991 GT3 RS Wing Delete
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catdog2 (01-01-2022)
06-30-2018 | 09:10 PM
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I’m with Mooty, there’s no shame in a big dick either.
Or a small one, but for **** sake, run what you brung..
Its like taking off good brakes and put ****ty ones one because PTS.
It looks fine if not confused, but what’s the deal with the neutered GT3’s and RS’s?
Isnt that what regular 911’s are for?
Or a small one, but for **** sake, run what you brung..
Its like taking off good brakes and put ****ty ones one because PTS.
It looks fine if not confused, but what’s the deal with the neutered GT3’s and RS’s?
Isnt that what regular 911’s are for?
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Franko T (12-31-2021)
07-01-2018 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by FourT6and2
Personally, I'd keep the wing on. But if you want it off, I would go with regular flat/satin black end plates instead of carbon fiber. There is no other carbon fiber on the car and these just scream aftermarket. If the rest of car's trim were carbon fiber, then sure.
Full disclosure, I despise the carbon fiber trim look anyway as it ALWAYS looks contrived and attention seeking. It's an unfinished material whose only purpose is strength to weight, which is fine, but when it's unfinished it looks worse than a primered but unpainted door or quarter panel.
It then force multiplies it's forced attention seeking by being exposed in areas where weight savings would be extremely minimal anyway, and where strength is meaningless to begin with.
That said, the lines on the wingless car are nicer than I would have thought they'd be and if your goal is to get less attention while street driving around town then it's certainly a viable option.
Even though someone would only be doing this if they weren't intending to track or flat out autobahn it, I'd still be concerned about not only the lack of downforce (one could say hey, I don't "need" that much for slower driving) but the new significantly changed asymmetry of the end state aerodynamics. That wing is massive (comically so when not at a closed circuit, which is probably your point to begin with) but front end and other aerodynamic considerations were co-designed with it. Yeah I know, just a slow drive around town tonight so let's take the wing off. But how bad is the asymmetry? Looks like it would be very significant, with perhaps more unintended consequences than one may consider when overemphasizing what it looks like in that primo valet spot outside the restaurant.
07-02-2018 | 09:39 PM
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07-03-2018 | 12:58 AM
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I think it looks beautiful without the wing. That's exactly what I'd do.
That RS wing is an unnecessary beacon of duchebaggery that some of us would rather avoid. But just because we don't want to drop our daughters off at school in what looks like Cup car, doesn't mean we don't appreciate the rest of the GT3RS. While it's a brilliant marketing tool, the wing kit is simply not functional for folks driving around on the street, so it's only a matter of preference. I'm with you, OP. Looks cool.
That RS wing is an unnecessary beacon of duchebaggery that some of us would rather avoid. But just because we don't want to drop our daughters off at school in what looks like Cup car, doesn't mean we don't appreciate the rest of the GT3RS. While it's a brilliant marketing tool, the wing kit is simply not functional for folks driving around on the street, so it's only a matter of preference. I'm with you, OP. Looks cool.
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tcal765 (11-24-2020)
07-03-2018 | 01:23 AM
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I think it looks beautiful without the wing. That's exactly what I'd do.
That RS wing is an unnecessary beacon of duchebaggery that some of us would rather avoid. But just because we don't want to drop our daughters off at school in what looks like Cup car, doesn't mean we don't appreciate the rest of the GT3RS. While it's a brilliant marketing tool, the wing kit is simply not functional for folks driving around on the street, so it's only a matter of preference. I'm with you, OP. Looks cool.
That RS wing is an unnecessary beacon of duchebaggery that some of us would rather avoid. But just because we don't want to drop our daughters off at school in what looks like Cup car, doesn't mean we don't appreciate the rest of the GT3RS. While it's a brilliant marketing tool, the wing kit is simply not functional for folks driving around on the street, so it's only a matter of preference. I'm with you, OP. Looks cool.
12-31-2021 | 10:53 AM
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Last edited by Richard.; 12-31-2021 at 11:47 AM.
