Porsche Carrera 3.2: Does "no spoilers" spoil the soup?

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Some interesting data on classic Porsche 911's aerodynamics similar to an airfoil causing lift. And what does it mean in the real world not having them?
Porsche 911's started installing spoilers on 911's with the famous ducktail on the famous 1973 Carrera RS
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Porsche 911 Story
by Paul Frere

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2 июл 2024

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@3.2Carrera 8 часов назад

In the name of science, I had some open road today to keep the hammer down and dig a bit deeper into the effect of speed and no spoilers (F and R). I felt the road feel rapidly evaporate at around 120 MPH and while I was far from losing control for the car, it was a disconcerting feeling when going that fast under hard acceleration.

@john2ndname 24 дня назад

You are right on the cornering!..I have the turbo tea tray rear spoiler with the front air dam spoiler and she's like being on rails in the corners.But remember always be careful in cornering its not a race track on public roads. God bless.

@NickForest999 25 дней назад

Spoiler alert…”no spoilers” for the win! 😎

@billgaytes6845 24 дня назад

Aerodynamics pah, the rear whale tail spoiler is just so cool, an 80's icon.

@ronbelanger4113 15 дней назад

Having a TWB with a proper whale tail, it makes a huge difference cornering at speed. Yours will just give you that "snap oversteer" moment a bit sooner.

@3.2Carrera 15 дней назад

I've only experienced it once time with a dip in the road on a hard turn and that was at slow speed. So far I haven't some close with normal spitired driving and with good tires I hope my luck doesn't run out.

@bronzestarvue 25 дней назад

If I had gotten a 3.2 with a G50 trans, instead of the 1983 911 SC that I did get, I'd probably still have it. That 1983 was a money pit, and there should've been a class-action lawsuit filed against Porsche for the broken head studs that were problematic for that generation. Plus, that 915 transmission was the absolute worst transmission I've ever owned. My '83 was burgundy with a tan and burgundy interior, 7 & 8 inch wheels, and yes, it had a turbo tail. Beautiful car, but never again...

@3.2Carrera 24 дня назад

Yes, I'd be very pissed too. Even today people pay all the money for these cars on the auction sites only to have their backs broken after they look the car over after delivery. My '89 actually had 3 broken studs, but since I bought from a friend I got it cheap enough to have plenty left over for a complete rebuild. The aftermarket has really stepped up with shoring up the weak links of the car.

@bronzestarvue 24 дня назад

@@3.2Carrera I had half the head studs on the driver's side snap before 100K miles. Got the engine rebuilt for $12K, which was a "bargain". I've read that they fixed this issue with the 3.2 by using turbo head studs, so that's a plus.

@rayz8000 22 дня назад

spoiler only belongs on the 930!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@DavidPanno 23 дня назад

Much ado about nothing.

@overbuiltlimited 19 дней назад

Yeah agree. Have an 89' Carrera. I took my spoiler off and replaced it with a standard deck lid. Looks better to me and much lighter. That spoiler is a pig. Kept the front air dam. I don't notice any difference in handling. I only hit triple digits on rare occasions and even then only for a moment. My car is geared very short. I got it to rip around on twisty roads. The car lives at speeds of 40-70. I'm not breaking any speed records, so having the spoiler wouldn't make any appreciable difference. My spoiler is now wall art.

@DavidPanno 19 дней назад

@@overbuiltlimited I have an '86. Ordered it with only the front spoiler. I have participated in many PCA track events without incident. Prefer the classic silhouette myself.

@3.2Carrera 14 дней назад

@@DavidPanno I like that look a lot. Do you notice the front being more planted at speed? I start to notice float at around 100MPH without it.