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Dive planes for the 996tt front bumper?

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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 04:37 AM
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Dive planes for the 996tt front bumper?

As the title denotes, does anyone have or know about the use of dive planes for our cars? To use with the standard front bumper. I have a gt2 style wing blade in the back and at speed I can feel it pushing the back down and consequently lifting the front. I don't really like the look of the aftermarket body kits much so was wondering if anyone ever used or have tried fitting dive planes to their cars? I have only ever seen dive planes on the rsr's but I'm simply just looking for some extra front downforce. Or maybe there is a front lip that can achieve what I'm looking for?
 
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Read this thread and see the solution, not dive planes but a front splitter. This is what I bought for my car.

http://www.renntrack.com/forums/show...-and-Group-Buy
 
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As the title denotes, does anyone have or know about the use of dive planes for our cars? To use with the standard front bumper. I have a gt2 style wing blade in the back and at speed I can feel it pushing the back down and consequently lifting the front. I don't really like the look of the aftermarket body kits much so was wondering if anyone ever used or have tried fitting dive planes to their cars? I have only ever seen dive planes on the rsr's but I'm simply just looking for some extra front downforce. Or maybe there is a front lip that can achieve what I'm looking for?
Are dive planes those little add on fins you see on bumpers for down force? If so, I saw a GT3RS 4.0 the other day and it comes with them on the front bumper.
 
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Are dive planes those little add on fins you see on bumpers for down force? If so, I saw a GT3RS 4.0 the other day and it comes with them on the front bumper.
Yes, those are dive planes, or AKA flics. However, I saw the GT3RS 4.0 addons. There was a thread about them on Rennlist. They cost $500, and only attach via double sided tape... I don't know how they will even work once you start going at a decent rate of speed.
 
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I guess there will be a slight reduction in top speed, right?
 
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Nvm, found them. Sierra composites for around $110.
 
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I guess there will be a slight reduction in top speed, right?
That's my guess, but I would say not by too much, and I don't plan on doing any top speed runs, just want more control of the car at speed.
 
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Originally Posted by landjet
Read this thread and see the solution, not dive planes but a front splitter. This is what I bought for my car.

http://www.renntrack.com/forums/show...-and-Group-Buy
Thanks Larry. I actually followed that thread closely but it presents 2 issues for me. 1 was that the lip seemed too much in terms of design for my tastes, and 2, I have a slight incline with a bump leading up the driveway, and I scrub just with my PSS9s and stock front so with that thing I would be toast.
 
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