Basically my full GTsport techart body has just arrived and im really excited about the car. However, since i bought my cayman S i've always felt the side intake vent doesnt look appealing. I really want to change them as it is bugging me coz the rest of the car is starting to look great. All the spoilers havent been installed yet and i'd like to find a better option for the side intakes before the car finishes. I've read most of the site articles of options other drivers have used. I've come to realise there are 3 main options.

1) Strosek Intakes
2) Carbon Fiber Side Intakes
3) Adding metal mesh to the inside.

Please if any of you guys know of any other parts available or different styles I would appreciate your input as I am not terribly excited about any of the current options. Cheers

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I've always thought that converting the driver's side intake to a Venturi or 'ram-air' style intake (kind of like a scoop where more air is forced in when the car is moving forward) could help the engine perform better and possible improve the look. The only problem is, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to do the same thing on the passenger side of the car. Anyone know of a mod or bolt-on that would do this?

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why wouldnt it be a good idea to do a ram-air on the passenger's side??? Passenger side vent has a fan that's used for engine cooling....

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2004 BMW 745Li (Sterling Grey)
2006 Porsche Cayman S (Seal Grey)

I would think if you "forced" air into that side, While it is trying to "Blow" air out would cause problems???

I think the right side engine fan is to suck air in not to blow it out.
LLL

uhh...shows how much u know ur car

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2004 BMW 745Li (Sterling Grey)
2006 Porsche Cayman S (Seal Grey)

3rdclas is SO right on this… Why would you try to force air into the right side where the fan is attempting to exit or blow OUT the hot air?

zornet

The passenger-side "intake" really is an intake, not an exhaust. The fan inside is a "puller" application -- it is pulling air in, not pushing it out (electric fans can be rigged as "pullers" or as "pushers", by either changing the fan blades or changing the rotation). Hot air is exhausted out the bottom and through the rear bumper openings.

The left and right intakes are located in a moderate high-pressure area. This allows both intakes to function more efficiently.

Think about it: why would Porsche locate an intake on one side (the engine air inlet on the driver's side), and an exhaust in the exact same location on the other side? The car is longitudinally symmetric, so what happens to the air flow on one side happens the same on the other. For that matter, why would they angle an exhaust such that it would receive increasingly higher dynamic air pressure as your speed increased?

Now, going back to designing a grill to increase air intake.... You need to be careful about how you design it. If you don't pay attention to the relative direction of the airflow, you can easily end up with one that looks good but blocks air flow (remember the old VW busses? The aftermarket scoops available back in the '70s would actually cause the engines to run warmer, because the scoops actually blocked air flow. But they looked good...).

Are the Cayman and Boxters Intake Vents Interchangeable?

Thanks,
-Steve

Cargraphic has side intakes on their site, may be the same though as posted at the top of this thread.

No. They are different shapes. Plus, Porsche claims that by changing the dividers from horizontal to vertical that they achieved better air flow. So even if you could I don't think you would want to.

Well, the 986 Boxters intakes are a different shape than the 987 Boxsters. However, the 987 Boxster intake openings are the same as the Cayman. I have seen several pictures on other internet forums of 987 Boxsters with Cayman grills, and the owners' claimed the grills fit right in.

Gator Bite is correct that Porsche claims the vertical slats of the Cayman grill give better air flow (that's why the Boxster owners were switching over).