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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 03:07 PM
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Hyperteks duckbill FTW
I concur.
Old Feb 24, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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I'd be in for that. I'd love to have a full sport kit.
+1 here. S4 Aero Kit in Carbon Fiber would be downright awesome and I'd be the first in line to get one. Price it right and you won't be able to keep up with demand.
Old Feb 24, 2012 | 10:35 PM
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 11:45 PM
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i think spoilers make fc's look dated or ricer

make these that dont cost a stupid $300 for us guys with aluminum N/A hoods who want to rid ourselves of excess heat

Old Feb 25, 2012 | 01:12 AM
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+1 here. S4 Aero Kit in Carbon Fiber would be downright awesome and I'd be the first in line to get one. Price it right and you won't be able to keep up with demand.
we will start with the cf duckbill first then go from there in the future

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pics will be up in 2-4weeks

most duckbills have war page so we would have to straighten them out for the mold.

making 10 cf duckbills for now so ill let you guys know !
Old Feb 25, 2012 | 06:59 AM
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i think spoilers make fc's look dated or ricer

make these that dont cost a stupid $300 for us guys with aluminum N/A hoods who want to rid ourselves of excess heat
+1 for this idea
Old Feb 25, 2012 | 11:30 AM
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 08:29 AM
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we will start with the cf duckbill first then go from there in the future

making 10 cf duckbills for now so ill let you guys know !



Can you put me on some kind of list for one of the 10 or are they spoken for? Ready to Paypal a down payment on it.
Old Feb 26, 2012 | 12:34 PM
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we will start with the cf duckbill first then go from there in the future

making 10 cf duckbills for now so ill let you guys know !



Can you put me on some kind of list for one of the 10 or are they spoken for? Ready to Paypal a down payment on it.
list will be up as well as a price when duckbills are done.

keep you guys updated!

first 10 in stock will be first come first serve then next 10-20 will be a group buy

trying to get these finished before tax season ends
Old Feb 26, 2012 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by gear_grinder
i think spoilers make fc's look dated or ricer

make these that dont cost a stupid $300 for us guys with aluminum N/A hoods who want to rid ourselves of excess heat
Just so we're all on the same page.... So the stock functional aero is ricer, and the classier option is to cut a hole in your stock hood and rivet on a piece that looks like an vent for an industrial air conditioning unit....that about sum it up?
Old Feb 26, 2012 | 05:18 PM
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Alright here is the real. Wings are "okay". I hate to point out the elephant in the room but carbon fiber diffuser = sexy & aggressive. Say no to spoilers. The T2 Carbon is a very good looking hood, I do like the vented carbon fibers on N/A because of heat release etc etc.

I guess bottom line if I had to choose between profiling myself as a riced out teen, or decreasing weight on my car by adding a CF TII hood... I would definitely go with the hood. It is functional, beautiful, and wont get you made fun of
Old Feb 27, 2012 | 08:44 AM
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You do know that the wing being spoken of here is a factory piece that is actually functional, right?
Old Feb 27, 2012 | 12:24 PM
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You do know that the wing being spoken of here is a factory piece that is actually functional, right?
Yes, next question?
Old Feb 27, 2012 | 12:45 PM
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you do know that a carbon fiber hood would only be marginally lighter then a stock NA/T2 aluminum hood?
Old Feb 27, 2012 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Logicalbomb
Yes, next question?
Okay. I'll play. What about a factory piece makes it "ricer"?
Old Feb 27, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by FC3S_nataku
you do know that a carbon fiber hood would only be marginally lighter then a stock NA/T2 aluminum hood?
Aren't the aluminum N/A hoods a bit lighter than carbon fiber?
Old Feb 27, 2012 | 01:46 PM
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Post up some pics of the CF wing when they are finished!!! Can't wait to see how they turn out.

IMO- Anything carbon fiber makes a car look better. functionality is only a plus!! haha
Old Feb 27, 2012 | 03:05 PM
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does any one on here have a vert with a duck bill? i would like to see what it would look like
Old Feb 27, 2012 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by jerd_hambone
Okay. I'll play. What about a factory piece makes it "ricer"?
Alright ricer is about perspective, and I am sure that by reading my comment you've gathered that it is PURE SPECULATIVE OPINION. But as this thread was started on the premise of providing an opinion I have done so. My opinion is a wing on an FC3S factory or not makes it look "ricer". Also, the wings aren't factory to all RX7 models they where a later addition. I believe a diffuser versus a spoiler keeps the integrity of an RX7 which I have come to know and love. I do realize the thread was "which should I get between these two" so I stated my opinion on which one I would chose and why. Further elaborating on why I myself in my own OPINION would choose a rear CF diffuser over a wing stock or otherwise.

For the aluminum versus the CF hood! I don't know which is lighter I assumed without any prior research that the CF hood would be. This was not only speculative reasoning on stock versus CF weights but also do to the fact that my hood feels heavy as ****. I would hate to be working inside that engine bay and have it come slamming down on me. This could be because the base model of my FC is an 86 SE.

Your move holy man.
Old Feb 27, 2012 | 04:13 PM
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Duckbill

I have the s5 spoiler and I want to switch to a duckbill
Old Feb 27, 2012 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by spahn1
does any one on here have a vert with a duck bill? i would like to see what it would look like


"For the aluminum versus the CF hood! I don't know which is lighter I assumed without any prior research that the CF hood would be."

I have a carbon Fiber TII style hood (not pictured). It is so much lighter that I have to essentially slam the good down for the stock hood latch (designed for the lightest Aluminum hood made for an RX7) to catch.
Old Feb 28, 2012 | 09:07 AM
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Aren't the aluminum N/A hoods a bit lighter than carbon fiber?
I'm pretty sure a alloy hood skin (no structure) is lighter then those "CF" hoods. I wrote "CF" because those hoods have a FRP structure with wet lay CF skin. Those are only for looks, and not properly build upgrades. They will be lighter then steel hoods, but then again; my mom riding a whale will be lighter than the steel hood...

Riz.
Old Feb 28, 2012 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Tofuman FC3S
my mom riding a whale will be lighter than the steel hood...

Riz.
wow.... just wow........
Old Feb 28, 2012 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Tofuman FC3S
I'm pretty sure a alloy hood skin (no structure) is lighter then those "CF" hoods. I wrote "CF" because those hoods have a FRP structure with wet lay CF skin. Those are only for looks, and not properly build upgrades. They will be lighter then steel hoods, but then again; my mom riding a whale will be lighter than the steel hood...

Riz.
lol EPIC!
Old Feb 28, 2012 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Tofuman FC3S
I'm pretty sure a alloy hood skin (no structure) is lighter then those "CF" hoods. I wrote "CF" because those hoods have a FRP structure with wet lay CF skin. Those are only for looks, and not properly build upgrades. They will be lighter then steel hoods, but then again; my mom riding a whale will be lighter than the steel hood...

Riz.
Aside from perhaps your disturbing comment about your Mom riding a whale (certainly trumps any Tijuana stories), you couldn't be more wrong.

As I commented in the post above yours, I have to essentially slam my CF hood for the stock latch to grab because it's so much lighter than my original stock Vert Aluminum hood.



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