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Old 11-14-2012, 08:23 PM
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can any of our brothers who have the 2011 with standard 3rd radiator installed show some pics of how it looks? are there any special vents or ductings that were included in the standard install?
Old 11-14-2012, 08:38 PM
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This is what the std factory 3rd radiator looks like on my 2012 997.2 S.

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awesome pic six
Old 11-14-2012, 10:04 PM
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Don't forget that what is happening under the car is actually more important. Those who have installed the third radiator have posted that installed herein and show how they have to open up portions of the front bumper on the bottom. Check those out.
Old 11-14-2012, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by sixtosune
This is what the std factory 3rd radiator looks like on my 2012 997.2 S.

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Why don't I have that on my 2012 GTS?
Old 11-14-2012, 10:39 PM
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great pic!
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Originally Posted by beden1
Why don't I have that on my 2012 GTS?
Because you don't have PDK

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Old 11-14-2012, 11:57 PM
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That needs protecting of some sort.
Expanded metal mesh grill, or something.
Looks like a rock magnet to me.
Old 11-15-2012, 12:09 AM
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Looks great but it will show lots of debris.
Old 11-15-2012, 12:09 AM
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The 3rd radiators on the GT3 cars is tilted and the front openings on top of the front bumper actually flows hot air out and flows air through the front bumper to create down force.
Just opening up the top of the front bumper WITHOUT using the tilted radiator and the internal air flow guts does not do anything so you must do all this correct.

The 3rd radiator found on the Carrera series of cars does nothing for air flow for down force and is only there for some minor extra cooling. My GTS falls into this category.
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Originally Posted by stefang
Because you don't have PDK
Thanks. I'm new to Porsche and still trying to learn.
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The 3rd rad on my C2S cooled down my oil temp by 15F at operating temp and I have not seen any temps over 250F under spirited driving in the heat of TX summer since I installed it. I made the cuts/mods on the bottom of the front fascia. No down force but lots of cooling for the engine. And yes, grills are a must to protect the rads and keep large debris from creating any blockage towards cooling the system properly.
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my home made grille

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So why didn't the 2009 with PDK come with the third radiator?
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The 997.1 with Tiptronic came with the 3rd radiator. The 997.2 with PDK didn't.


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