Front Bumper
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12-26-2014 | 07:56 PM
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I was looking at a set just like those but they are the lockable type and Carbon fiber so they match the hood I was looking at.
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12-26-2014 | 08:00 PM
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Im working on building my own side mount set up or possibly an air to water cooler, so its not something I was planning on doing... and the Cayenne he is basing his on from the pic above has a front mount is why I mentioned it. 
As far as overheating, I don't think it would be an issue on a Cayenne. I have owned 2 vehicles with substantially more power than I can ever see a Cayenne making, with much smaller frontal opening to limit the airflow as well as smaller radiator, yet I filled that area with a front mount bigger and thicker than I would ever expect anyone to use in a Cayenne. I personally never had an overheating or even an elevated coolant temp issue (and this was when I lived in the southeast USA where its substantially hotter than here in the NW) making over 1000 whp and doing sustained highway pulls, sometimes back to back as well as hot lapping at drag strips.
As far as why its done the way Porsche did it, who really knows. My opinion has been its more to do with cost (small intercoolers are cheaper than large ones) and packaging (not wanting a large eye sore of an intercooler sticking out up front/routing the piping is easier with side mounts).. Side mount intercoolers are by far the most common use for OEMs, followed by top mount. I can only think of a couple of cars that come with factory front mounts, both being Mitsubishis and only one being a 2000s era car, but my brain is a bit scrambled from the holiday rush so Im probably forgetting something.
As far as overheating, I don't think it would be an issue on a Cayenne. I have owned 2 vehicles with substantially more power than I can ever see a Cayenne making, with much smaller frontal opening to limit the airflow as well as smaller radiator, yet I filled that area with a front mount bigger and thicker than I would ever expect anyone to use in a Cayenne. I personally never had an overheating or even an elevated coolant temp issue (and this was when I lived in the southeast USA where its substantially hotter than here in the NW) making over 1000 whp and doing sustained highway pulls, sometimes back to back as well as hot lapping at drag strips.
As far as why its done the way Porsche did it, who really knows. My opinion has been its more to do with cost (small intercoolers are cheaper than large ones) and packaging (not wanting a large eye sore of an intercooler sticking out up front/routing the piping is easier with side mounts).. Side mount intercoolers are by far the most common use for OEMs, followed by top mount. I can only think of a couple of cars that come with factory front mounts, both being Mitsubishis and only one being a 2000s era car, but my brain is a bit scrambled from the holiday rush so Im probably forgetting something.
The pic must make it look like I have a front mount IC but that's just my radiator. Here is a pic with the flash on so you see the SMIC's.
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12-27-2014 | 10:58 AM
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No, I knew yours didn't. The pic attached in post #3 is what I was referring to that appears to have a FMIC, you can see its blocking that post running down the middle of the "mouth" for lack of better term lol.
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12-27-2014 | 01:29 PM
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That was a picture I put up looking for the front bumper and I found it on the Internet. I ended up having to cut the front bumper to get that look, but that CTT does have a FMIC on it.
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