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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 04:53 PM
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well, I decided that I didn't really wanna look at my C/F hood anymore. it kinda bored me so I took it off and put my stock one back on. IMO, I really like it like this. The car seems to flow WAAAY better. I'm gonna miss my Mugen hood pins though lol!




^^I kinda like the B18C showing haha




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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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agreed.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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solid
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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both nice i reckon. i have nothing against carbon or oem hood.

imo ..its just u havnt seen ur car wth oem hood for awhile, or u feel bored wth the carbon hood.

i always swap mine around, just after the swap, u'll find one is better than the other, and after awhile..u'll kinda miss the other tats not in use.

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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 05:05 PM
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Flows way beeter IMO.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spoonGD1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">both nice i reckon. i have nothing against carbon or oem hood.

imo ..its just u havnt seen ur car wth oem hood for awhile, or u feel bored wth the carbon hood.

i always swap mine around, just after the swap, u'll find one is better than the other, and after awhile..u'll kinda miss the other tats not in use.

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yeah, thats pretty true. I might get tired of this look after a couple months and i'll probably switch back lol
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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oem hood! hoodless
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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Both of them loook nice
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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looks WAY better
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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The c/f hood was a really good company too (Seibon) but I just didn't feel like looking at it anymore lol.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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I personally never liked the look of cf.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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paint that stinkin cf
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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looks really good
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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your engine misses a good cleaning....***** weak
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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looks better
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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paint the cf hood it still gonna be lighter but retain stock look nd cleaniliness
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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OEM&gt; CF FTW
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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I have a CF hood but then painted it to match my car and now love the hood even more. Weight reduction + Smooth flow FTW
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JasperDA9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">your engine misses a good cleaning....***** weak </TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah I know, it saddens me every time I look in the engine bay . I still think the OEM hood would look better than a painted C/F hood.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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FTW
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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oem is clean bro
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by greenjdmciv &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oem is clean bro</TD></TR></TABLE>
yep, i'm starting to see that now haha
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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why dont u just paint the cf hood atleast it'll be lighter than the oem and then sell the oem and make some bucks
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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Nice, but i'd still rock the cf.
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