Carbon engine lid for 964?
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Three Wheelin'
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Carbon engine lid for 964?
Have not been able to find one so far... is there one that uses the standard pop up spoiler and mechanism? so exactly like standard but using carbon?
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You can try @ FVD, Cargraphic or Bühler Kunststofftechnik
Ciao
Ciao
#3
Three Wheelin'
did you try Getty design in US, I remember seeing those on their website, you think there is substantial weight saving there ?
http://www.gettydesign.com/911_body.html
http://www.gettydesign.com/911_body.html
#4
Three Wheelin'
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did you try Getty design in US, I remember seeing those on their website, you think there is substantial weight saving there ?
http://www.gettydesign.com/911_body.html
http://www.gettydesign.com/911_body.html
A better saving would undoubtedly be to use a ducktail but I'm now no longer so sure about having one of these on my 964... they look good on retro cars but dont think it will work on mine.
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Three Wheelin'
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did you try Getty design in US, I remember seeing those on their website, you think there is substantial weight saving there ?
http://www.gettydesign.com/911_body.html
http://www.gettydesign.com/911_body.html
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Check this out... LINK - some great info on weight savings...
The steel decklid is 10lbs, and the moveable wing and motor is 14lbs, so replacing the decklid w/carbon but retaining the wing will probably only net (guessing) 5lbs, whereas replacing the motor and wing also, would be far more impactful. I would guess without doing all the research, that a carbon tail (duck or RSA rep) is about 10 lbs so it's roughly 3x the weight savings. Just a plain lid would be even more, but have no lift-reduction qualities.
Just my 2cents! Good luck!
The steel decklid is 10lbs, and the moveable wing and motor is 14lbs, so replacing the decklid w/carbon but retaining the wing will probably only net (guessing) 5lbs, whereas replacing the motor and wing also, would be far more impactful. I would guess without doing all the research, that a carbon tail (duck or RSA rep) is about 10 lbs so it's roughly 3x the weight savings. Just a plain lid would be even more, but have no lift-reduction qualities.
Just my 2cents! Good luck!
Last edited by Shamus964; 07-30-2013 at 07:30 PM.
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