mikymu

Has anyone tried the GT3 Cup car rear wing conversion on their street GT3/RS? I can't help drooling over these airfoil when I saw a bunch of these Cup cars at Laguna for the recent ALMS race. I have the Cup front splitter and I think a rear Cup wing should help provide more down force. Is it well engineer to negate large amount of drag??

I foresee couple challenges as follow:

1. Need a new deck lid
2. The new deck lid has a central air collection duct vs right side air collection on the street GT3/RS
3. Retrofit the lid closing mechanism so it works with either the Cup car's two quick release or the central lock mechanism found on street GT3/RS
4. Color scheme for the rear wing and metal upright support

Here are some 997 GT3 Cup car Wings at Laguna's ALMS race



It's so large you can use it as a coat hanger lol







There was a 2010 GT3 Cup car at Laguna and it was just gorgeous!!! The rear wing is a piece of art and it has one large central air scoop vs the two smaller one found on the older sibling. I love the cut out on the metal support much better than the sold sheet. I think it will be a stretch to fit one of these airfoil on my RS ...





Here are couple more picture of the 2010 GT3 Cup car

C.J. Ichiban

you can do what you want with your $ but for the 10-15k it would cost I'd personally pass...

mikymu

That much??

jumper5836

Yah I wouldn't doubt it. Check these from the site though. This is what I would do

http://mashaw.biz/Coachwork997.asp

996FLT6

It's kinda overkill if u drive your car in the street. Looks great the way it is now IMO. 10-15k sounds about rt- u can use that money for other things like suspension goodies/brake upgrades. Mike

cigar100

Hi mikymu,
I was not sure on upgrade to Mk1 RS wing,
My ride 997 GT3, but after your bad bad influence this post....
I am amaze with your pic on this awesome Cup wing.
Do you think will match 997 mk1 body, GT3 Cup wing conversion?
Thanks for this beauty shot.

mikymu

Wow, that is cheap. $2500 for the whole thing and it include all the hardware and deck lid plus wing. it turns out the OEM .1 GT3 Cup wing and deck lid is not that expensive - compare with OEM street RS wing .... it's about 1/2 the price.

Problem with after market stuff is fit and finish. I seen some pretty awful after market body parts and I have no experience with Mashaw



I am not out for looks and this will be use for track. Looks like no one has done this mod ... except for BR racing. I just want to make sure the Cup wing will provide more down force and not extra drag ... I could do that by sticking out my hands lol

Here is what BR racing did on their 2010 GT3

They use the top side of a 997.1 Cup deck lid mated to the inside portion of the 997.2 GT3 deck lid and added the 997.1 Cup wing



Cup wing >>> RS wing IMHO and it's possible as above

va122

get the new RS' wing

mooty

with the new RS, i think you just need taller upright and wider blade. then you got the cup wing...
though you will then have to buy the car to attach the wing to.

CWay27

The flares on the new cup front fenders look larger then the ones on the street RS.

DRG13

I did my 996 a couple years ago with OEM parts..cost about $4k but took awhile to find wing and rear decklid from race teams

tcsracing1

im in the process of doing this now.

you will need the OE CUP wing and uprights.
you will also need a trunk lid that will work with the wing.
(street air box and cup air box are totally different)

a street car requires the fan assembly and the use of latch etc.

the cup trunk lid will not work for you. no latch, no mount for fans, etc.

you will want upwards of $7000.00 to do it right.

unless you are doing some serious fast driving on long straights on race tracks it really is a $$ move.

but it looks great on the track

mikymu

woow, that look just like the 7 GT3 Cup wing. $4K is not bad ...

mikymu

Now that pumpkin RS looks great with the Cup wing. Thanks for the deck lid assembly info - I kind of figure that out too. There are after market Cup deck lid that can accommodate the Cup wing assembly and I think the whole exercise will cost some where close to $4K if you use OEM wing and aftermarket deck lid

996FLT6

Frankly I don't see ne benefit when doing such a mod unless u surpass the limits of the car. If not why bother. I rahter spend that money on professional instructors and test the car as is. So u got a cup wing it should make u faster but it's abit disconcerting when a great driver in a 6gt3 flies by you as u were on reverse. Just my opinion. Mike