Signal Auto Carbon Fiber UIM Cover (Pic Inside)
 

I'm not into "rice" mods, but this is one trick piece, and IMO looks better than any polish job! Anyone know a U.S. Signal distributor or where to get this stateside?

http://www.importtuner.com/features/0401it_rx710_z.jpg

OH MY GOD!! that cover is so bad ass, I want one now.

Looks like it's the factory UIM with a CF cover, since the bolts and the hardware underneath are still shiny ! :D

I don't think it is a official "Signal" product.

I'm friends w/ the owner of that car. He had his car serviced by the guys at Signal Auto. The owner purchased that piece from FEED. The Signal sticker may be on there for "decorational" purposes.

Lil Sis says it's only for decorashunz, that's all it is... :)

Click Me :D

That's what I meant, it's the factory UIM, with a fancy piece of "plastic" / CF on top to make it look cool, but it's unlikely that you could make one (replacement) by hand as precise as to be able to mount the secondary butterfly valves on there, not to mention the nipples for the BOV, and Boost gauge .... It'd be tough.....
so it's purely decoration... and any fibre shop should be able to make one (cover) fairly easily, since they have the mold allready with the UIM...

:bubrub: :rlaugh:

what issue of import tunner is that damn i want that, well here in charlotte we dont have many people who do carbon fiber so does anyone know were i can order.

that whould make a great group buy.

i saw that in import tuner not that long ago and was wondering if anyone knew where you coudl get one. With our luck that thing is prolly like $1000.
-stephen

That looks cool. But there is no point. But it looks really cool. :D

It actually doesn't look as cool in person.
Like it was tacked on there for the bling factor.

I think it looks nice! I want one :)

It was in the Feb 04 issues of Import Tunner

That's because it was tacked on there for the bling factor.

After all one has enough people in this thread wanting to get it, which should indicate atleast some market for pointless cosmetic performance fallacies (as if we didn't already know it existed).

I can import those from Japan. You are looking at $250 each. Shipping within the US should be around $15-20.

Email me at rotaryextreme@aol.com if you would like to purchase one. Thank you.

Chuck Huang

Any chance at putting together a group buy Chuck? :D

If anything this would actually hurt performance. Couldn't it hold in extra heat and not allow the intake to cool properly. It may not make much difference, but it definitely wont HELP.

There is no advantage to this. Even from a heat rejection standpoint. Anyone who buys it might as well spend 250$ on fog lights and muffler tips.

If you want the real deal, you make your own custom surge tank from carbon fibre and aluminum.

At my old shop, I helped make a CF cover for the engine bay of a Shelby Series 1. Obviously its just for looks and the bling factor.


I have been thinking about making one for my FD but have kept wondering about the heat issue. It looked amazing on the Series 1.


Here is a pic of a Shelby Series 1 engine bay, We made the black piece that covers the intake manifold out of CF.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/images/r...lby_engine.jpg


We first scanned the engine bay into CAD and then milled a tool out of clay. Then layed CF on the tool and out it came. I wish I had some pics. The same could be done for the FD but it costs a lot of money for the scanning, CAD work and to use the mill for the parts.


Here is a pic of a Series 1 if you have never seen one. It is an amazing car. The owner used his just for track purposes. Pulls over a 1.01g in the corners and has over 500hp with the supercharger. It sounded like a monster.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/images/r...helby_lead.jpg

That's made by feed .Its a bitch to put on because it slips on over the uim.The Signal sign is just a decal.

i agree it looks nice, but a polished uim looks even better.

sweet piece regardless of who made it and how it's affixed on there

HAHAHAHA, nice reference. WOOO-WOOO!

The price probably isn't going to be a lot cheaper even with group buy. The price on that piece is 19,800 Yen and with the current crapy exchange rate, it's already about $200 without shipping. Plus shipping from Japan to here, I probably make like $20 on each piece. So pretty much the saving you get is only on shipping when I get a bunch of them shipped here at the same time. So you are looking at $20 bucks saving at most if we get 10 buyers on it. I am not really offering to import it to make big money. People are interested so I thought I could help.

If other shops can import them cheaper, they are more than welcome to do so.

Chuck Huang

That's the first thing I thought of as well. It's a nice little blanket to keep your upper intake manifold toasty on those chilly 100 degree days. That's not a "just for looks" item, that would actually be detrimental to the car. Some people need to be taken out back with, hrmm what was the name of the pa hillbilly from Lexx that got stuck on the ship? Anyone seen Deliverance?


Kevin T. Wyum