Porsche Air Scoop

[CurtEgerer]

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[JCR]

Interesting Curt (except for the plate panel cover and *in your face* numbers).

I'm not convinced it will work though. This would be a low pressure area aerodynamically so lessening the square area of the opening will have a negative effect. It looks like there would be a "ram air" effect by the shape of the scoop, but I doubt there is sufficient laminar flow this close to the body to bring in more air than stock.

I've thought of doing something like this as an alternative to an aux oil cooler, but the scoop would have to be higher up, or out to the sides to really get any meaningful air pressure into the engine bay. Would look a bit silly - but would love to get a few alternatives in the GM wind tunnel for tests!

PS - All just my opinion. I'm by no means an expert, but have spent time in wind tunnels.

[hgarazo]

Looks like somebody has been thinking about this............ALOT. "Tangerine Performance Products" is alive and well, in Stuttgart!

[ValveFloat]

I think BBII has one of those license panels, but it appears to be more subtle.

Or maybe BBII just makes it look better

[JackOlsen]

Thanks. In that picture, you can see all the little things I had in mind for my own version of a Porsche back end. I tried to emphasize horizontal elements, and minimize the visual differences between the areas outiside of the bumperettes and the area between them. So, no reflectors (I think the early S models didn't have the reflectors), no conventional tail lights, de-emphasized bumperettes, and (of course) wide flares with the S-type trim. With all of this, I like the way the aftermarket license panel draws less attention to the license plate region. In the picture at the top of the thread, where the panel is in a contrasting color and all of the other elements are present, it does look a lot more conspicuous.

Granted, I probably think about this stuff too much.

[CurtEgerer]

Here's the matching spoiler (from 1970) for the front!

[hgarazo]

Somebody on this board had this car on another thread. I liked it so much I saved the picture. Smooooth.

[jays72T]

I saw that scoop on a 912 once and was wondering about one for a 911 but figured if it was a benifit I see more. BTW, that front spoiler looks lousy.

[Bummler]

I saw that scoop on a 912 once and was wondering about one for a 911 but figured if it was a benifit I see more. BTW, that front spoiler looks lousy.

POSITIVELY HEINOUS...

[CurtEgerer]

That front spoiler does look crude! But this was 1970. The factory wasn't even using front spoilers on their racing 911s at that time. Spoilers in general were still controversial at the time and didn't appear on a factory road car of course until 2 years later.