Cutting hood reinforcement for weight reduction?
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Re: Cutting hood reinforcement for weight reduction? (greebler)
spoon car right?
yeah i think its ok for racing only...not for daily driven...too weak
just get a cf hood if you want weight reduction...even they (the good ones) have a nice skeleton
yeah i think its ok for racing only...not for daily driven...too weak
just get a cf hood if you want weight reduction...even they (the good ones) have a nice skeleton
Re: Cutting hood reinforcement for weight reduction? (greebler)
I think on a street driven car, there are better and easier places to loose 2lbs of weight.
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Re: Cutting hood reinforcement for weight reduction? (tonyXcom)
I think on a street driven car, there are better and easier places to loose 2lbs of weight.
Re: Cutting hood reinforcement for weight reduction? (The Bravest)
Contrary to popular belief, the weight of the average bowel movement rarely exceeds 1lb.
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Re: Cutting hood reinforcement for weight reduction? (wilsel)
Those reinforcements weigh alot. A stock EG hood is like 30 lbs, and a sheet of steel is not the majority of that weight. Therefore, most of the weight is in the reinforcements. This is what most of the speed world challenge cars do, because they cant run carbon fiber body panels. They say that at speed, the hood will flap and hit the valve cover, and get dented. Function over fashion.
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Re: Cutting hood reinforcement for weight reduction? (tonyXcom)
Contrary to popular belief, the weight of the average bowel movement rarely exceeds 1lb.
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Re: Cutting hood reinforcement for weight reduction? (WhiteEJOne)
Contrary to popular belief, the weight of the average bowel movement rarely exceeds 1lb.
Yeah I've weighed myself before and after a few times and there is hardly a noticable difference.
Yeah I've weighed myself before and after a few times and there is hardly a noticable difference.
ooh off topic..
yeah the slicing and dicing will not be too nice on a daily driver... very flappy hood = funked up valvecover plus there is not that much weight to be saved, I mean, what 10 pounds? whoopdeedoo....
Now, if that makes the hood less strong, and you get it dented and then your insurance company pays for a new hood and gives you the $700, then you can go and buy a $400 cf hood plus a lightweight battery and a day at a track driving school... go for it
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Re: Cutting hood reinforcement for weight reduction? (owen_the_soyboy)
what 10 pounds? whoopdeedoo....
Now, if that makes the hood less strong, and you get it dented and then your insurance company pays for a new hood and gives you the $700, then you can go and buy a $400 cf hood plus a lightweight battery and a day at a track driving school... go for it
Now, if that makes the hood less strong, and you get it dented and then your insurance company pays for a new hood and gives you the $700, then you can go and buy a $400 cf hood plus a lightweight battery and a day at a track driving school... go for it
10 pounds, AWWLLright!
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Re: Cutting hood reinforcement for weight reduction? (owen_the_soyboy)
Now, if that makes the hood less strong, and you get it dented and then your insurance company pays for a new hood and gives you the $700, then you can go and buy a $400 cf hood plus a lightweight battery and a day at a track driving school... go for it
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Re: Cutting hood reinforcement for weight reduction? (tonyXcom)
Contrary to popular belief, the weight of the average bowel movement rarely exceeds 1lb.
