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Karyadi posted:

Save some weight by deleting the metal badge and using the sticker, just like Porsche racing team. I am sure it will increase the acceleration of my coupe 

That looks awesome. I bought one of their cool 356 shirts. I wanted to ask if you use one of those spring door poppers on your hood, since the handle was removed.

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Robert M posted:
Karyadi posted:

I am not sure how the real 356 hood mechanism is, mine is just like a normal car, you pull the hood release, it pops a bit, then unlatched the hood latch and I open the hood. I put a gas strut on my hood.

So you added weight. Rookie mistake.

Robert's correct- more than negates the saving of the sticker. Mind you, since the front end is where a little more weight is always beneficial, I think we're just being faked out. Devilishly clever, Mr. @Karyadi!

 

@Karyadi , you're still not thinking like a racer.

With a silver car, you could cut out the white parts of the sticker and let the silver paint show through in those areas for about a 47.3 per cent weight savings.

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And besides cutting weight, that would also lower CG.

Any racing graphics house will laser cut your decal for about $400. Carbon fiber ink is a little bit more.

Also consider burnishing the leading edge of the decal for less aerodynamic drag.

 

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