Front bumper iron weights

[1red66911]

Front bumper weights. I don't know much about them, other than Porsche tried to 'balance' the loose front end during development early on. They were eventually abandoned as far as I can tell.

Who know the real story?

Skeeters

[Silverbullit]

Have you tried to search this forum? Pretty well covered.

[SIMI BOB]

See here.
Bob B

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...t-bumpers.html
http://www.autozine.org/911/911_5.htm

[sithot]

A car without them is a "squirrel" on the highway at speed. Heck, it's already a squirrel but the loss of balance exacerbates the problem.

[1QuickS]

Imagine the 911R with even lighter front end and sans weights. Imagine averaging 130MPH for 96 hours driving that squirrel "at really high speed"; not to mention the huge aerodynamic lift at each end. Imagine the wheelbarrow the drivers of those squirrels used to haul their "nuts" in.

[edmayo]

I think ,,,,,I'm,,,,,,I'm getting a visual here,,,,,,Oh! Wow!!

[304065]

Now imagine driving the same 911R around, around, around the track at Monza. . .with a complete SWB front suspension mounted in the box where the rear seat used to be, brake rotors, everything. . .held in by some thin leather straps. WHAM! WHAM! WHAM as the car goes over 2" changes in pavement height where the track is fractured because the supports rotted. WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! The sound of the metal parts clanging together in the back. WHAM!

You make a mistake at that speed and cross it up and the car rolls. . . that suspension is coming down on you in the car like a bag of hammers. . .

[1QuickS]

I'm still amazed at the average speed considering all the fuel stops plus taking that box of front suspension bits and installing them on the front and all while the clock was running. Top speed on the R didn't have that much margin over the 130 avg speed so they weren't on a leisure drive at all.

[sithot]

Probably not as scary as a "tank slapper" at 100 mph but still entertaining.

Tom

[304065]