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Old 03-11-2018, 10:53 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
That's what I was thinking, wider to catch more air and with the horizontal fillet.
I sort of looked in a similar direction a while back trying to figure out a cold air intake system using ram air. This is done on some of the later 993 models incorporating intake inlets into the wing, popular in the more garish aftermaket offerings as well.

https://www.total911.com/porsche-993...sport-raw-993/


My thoughts on that line of exploration was to blend or flute the inlet into a sugar-scoop tapered into the body just under the rear glass belt-line. Just so that it wasn't hanging out there like elbow macaroni.

Sooooooooooo.........blending a "chime" (jet aircraft term) onto some kind of aft aero-device has been of interest. Even thoughts of reusing the roof wing on my pickup truck or the similar contraption as seen above my hovercraft duct have been sketched up.

In most of my schemes there is an air-gap between the car body and aero-device so that the engine lid can be raise and there is no disruptive joint in the assembly. In essence, just want to keep the wing/spoiler simple and in one piece.

Right now I'm thinking a foil or spoiler with an open bottom drainage slot in the location shown on the last model photo composite image is one last possible direction before this line of thought dead-ends.

Gotta take a thought until it dead ends.

I can't help myself.

EDIT:
What I was trying to describe as my last design attempt in this direction is perhaps an adaptation of the 993 basket hoop third brake light.

https://www.ecklers.com/porsche/993-...iABEgI3R_D_BwE


Only bigger, better and of different function.

The hoop above was to work with work with the adjustable grille.

https://www.luxsport.com/1998-porsch...rera-c-317.htm


http://pilotesanciens.blogspot.com/2...er-dealer.html

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