Duck Tail usefull or MACHO ??

[hbrand]

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

[geof33]

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!!!

[Bill Verburg]

Here's one link

[Bob's Flat-Six]

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]

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]

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]

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]

look this post Help me choose a rear wing

[brcorp]

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]

maybe
yes
yes
sometimes





Any more questions?

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

[Schrup]

Screw you!!!

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

[Sonic dB]

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

[brcorp]

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

[jyl]

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]

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):

[Joe Bob]

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):

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

[curlesw]

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



Go for it!

v/r
Wayne C.
83 SC

[dd74]

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!