Holy ****!!! How much does that bad boy weigh? I was working on my engine today and I was just sitting there holding it up for a while then I started playing with it and I come to the conclusion that its heavy as ***** and I was wondering how light carbon hoods are for our cars. I would want it to be the same color as my car though, you can paint those things right?

I mean I was messing around with my bro's s2k and his hood weighs nothing compared to mine, I know its smaller but still the difference is enormous.

 

if you really want try and save weight then get a fiberglass hood lighter and cheaper

 

i think the stock hood weighs in at around 30 lbs and my carbon fiber is somewhere in the ballpark of 8lbs? thats all hearsay i never actually weighed either of them

 

stock =37.2 pounds off my 05 lx silver. bought a carbon hood oem style and now that is about 6.4 pounds and in my veiw looks alot better. i was worryed at first that the carbon wouldent go well but it does in my mind.

 

i want the same color as my car i just want it to be a lighter material. how much do our mirrors weigh anyone know by any chance?

 

i thought carbon's were in the 12 lb rangee.... im gunna have to do some searching.

During my search i found this, I cant link picture but check it out.

Ep3 carbon fiber doors

http://www.visracing.com/catal...8fed3

i also found most carbon hoods range from 8ish lbs for OEM style's to 12lbs for the ugly Evo styles.

 

either way a c/f hood is gonna be way lighter than stock

 

from what i understand you cant paint carbon fiber so if you want the same color as the rest of ur car go fiberglass.

 

very nice. it probably plays a big factor that you're taking the weight right off of the drive wheels too. people say that you can't possibly notice, but i think gas mileage might increase. maybe turn-in feel.

 

you wanna try something new? or at least i think so...go to a shop where they sell clear plastic and mold your hood shape. then take that off and color it try that haha

 

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Only problem with that, is that your hood would be extremely flexible and extremely brittle. So, paint would crack, and then the plastic itself, would crack.

Stick with fiberglass, carbon fiber, or Kevlar hoods.

 

i got an 04 ex sedan which cf hood fits my car

 

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Any 04-05 Sedan/Coupe hood.

 

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http://www.visracing.com/catal...8fed3

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Check this bad boy from the UK... CF doors, bonnet etc, and he's recently added trunk and wings... Doing things a little differently from the JDM norm, and i think it's got a great modern edgy look to it. I think he may even be going for a Cf bumper but i havn't spoken to him in a while.
He's lost a LOT of weight from stock, and it's stripped out. Props to the guy IMO. Although not to everyone's tastes, it looks awesome when polished up, and it bloody quick!

 

Could you imagine getting into an accident though with carbon doors?

 

yups i want to see that too. well thats one look i have never seen b4 its a nice look though

 

imagine the HKS CF Evo that crashed a while back. it wasnt pretty

 

buy my hood.

 

that ep3 is what i would consider a "modern" style tuner car. its fits with the times.

 

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you have no idea what your talking about

 

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you have no idea what your talking about
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This thread is over a year old. Why did you bump it? Just to post negative criticism?

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I doubt he cares.

 

ayy ****, I didn't notice the date, I found it searching and then didn't want the wrong info going around.

 

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It happens. Just try to remember that date next time.

 

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ya on tsukuba circuit. it didnt look pretty after he locked the brakes and smashed the wall hahaaa

 

j/w btw..

if you paint a cf hood, wouldnt there be alot of added wait from the paint and primer itself? therefore kind of defeating the purpose of having in the first place for weight savings.