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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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997S Cab with GT3 Bumper

A few folks had asked me to take some photos of my Cab with a new GT3 bumper. The question is whether it looks oddly proportioned. I surely don't think so - though I still ponder the addition of a rear wing someday. But more for the computed (if not realized) aerodynamic value.
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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Dude! Always wanted to see cab with gt3 bumper...looks very good.
 
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The car looks great. The GT3 front bumper always looks great on a cab. One of our clients is running a GT3 front on his 997 cab with a Techart Type III rear rear spoiler and the look is simply perfect. Balanced with a mix of sport and class.
 
Old Apr 11, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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Thank you. I'm extremely pleased. Love it actually.
I've got to recheck the suspension. I installed the Damptronics a few months ago (and before the new bumper) and I think they've 'settled'. The splitter is carving some rather nice grooves in the CA pavement. Good thing it's classified as a 'consumable'
 
Old Apr 11, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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looks great, now add the center 3rd radiator and vent grills and you'll be set..
 
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Nice! I think it looks perfect the way it is right now . You're lowered 17mm or so, right?
 
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I originally lowered 18mm but I think it's lower now. I'll probably recheck and readjust next weekend. I'm going to go with the f/r heights from the GT3. Someone published a chart with the details and now that I know where the standard/Porsche measuring points are, I can reproduce it.
Oh, and re the third radiator, I don't have a cooling issue at all. OTOH, I hear it comes at the opposite end of a supercharger


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Nice! I think it looks perfect the way it is right now . You're lowered 17mm or so, right?
 
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Wow...that looks really nice!
 
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I am going to have Gt3 bumper and techart side skirts on my 997s cab in 2 weeks.
 
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One more. And really sorry about the lighting and angles. I had a narrow time window to take the pix and I was avoiding other clutter.
 
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One more. And really sorry about the lighting and angles. I had a narrow time window to take the pix and I was avoiding other clutter.
Thank you for the picture.
 
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Thanks very much. BTW, OC PCar is right. I should have installed grills with the bumper. I had planned to but couldn't line things up logistically. I vacuumed out a lot of detritus from inside the two radiator vents today. I'm not too comfortable removing the bumper myself though I'd like to and add back in a set of grills.

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Thank you for the picture.
 
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Where are the standard Porsche measuring points, if you don't mind me asking?

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I originally lowered 18mm but I think it's lower now. I'll probably recheck and readjust next weekend. I'm going to go with the f/r heights from the GT3. Someone published a chart with the details and now that I know where the standard/Porsche measuring points are, I can reproduce it.
Oh, and re the third radiator, I don't have a cooling issue at all. OTOH, I hear it comes at the opposite end of a supercharger
 
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I find this rather oblique, and I ended up asking the tech at my dealer to show me, but here is a (slightly sloppy) scan of a manual showing the measuring points. If this doesn't do it for you, I also have a few photos from my iPhone. I'll also dig up the chart that compares a few different specs (including the GT3) if you're interested - all based on these measuring benchmarks.
 
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here's a pic with the screens on my car

 


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