What would you like to see made out of carbon fiber?
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From: Leesport, PA
What would you like to see made out of carbon fiber?
What would you like to see made in carbon fiber for your cars that isn't made already? Particularly pieces that will increase the cars performance. A few ideas that I have that I would like to see made are carbon fiber charge pipes for turbo people which also doubles as a CAI for the all motor people, carbon fiber strut tower bar, and a funcional carbon fiber front lip that actually created downforce. If there is anything else you would like to see made also please post it up.
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From: Yankee in Wilmington, NC
Re: What would you like to see made out of carbon fiber? (Ktech)
carbon fiber strut tower bars are already made...check out cusco... 
carbon fiber is just getting really annoying with everyone getting every little piece done up that way...
i want a carbonfiber windshield, that way rocks cant break it...
carbon fiber is just getting really annoying with everyone getting every little piece done up that way...
i want a carbonfiber windshield, that way rocks cant break it...
Skoobie no more...
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Re: (ENeRg3Tic)
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but no hatch's
but no hatch's
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From: 1 Cam Wonder, USA
Re: (DEVIOUS_EF*)
Not to many things can be done that arent already, just improve someone elses design
They dont all have to be performance wise, make **** like a C/F dash
-Steering Wheel
-High Clearance Hoods for B/H series swaps
-C/F Fenders THAT ******* FIT GOOD!
They dont all have to be performance wise, make **** like a C/F dash
-Steering Wheel
-High Clearance Hoods for B/H series swaps
-C/F Fenders THAT ******* FIT GOOD!
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Re: What would you like to see made out of carbon fiber? (W O T)
how about one of those air ducts like the J's racing one for the DC integras.
i can only see this happening for crx people with either the 90-91 bumper or jdm front.
also, the charge pipe idea would be hardly feasible. since most people will have totally different manifold,turbo, intercooler cominations. and them doubling as cold air intakes would not happen since charge pipes are very different in diameter as a cold air intake would be.
i can only see this happening for crx people with either the 90-91 bumper or jdm front.
also, the charge pipe idea would be hardly feasible. since most people will have totally different manifold,turbo, intercooler cominations. and them doubling as cold air intakes would not happen since charge pipes are very different in diameter as a cold air intake would be.
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Re: What would you like to see made out of carbon fiber? (Arthur)
how light do you want the rear, it already is pretty light.
might as well lighten the front to make the weight front to rear ratio more even.
just a thought.
might as well lighten the front to make the weight front to rear ratio more even.
just a thought.
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Re: What would you like to see made out of carbon fiber? (Fobtions)
An entire 88-91 crx body made of carbon fiber.. No I dont care if its carbon fiber or what it looks like.. Just that its lite..
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Re: What would you like to see made out of carbon fiber? (Arthur)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Arthur »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Remove weight from the rear of the car not the front goddamned it, youre FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. less weight on the front = bad</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Fobtions »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how light do you want the rear, it already is pretty light.
might as well lighten the front to make the weight front to rear ratio more even.
just a thought.</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Fobtions »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how light do you want the rear, it already is pretty light.
might as well lighten the front to make the weight front to rear ratio more even.
just a thought.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: What would you like to see made out of carbon fiber? (Arthur)
I would like to see toilet paper made from carbon fiber.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Arthur »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Remove weight from the rear of the car not the front goddamned it, youre FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. less weight on the front = bad</TD></TR></TABLE>
Less weight on the entire car, regardless of which end = good.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Fobtions »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how light do you want the rear, it already is pretty light.
might as well lighten the front to make the weight front to rear ratio more even.
just a thought.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Remove weight from the whole damn car; any weight reduction is good. An ideal weight distribution is overrated for production cars and can be compensated for by cornerweighting.
How often do you sit stationery on the race track, marveling at your perfect weight distribution? That's right, you don't. You turn and shift weight to one side. You accelerate and shift weight to the rear. You brake and shift weight to the front.
Modified by Targa250R at 12:08 PM 7/2/2004
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Arthur »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Remove weight from the rear of the car not the front goddamned it, youre FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. less weight on the front = bad</TD></TR></TABLE>
Less weight on the entire car, regardless of which end = good.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Fobtions »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how light do you want the rear, it already is pretty light.
might as well lighten the front to make the weight front to rear ratio more even.
just a thought.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Remove weight from the whole damn car; any weight reduction is good. An ideal weight distribution is overrated for production cars and can be compensated for by cornerweighting.
How often do you sit stationery on the race track, marveling at your perfect weight distribution? That's right, you don't. You turn and shift weight to one side. You accelerate and shift weight to the rear. You brake and shift weight to the front.
Modified by Targa250R at 12:08 PM 7/2/2004
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Re: What would you like to see made out of carbon fiber? (Arthur)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Arthur »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Remove weight from the rear of the car not the front goddamned it, youre FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. less weight on the front = bad</TD></TR></TABLE>
weight over the drive wheels does NOT = traction + speed
it may help you stick a fraction better, but you'll pay for it in et's
instead lighten her up, get sticky rubber and an LSD. oh, learning to drive can always help too
---gabriel
weight over the drive wheels does NOT = traction + speed
it may help you stick a fraction better, but you'll pay for it in et's
instead lighten her up, get sticky rubber and an LSD. oh, learning to drive can always help too
---gabriel
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From: bluefield, va, usa
Re: What would you like to see made out of carbon fiber? (gac_gonejeepin)
oh, btw...i want to see a carbon fiber center console and rear hatch for the ef hatches. maybe door panels.
that's why i'm going to make my own (well, not the hatch)
---gabriel
that's why i'm going to make my own
(well, not the hatch)---gabriel
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Re: What would you like to see made out of carbon fiber? (gac_gonejeepin)
taking weight out of the car anywhere is good but ideally for dragracing you would like to take out the most weight that is the farthest behind the front drive wheels. Taking out the weight that is farthest from the drive wheels and highest in the air will lower the center of gravity(cg) and bring the pivot axis forward. Lowering the CG and bringing the pivot axis forward will reduce weight transfer. The rearward transfer of weight is the number 1 enemy of the front wheel drive car. There is NOTHING you can do to completely stop it but you can reduce its effect by increasing your wheelbase(wheelie bars) or taking as much weight out of the rear as possible.
Now this doesnt apply very well to street cars but with FWD race cars you will see weights in the front of the car hanging out in front of the wheels as far as possible. This is the ideal place to put weight for traction but it still is weight. The weight is there because they are to light and have to put the weight back in for the class they are running. So they put it in front of the wheels to effectively bring the pivot axis forward even more.
Now this doesnt apply very well to street cars but with FWD race cars you will see weights in the front of the car hanging out in front of the wheels as far as possible. This is the ideal place to put weight for traction but it still is weight. The weight is there because they are to light and have to put the weight back in for the class they are running. So they put it in front of the wheels to effectively bring the pivot axis forward even more.
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yeah we all answer these threads and not a whole lot has been made
yeah we all answer these threads and not a whole lot has been made
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but no hatch's </TD></TR></TABLE>
hahaha.
but no hatch's
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by deftones0817 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how about bumper supports brackets? Look what parts rust up and make them in carbon fiber
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Never thought about that before....DAMN YOU BEAT ME TO IT!!!!!!!!
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Never thought about that before....DAMN YOU BEAT ME TO IT!!!!!!!!