FlyingDuckTail

Flying Duck Tail install video with up/down video seeing it in action!
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SoCal C2S

Thanks for taking most of the mystery out of this product....people will be interested.

but not me at this time. Good luck!

myw

great video.

FZP

Interested to know what effect this has on aero over the speed ranges through your research during testing.

SoCal C2S

Do you think they have this data? If so will it be engineered as well as Porsche?

FZP

In the age of all things litigious, I should think so. If it were my business, it would be a selling point, showing the depth of the research completed on the product prior to release. I remember seeing a chart of the OE decklid and what effect it had on lift. From memory, it was 0kg of lift at 150kmh or something like that. Adding the lip would surely cause a dip in the rear, causing the front to lift. I might be pedantic, but having seen the other side of 250kmh on a number of occasions and how the car behaves, I wouldnt install anything without more info.
For what it's worth I think it looks good.

SoCal C2S

I certainly hope they have although small print normally wins.

I too have been on the other side of 170mph and on the climb up every little bump, dip, and shake is not pleasant but is part of the territory.

Let's all hope it's engineered well!

Terrytwn

Great video, great product and good luck with it! Quality looks good and seems to be promising...




997 Mk II Ducktail Classic

Petza914

I asked this same question in their other thread. Although it looks cool and I like it better than a stationary ducktail, I think when it raises, it's going to create a decent amount of turbulence behind the car. It should probably be paired with an Aero front bumper (both visually and dynamically).

Looks like a nice piece that's easy to install though.

ltcjmramos

Same. Have had emails with them. Tells me he has data, but haven't seen it yet. I believe it will need a complementary front end, splitter or full bumper, but they do not think so, and have not provided any data.

FZP

I'm starting to think that the data they claim to have may be somewhat non existent.
A gurney flap on a rear wing can have a huge effect on a cars performance, albeit this being much narrower than a GT3RS wing. What are they, 20mm/30mm or so.
I hope the manufacturer comes through with the data as to put this issue to bed.
When mine crosses the channel back into France and on to Germany, it's generally closer to vmax than 0kmh if you catch my drift.
From an educated guess, I'm in the camp of additional front aero required to offset additional load at the rear at the top half of speed range. Below 120kmh, not sure how big a difference it will make from the standard device
OP.....over to you

Lvt19672

I'm sure extensive wind tunnel testing was done in the development of this product.

Skwerl

You can own a Porsche and not drive it at 130+ mph on long off-camber sweepers. The ducktail looks nice and clean and the aeros are probably totally sufficient for those who just drive around town and maybe hit 80mph overtaking on the highway.

ltcjmramos

Agreed, but there are a % of us numb nuts who do regularly go well into triple digits. If the vendor tells me he has data, show it.

user 72902

I'm not holding my breath for data from the vendor. Best they might have is computer simulated aero but that is not close to real world data. Would anyone other than a manufacturer have the resources or use to invest in a wind tunnel?