CARBON HOOD HATER'S!
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RE: CARBON HOOD HATER'S!
ORIGINAL: Marty
I am going to get one, along with a cf hatch lid. To me it offers a couple things. One is of course looks and yes the other is weight. It's not so much how much weight a single part takes off your car it is a combo of many parts that help with it.
cf hood -20lbs
dont seem like much but watch this
cf hood - 20lbs
cf deck/hatch lid - 20lbs
a/c removed - 25lbs
p/s removed - 20lbs
passenger airbag removed(cf tray in it's place) - 20lbs
hatch/trunk carpet/sound deadining removed - 10lbs
spare tire/jack removed = 15 to 20lbs
That is around 130 to 140lbs not to mention lighter weight rims would take about 50 more pounds off so that knocks around 200lbs off your weight. It all does matter and it all does help. I also did not bring up aftermarket exhaust which are lighter, a short ram is lighter than the factory airbox, I could keep going.
I am going to get one, along with a cf hatch lid. To me it offers a couple things. One is of course looks and yes the other is weight. It's not so much how much weight a single part takes off your car it is a combo of many parts that help with it.
cf hood -20lbs
dont seem like much but watch this
cf hood - 20lbs
cf deck/hatch lid - 20lbs
a/c removed - 25lbs
p/s removed - 20lbs
passenger airbag removed(cf tray in it's place) - 20lbs
hatch/trunk carpet/sound deadining removed - 10lbs
spare tire/jack removed = 15 to 20lbs
That is around 130 to 140lbs not to mention lighter weight rims would take about 50 more pounds off so that knocks around 200lbs off your weight. It all does matter and it all does help. I also did not bring up aftermarket exhaust which are lighter, a short ram is lighter than the factory airbox, I could keep going.
hehe everything thats done to mine, also cf hoods are a good heat releasing agent. All cf hoods are different, the better the quality and lighter they are the more money it'll cost you. Mine is super light , might not be the best quality but Id rather give my engine away than rock an oem heavy *** hood.