guess> but i'm normally in Samm-C or 109
I think you will find my car pretty stiff - (PSS-9's set on 4/5)
gota love the taco wing
Your car is an '04 so you have to get the Aerokit Cup II (for 08/01 and later cars.) The headlights changed in 08/01 necessitating a different front bumper.
Hmm.. I don't like big rear wings. I like the clean look of my stock rear. Is there any front bumper and side skirts that don't require a big rear wing? Or are there any other rear spoilers to choose from? I have a 00 C2 Cab in Artic Silver...
Is there an after market aerokit that is reasonably priced with the good looks that doesn't screw up the aerodynamics? I have a black 2000 C2 and really want to add the aero kit, but just can't hardly justify the cost of the factory kit. at least I can't think of a way to justify it with my other half.
^ there are some companies and race shops that will make you replicas of the factory aerokits. it might be worth it for u to look into that. I don't think that there are too many kits for the pre-facelift cars.
I will always encourage those who are contemplating the purchase of those aero kits to go with the front cover and side rockers in polyurethane to prevent cracks� All it takes is one speed bump or one parking stone and your money is flushed!!!!
If you�re interested in a kit for your ride feel free to contact me for all your options�..
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-Eli
Do you have to get a rear spoiler for all the kits you sell? I don't want to screw up the aerodynamics just for looks, but the front and side are a little plain.
You don't have to purchase anything you don't want. I've been told though that if you replace the front spoiler without adding the rear it messes up the AD...
-Eli
^ yeah, at higher speeds the car won't be as stable (130MPH and on). If you're just going to be posing around own, you don't need the wing, if ur actually going to hit these speeds, then it's advisable.
Eli, do you carry the cupcar wing and decklid assy like for the cars in my sig? Please PM me with price and other info.
You are limited in the size of wing you can put on the cab because the wing has to clear the convertible top mechanism.
The factory cab wing (shown in Eli's first pic) is too small, IMHO, and looks a bit odd -- it's not wide enough and not tall enough. The Euro RS wing (shown in Eli's second pic) is just shaped weird, again just my opinion. But both do clear the convertible top mechanism.
I got the RUF RGT front bumper and side skirts for my cab. I didn't get the matching wing because it wasn't designed for the cab (too tall). However, depending on how much you want to spend -- and the ability of your bodyshop -- you can have the RUF RGT wing, Cup II (GT2) wing and others modified (basically cut a little bit off the stands/posts) so that it will clear the convertible top mechanism. I may still get the RUF RGT wing and get it modified, I haven't decided yet.
If you don't like the look of the factory cab wings and don't want to go through the hassle of getting the "regular" wing modified then there is good news. A company in California called
www.996wings.com
has replica wings that are made to fit the cab. Several people in this forum have installed their wings and are happy with them. Check out posts by itzkirb, he has a lot of pictures and details on the wings. I especially like their GT2-style wing (similar to what Kirby got.)
Cheers,
just take out the fuse for the stock tail at the height you want it at and it will stay there... that's what i did with mine and it looks better than any damn wing for the cab.. imho all the wings for the 996 cab look horrible... but it does need "something" there.. so that's what i did what i did.. saved $1,500 as well doing so
in this pic it doesn't really look so good, but it looks really nice from the rear and 3/4 shots, and in person... i didn't do it all the way, that looked tacky.. just raised it up, just enough, to give it a little bit of a wing.. and it stays put.. at 1mph or 100mph...
Eli, I think it's the other way around, if you add a wing then you need to add at least a front splitter. I have the Misha(996wings) GT2 style on mine, without the splitter it was a little squirelly at 135, with the TT splitter, solid as a rock at 155.
BTW, thanks for your help with the spacers, got 'em today!
Chris
