i just put mine on yesterday. not a hige weight difference but enough. i got it mostly for show. i got into a fender bender and bent the hood so i needed a new one. lol.

what i really cant wait for is my vis hatch to go on with the tfal....its at the shop now should be alllllllll ready by friday morning

joe

 

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what about the CF trunk lid? would that save you as much or more than the CF hood would?

anyone know the total savings with a cf hood and cf trunk installed?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Wouldn't save you much. The hatch on the teg is only like 10% metal. The real weight is the glass. You'd have to get one of those alternative rear windscreens to see a weight savings.

 

[QUOTE=PLAGUEDDB7]I have a No Fat Chicks sign on the side of my car...thats rule 1.[QUOTE]

i hope the next cop that pulls you over doesn't have a fat wife.

 

i've thought about a lexan rear window, tinted to match the rest of the car. i got a price of about $275 shipped for the lexan, scratch-resistant. any idea how much weight this would save? $275 ain't bad, but if it's 20lbs lighter like a carbon hood, i'll save and get lightweight seats.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95lstegman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> as for stripping your car, i don't know if that thread about chassis weights is right, but if it is, my car is 275lbs lighter than stock and still has a/c and full front interior and an engine, too! and sunroof. i don't think that thread is right, 120lbs of weight reduction sounds right.</TD></TR></TABLE>

either that chassis weight thread is wrong, or the scale I weighed my car on a couple weeks ago was wrong. Cause I weighed in at about 2500 with everything but spare and jack.

 

good then my guess about being 120lbs lighter than stock wasn't far off. i guess i'm about 140 lighter then.

 

im so sick off people saying cf hoods, or any weight reduction, doesnt make a difference....My car is gutted to the max (whichis closer to 15o, not 100), putting down 163 whp and I **** on alot of people that i shouldnt be pissing on. why ? simple: weight reduction. someons posted, stripping 100 lbs off of your car is equivilant of adding close to 15hp at the wheels.

Free hp ? I'll take it. F*ck the interior.

 

actually the whole purpose of a carbon fiber hood is to take weight of the front of the car to reduce understeering in autoxing, i cant member where i read it but thats what it said i have a cf hood on my teg with a jdm front end and get this is was 100 dollars cheaper to get the vis cf hood versus the oem one. plus my car is balck so it looks nice.

 

[QUOTE=Ethereal][QUOTE=PLAGUEDDB7]I have a No Fat Chicks sign on the side of my car...thats rule 1.<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

i hope the next cop that pulls you over doesn't have a fat wife. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Hahahhaa

(I hope he does)

 

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what about the CF trunk lid? would that save you as much or more than the CF hood would?

anyone know the total savings with a cf hood and cf trunk installed?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'll show you my teg's fine ***. 10 lbs versus 41 lbs (stock hatch without glass) wow...THAT was a HARD decision

Carbon Fiber hood & hatch...I'm a real OG haha

 

Yes, this is why I have no backseat in my DA, 1)I can only give one person a ride. 2)My car isn;t weighed down by my buddies.

 

you'd save more weight taking out the sunroof!

 

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I'll show you my teg's fine ***. 10 lbs versus 41 lbs (stock hatch without glass) wow...THAT was a HARD decision

Carbon Fiber hood & hatch...I'm a real OG haha

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does the rear hatch seriously weigh 41 lbs? are you wieghing it with the spoiler on?


Modified by BolivianDc2 at 7:17 PM 5/5/2005

 

hey man im trying like hell to find an anwser to my question: how long should i let the adhesive sit before i can drive the car? it was done by professional guys, they just left too quick for me to get an anwser. thanks for any help.

joe

 

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does the rear hatch seriously weigh 41 lbs? are you wieghing it with the spoiler on?


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Yes, thats what I shop told me because I asked them to weigh it without the glass when they took the glass off the stock hatch.

could be plus or minus 1-2 lbs for margin of error

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Freshazzburu &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That's exactly why I didn't get a CF hood!!! I had nightmares after I heard that story!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

i got in a t-bone accident a few months back... my front bumber was gone (busted really bad) and my cf hood only had a few scratches. also the fram in the front bent. i thinik cf is actually pretty strong.

 

I bought mine for the bling . If you want weight reduction, buy a lightweight battery instead. You'll save more money and save more pounds

 

your CF hatch looks really nice LykewoaDC4 how much did it cost you to have the glass transferred over to it?

 

when is function-7 supposed to come out with the front LCAs? I would be interested

 

CF hood do make difference.
yea yea i know is mainly for show, and it will save some lbs as well.. but it will also help to transfer the weight from top to bottom end, thus it will increase the handling of the car too.

 

save weight, look good, no fear of denting, extra hp. Dude i'm all down for that. If i could I would get the hood and the hatch. That hatch is super pimp. You save weight, look good, and it's a quick fix to shaving emblems

 

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I'll show you my teg's fine ***. 10 lbs versus 41 lbs (stock hatch without glass) wow...THAT was a HARD decision

Carbon Fiber hood & hatch...I'm a real OG haha

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good ol' DA love in the backround..

 

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where? the car behind the red one is a DC4...

 

i was just going to point that out. no DA there . . .

anyways, okay, let's everybody hound Function 7 (www.Function-7.com) to complete their DC aluminum lower control arms!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dFreezy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">your CF hatch looks really nice LykewoaDC4 how much did it cost you to have the glass transferred over to it?</TD></TR></TABLE>