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hbrand 05-01-2004 03:06 PM

Duck Tail usefull or MACHO ??
 
I am thinking to install a Duck Tail on my 1972 S-RS

Link to picture of car: http://www.dreamsonwheels.com/images/porsche/S/DSCF0005.JPG

Will a duck tail make my car even better looking?
Or increase airflow into the engine compartment?
Or even handle better for speeds under 85mph ?
Or is it all about MACHOoooooooooooo?

Thanks, Harold
SmileWavy

geof33 05-01-2004 03:13 PM

Howard,

Do a search... been discussed ad-nuaseum

It is useful, it will provide more air to your engine, it looks great, no, it's not Macho... yes, it's a worthwhile upgrade.

ESPECIALLY, if YOU think it's macho!!!:D

Bill Verburg 05-01-2004 03:46 PM

Here's one link

Bob's Flat-Six 05-01-2004 03:57 PM

I can hear all the ducks starting to quack now :)

Harold, I don't have a Ducktail so I'll let the guys who do state their benifits.
I do like the way your 72 looks as it sits though, Nice 911 :)

nostatic 05-01-2004 04:06 PM

I put a duck on my 79, then ended up taking it off...I like the clean lines better. That being said if I end up liking the track a bunch, I likely will end up getting another one.

bigbrotherjohn 05-01-2004 04:22 PM

your car looks awesome how it is. I agree with other saying that a duck tale would break the eloquent Porsche line. Unless you NEED the downforce leave it alone.

Zeke 05-01-2004 04:28 PM

I have read many of the threads involving the duck tail. I don't remember anyone indicating the air into the motor before just now. There has to be a high pressure area at the front base of the tail where there is normally a low pressure area. That alone makes the tail advantageous in supplying more air for cooling.

Yellowbird RS 05-01-2004 04:43 PM

look this post http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=112593&highlight=euro+s poiler

brcorp 05-01-2004 04:49 PM

Bottom line, do YOU like the look? Why gives two rats testicles about what some knot head in a 97 honda accord with a 747 wing attached to the trunk lid thinks.

BTW, I like your car, especially the color

masraum 05-01-2004 05:15 PM

maybe
yes
yes
sometimes





Any more questions?

Mark Wilson 05-01-2004 05:37 PM

Now I'm gonna have that damn song in my head all night long...... At least until the 11:00 pm percocet kicks in.........

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1083461654.jpg

Schrup 05-01-2004 05:46 PM

Screw you!!!

Mark Wilson 05-01-2004 05:48 PM

Funny, that's what the Doc said....

Sonic dB 05-01-2004 05:54 PM

If I had a Targa.... Id put a ducktail on it.

brcorp 05-01-2004 05:54 PM

You guys are too funny, was that pulled off your album cover?

jyl 05-01-2004 06:19 PM

Ducks are not macho. They are not fast, their rumps wiggle as they waddle, and their bills are toothless.

Whales are macho. They are big, they are fast, in orca form they hunt in "wolfpacks", they are the top of the food chain, and as an avid watcher of TV nature programs I can tell you they are, err, well-endowed.

Hence, I have a whale tail, not a duck tail, on my car.

Anyway, aren't duck tails prone to water puddles where mosquitos breed?

techweenie 05-01-2004 06:34 PM

Que es muy macho?
 
Ducks are suitable for all body styles. There was even a short run created (aftermarket) for 993s.

Here's a toy I just got. You be the judge(s):

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1083465219.jpg

Joe Bob 05-01-2004 06:44 PM

Re: Que es muy macho?
 
Quote:

Originally posted by techweenie
Ducks are suitable for all body styles. There was even a short run created (aftermarket) for 993s.

Here's a toy I just got. You be the judge(s):

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1083465219.jpg

I know that car.....used to chase me around Willow Springs.....:eek: Catch me in the corners and I would leave it in the straights.....it handled well.

curlesw 05-01-2004 07:09 PM

Will the car handle better? Yes, I noticed a difference.

Does it increase the air flow to the engine compartment? yes, I noticed a 10-15 degree drop in my engine temp.

Does it look better? Yes

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1083467332.jpg

Go for it!

v/r
Wayne C.
83 SC

dd74 05-01-2004 07:21 PM

The ducktail creates more downforce (though you will also need a front spoiler), cools the engine, reduces grime and soot on the taillights, and gets the good head nod from lots of other drivers.

And it is MACHO. It gives a 911 a purposeful look as opposed to a lot of other overgrown tails one can put on their Porsche.

Techweenie - that is one cool little machine. Congrats!


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