996 GT3 Rear Wing Options

[Old Trout]

I am sure this has been covered before however I am interested in more real wing on my GT3.

When I bought the car I was offered a genuine RS carbon wing with it for £1,500 and decided I didn't want it - oh, but now I do.

What other options are there? I am seeking genuine downforce and it must be light - ideally fitting with the existing boot lid.

Thanks

[Old Trout]

Thanks - I already have the wedge packs - three different rakes

Was looking at the bigger RS style wing as an alternative.

[Old Trout]

Thanks David - Google was leading me to this conclusion!!! Thanks for the tip on the delamination as well - if I go ahead I will check it out.

[Old Trout]

Thanks - good reminder re balance front and rear. I think the RS wing should be enough!

It is for sprints and possibly getting into hillclimb as well next year so a little more than the odd track day

I want to maximise my options for set up using fairly standard parts.

Edited by Old Trout on Tuesday 5th October 00:03

[Old Trout]

drmark said:

Old Trout said:

I am sure this has been covered before however I am interested in more real wing on my GT3.

When I bought the car I was offered a genuine RS carbon wing with it for £1,500 and decided I didn't want it - oh, but now I do.

What other options are there? I am seeking genuine downforce and it must be light - ideally fitting with the existing boot lid.

Thanks

Does the RS wing actually give any useful extra downforce over a shimmed standard wing? I can see the weight saving being helpful ( at some price) but why would you want more downforce on the back without doing some major mods at the front? If anything I would like more downforce on the front in mine.
Last, and not least, if you want to shave time off one lap sprints and hill climbs an RS wing is likely to give a very poor return on investment. It only really becomes an issue at high speed (the RS wing gives a measly 30kg at 120 mph from memory), it will have to be a long fast circuit or flat hill if that is going to make a noticeable difference to your times.

I would spend the money on tuition.

Like the look of the RS wing though....

Sure - I have tuition and have already been pretty competitive in sprints. Just looking at options for set up of the car.

[Old Trout]

Interestingly when I first got the car it had a Cup Front bumper and splitter. Hard to see/feel the difference to be honest (other than the cooling holes). The PU seemed a little more flimsy.

My racing tutor reckons that losing the front splitter is up to 2s a lap at Donington!

[Old Trout]

Thanks for all your comments guys - very welcome. Just starting out with this in a 911 so a new learning curve

[Old Trout]

Thank you drmark

How do the Triple 888s compare to Cups?

I have done one event with the Cups on and the car was fabulous - grip, turn in and times were all great - got a few 500bhp Scoobs and Evos beaten

[Old Trout]

PS The Cups gave me a big step forward in results in the dry...

...in the wet I was miles off the pace with MPSs - although some of the faster cars were running full Dunlop Wets - I was still well off the pace to cars I was easily beating in the dry. I am guessing this is a talent issue!

[Old Trout]

spenny_b said:

Assuming Mk2 996 GT3, you can buy wedge packs to fit between the wing pillars and the wing itself, to give increased rake. IIRC they come in primer.

Having a look through the PET, there are a couple of part numbers associated with the top deck of wing, but not sure if they're the actual wedges (they're described as "plate", LH and RH)

LH 996 512 983 94
RH 996 512 984 94

HTH,
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The part numbers I have are...

996 512 823 90 - GT3 04 8 DEGREE WING ADJUSTER
996 512 821 90 - GT3 04 4 DEGREE WING ADJUSTER

This is for each pair of adjusters - the parts numbers above are for each 8 degree plate individually.



I finally found them in the last place I looked in my car parts shed!!

Edited by Old Trout on Thursday 7th October 16:34