The key functional difference with a vented hood is real cooling of the engine and more efficient rad operation. That said, I am not going to market these as 'save a bunch of weight!' It's not rice in the sense of CF dash kits, but not an absolute performance enhancing part. It's a hood

 

True. But what about making a CF insert for the existing hood as a cooling duct then. Much cheaper and probably save weight at the same time. You could make the duct (or whatever) out of CF and then make it so it can be moulded into the existing hood. Don't know how it would look on lighter coloured hoods, but on a black car it would look great. I could see it being much cheaper than a full CF hood too.

 

cheaper initially, but then people have to cut through the hood and subsctructure, align everything, repaint, etc.

 

Nice suggestion. Maybe you could flesh out the idea in your own thread. Just kidding.

Some of us like the idea. Go for it Manntis.

 

I think it might be neat to have CF hood scoops and other parts for the exterior, instead of fiberglass all the time. Sure its more expensive than fiberglass, but its more durable and looks better.

 

what is the possiblity of laying a Carbon skin on a stock hood.

I dont mean laying that fake carbon **** over a stock hood, but removing the actual hood from the structure part of the hood and replacing it with a carbon piece.

this automatically gives you the correct mounts and latch, good stucture, and a carbon hood.

just an idea.

 

except you would have to provide a core when you order, and that really doesnt work.

 

That would be the ideal (except for weight) but would require the core hood to be shipped in, then stripped of the stock skin. It would probably end up being more expensive.

 

I'd love to have a hood that looked like that. I'm already planning on putting in an FC radiator since I think the forward leaning radiator not only opens the engine bay up but just says "sports car". A vented hood such as the one shown provides a real benefit in this sort of set up by channeling the hot air out of the engine bay. Would it also provide some downforce at the front of the car?

 

K, just got back from inspecting some clear-coated CF pieces made by the guy I have to lay up the hoods. Man that looks amazing! I don't know why anyone would want to paint it.

 

I work in a composite shop in Atlanta and Im working on hood and fenders for my first gen....If i had a good number of people wanting them I could make them fairly cheap....Ive already made a mold for the fenders But the hood is gonna cost me a lot more to make. BTW im making my parts entirely of carbon Edit: the fenders will weigh about 2-3 lbs and the hood around 5-6lbs

 

I want a hood and I dont want to paint it. I am going to paint my car a deep blue and the CF will look SAWEET

 

what about a fiber glass hood that has the finished layer in cf. it would be a little heavier than a full carbon one, but lighter than stock and should be less expensive than full a cf hood. a vent is a must do.

 

carbon over fiberglas is a waste of time............If you have a mold you might as well make the whole thing out of carbon...BTW carbon is about $50 a yard

 

bitch u got $$ to make fenders.... then make payments

 

That's exactly what I posted at the start of this thread.

But layup and clearcoating labour is not.

 

So, to recap...the vented hood in CF will cost how much before shipping then since R&D plus labor will be sky-high, one assumes?

 

Hush yo mouth!!!!!! you want some dont you?

 

I never said Id sell hoods for $50, BUT Im pretty sure Ill be able to make them less than $500

 

Assuming I can sell these if I make them Ill eat the cost of the molds..like I said I should be able to make them less than 500

 

as long as its at least 10lbs lighter and looks like CF then i am in if the price is right. my CF hood for my svt was 400 plus shipping and its a lot bigger hood. adding a vent shouldnt really cost that much more if you are eating the price of the mold. once the mold is made with a vent then its all downhill from there.

 

atlanta ain't but a couple hours from here.. let me know when you get that hood done Yayo. =D

 

R&D is taken care of and I'm ammortizing the cost of the molds over the units sold. We've also developed some innovative ways to provide hard mounting points for hinge, prop rod anchor, and hood latch points while keeping the weight down.

 

Honestly i would love to have a CF hood, i don't know about venting, but i guess it wouldn't look to bad. I think it would be a nice complement if i ever get my t2 swap done.

 

Which location will you be shipping from US or Canada?