Carbon Fiber hood - significantly lighter than aluminum?
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Carbon Fiber hood - significantly lighter than aluminum?
I guess, the real question is, how much do carbon fiber hoods for our car weigh? Our steel hoods are in around 50 lbs, and aluminum around 30...
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Originally Posted by Denholm
what's the price tag on one of those?
700 bucks.
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If the weight saving is 15lb over an aluminium hood, that's a reduction of 0.5-0.6% of the car's total weight depending on model. This is a very expensive way to make so little difference...
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Originally Posted by NZConvertible
If the weight saving is 15lb over an aluminium hood, that's a reduction of 0.5-0.6% of the car's total weight depending on model. This is a very expensive way to make so little difference...
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Originally Posted by Valkyrie
I'd say get an FRP hood... lighter than aluminum but cheaper and less ricey than carbon fiber.
lol.... off topic but how is carbon fiber ricey?
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Originally Posted by bacek
lol.... off topic but how is carbon fiber ricey?
I don't recall seeing any WRC cars with unpainted CF hoods, do you? They might be all-carbon bodies but at least they're painted...
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I never did understand leaving carbon body parts unpainted. I guess I'm just not part of the "look at me" crowd. For my money I'd go with an FRP hood. Like others have said, there isn't that much of a weight savings with carbon and you're going to pay a LOT more for it. Just my .02 though.
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Opinions are like........
Look at me look at me, unpainted CF hoods are a target for thieves. I guess after spending all that money on the hood, paint is too expensive. Around here, I see Hondas/Toyotas/Mazdas with unpainted ground effects and wings. No paint is just lame.
And, its all about reducing weight.
How many cars have added weight? stereo? strut brace? LCA brace? cage? shock brace? bigger radiator? rims? driver's drive-thru habit?
Certain things like lighter battery/hood/fenders/......makes up for those weight adding devices.
Which would you rather have?
CF hood or weighwatchers,
odyssey battery or slimfast,
Fiberglass fenders or jennycraig,
booming stereo or spare tire/jack.......
And, its all about reducing weight.
How many cars have added weight? stereo? strut brace? LCA brace? cage? shock brace? bigger radiator? rims? driver's drive-thru habit?
Certain things like lighter battery/hood/fenders/......makes up for those weight adding devices.
Which would you rather have?
CF hood or weighwatchers,
odyssey battery or slimfast,
Fiberglass fenders or jennycraig,
booming stereo or spare tire/jack.......
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CF can be ricey. It depends on how and why it's done.
a Black or CF hood on a red/white/etc car looks ricey because all the tards do it to their rearend accident cars.
My car's black so it naturally blends in(at certain angles). I think it's a somewhat subtle body mod for looks. It's no GP sport kitr or RE Ameiya rear wing but it still makes people check it out.
I also did a TII swap and did not have a TII hood. Do you know how hard it is to find a TII hood in AZ?
CF also does not have to be painted(optional). The FC3S hood is a FG underframe and the main top part is CF.
Speedmachine/Fiberimages hood is top notch stuff. I've had it for 2 years on my daily driven TII in hot AZ sun. No fading/yellowing or hood latch problems.
Close up
From far away.
Also for the Thieving part. At least in AZ us RX7 guys are tight knit. Trying to sell a CF Rx7 TII hood will be damn hard especially since they have serial numbers on them.
a Black or CF hood on a red/white/etc car looks ricey because all the tards do it to their rearend accident cars.
My car's black so it naturally blends in(at certain angles). I think it's a somewhat subtle body mod for looks. It's no GP sport kitr or RE Ameiya rear wing but it still makes people check it out.
I also did a TII swap and did not have a TII hood. Do you know how hard it is to find a TII hood in AZ?
CF also does not have to be painted(optional). The FC3S hood is a FG underframe and the main top part is CF.
Speedmachine/Fiberimages hood is top notch stuff. I've had it for 2 years on my daily driven TII in hot AZ sun. No fading/yellowing or hood latch problems.
Close up
From far away.
Also for the Thieving part. At least in AZ us RX7 guys are tight knit. Trying to sell a CF Rx7 TII hood will be damn hard especially since they have serial numbers on them.
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Originally Posted by deadRX7Conv
And, its all about reducing weight.
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Originally Posted by NZConvertible
If the weight saving is 15lb over an aluminium hood, that's a reduction of 0.5-0.6% of the car's total weight depending on model. This is a very expensive way to make so little difference...
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Originally Posted by TitosToy
how about weight savings over the stock steel n/a hood?
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hoods in CF are alright not color matched but there are ppl that run around with fenders and **** not mached looks like they got in a wreck from far off.
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Originally Posted by KNONFS
HUGHE! But NZCOOVERTIBLE is right, too much $$$ for a couple of pounds, you are better off investing your money on an alum flywheel or lightweight wheels (if you are looking for weight savings)