Car back, now more bits to add

[zcacogp]

Dangerous suggestion coming up .... I think that the bracket on the bottom of the wheel arch liner is screwed onto the liner, and in turn has a screw through the undertray running into it.

If the wheel arch liner is too long, you could trim it down and drill a new hole for the bracket a little higher up - non?

(I could be way wide of the mark here. Don't use sharp cutting things without an adult being present. The management accept no responsibility for catastrophes that may result from this post. No animals were harmed in the writing of this. All my posts are 100% carbon neutral - honest.)


Oli.

 

[Big Dave]

Lee.
Maybee the turbo,s have a slightly different arch linner than an S2,as they dont have the square brake cooling duct to contend with. As i said in my mail i cant remember having this problem...
Glad you like it though...It worked + looked very well on my S2...

 

[Diver944]

Yes, I believe that the wheel arch liner for the M030 Turbo's is slightly lower to accomodate the extra brake ducting.

I'm not positive though, it's not often you see two arch liners side by side [&:]

 

[sawood12]

By extra brake ducting I'm assuming you are referring to the through-arch rectangular ducts? If so these were not M030 specific as mine has them and were standard on early cars (not sure which years) - unless on the later cars these brake ducts were fitted on M030 cars only. Can't see why there would be any difference with the inner arch liners - the wings are the same, the under PU batwing is the same so the inner arches must be the same.

 

[Diver944]

Hmmm I've never seen the factory ducting on a non M030 car before. Mind you I'm not in the habit of sticking my head in every wheel arch

 

[zcacogp]

ORIGINAL: sawood12
Can't see why there would be any difference with the inner arch liners - the wings are the same, the under PU batwing is the same so the inner arches must be the same.

Sound logic, and I'd be inclined to agree with it; why would Porsche spend twice as much on an arch liner than they had to?

Could easily be resolved by looking at part numbers. Anyone got a diagram?


Oli.

 

[George Elliott]

I agree with Oli's suggestion, or if you want to the option to revert back to the old undertray then trim the edge of the splitter to let the arch liners sit in their natural position.
George

944T
964

 

[appletonn]

Lee, got your text but been on a course today - sorry!

I've taken some pics and will post tomorrow. The front lip of the liner (below the hole for the cooling duct) does protrude slightly below the bottom of the splitter, by about half an inch - but is very secure and I can't move it to and fro with my hand...

Cheers

 

[appletonn]

Lee, here's some pics....

 

[Diver944]

ORIGINAL: appletonn

Lee, here's some pics....

Bimey is it snowing already up there?

 

[appletonn]

ORIGINAL: Diver944

ORIGINAL: appletonn

Lee, here's some pics....

Bimey is it snowing already up there?

[] I used to think I was quite IT literate, but man do I seem to struggle with hosting/posting/inserting pics.....[8|]

Edited now to remove snow......[]

 

[Lemon]

Hi Nick

Thanks very much for those pics.

Mine is doing the same but because your has a more cut out profile to the back edge of your splitter it is not forcing the inner arch back as far as mine.

I think I will have to cut the back edge of the spoiler to follow a more curved profile therefore allowing front edge of arch to flex further forward.

Nothing that cannot be sorted just more lying on my back under the car[]

Thanks for that

Lee

 

[Lemon]

Oh and by the way Nick

Your car looks great with spoiler fitted []

 

[appletonn]

I'll be out and about the North West in it tomorrow and Tuesday, testing my new ground effect aerodynamics...[]

I'l also mostly be trying to avoid parking nose in to curbs....[8|][][]

 

[333pg333]

FYI, there is a thread on Rennlist at the moment (yes I know not many of you guys are that keen on R-list, however). Yet again someone is canvassing opinions in line with making some himself using his company to do so. Anyway I just wanted to quote what he said when doing the initial testing.

"The biggest difference I noticed was the calming effect it had on the front end. The auto seemed to turn better at higher speeds and generate greater forward bite going into/out of tight turns at higher speeds (able to add roughly 4-6mph through the turn). V1 was stable at up to 125mph (sustained) w/ bursts to 145mph....FYI..."

http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/showthread.php?t=451874

 

[appletonn]

I do like Rennlist forum myself and had been following the thread. I think the effect will depend on whether the splitter has been designed with aerodynamics in mind or simply as a cosmetic bolt on?!

Not sure which category mine falls into (although supposedly the same as the ESS ones and thus designed with some science in mind []) but I shall endeavour to test the high speed handling and report back..... ...possibly from the back of a police car[8|][]

 

[appletonn]

First impressions at speed - slightly more planted on Motorway and fast sweepers.

Oh, and it looks cool, too.....[]

I know, I know.....[8|]