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GSS138 · 07-27-2015, 06:20 PM

This ,may seem trivial, but a friggin real windshield cowel would be nice-and it would be the only one on the market. Our cowel is the most unsound piece of aero on the car. I have done the "string test" on the thing and it is a catastrophe. I tested with and without the OEM cowel and they are both terrible. Huge market on this one as no one has produced it at all, completely overlooked piece of aero.

A bolt in harness bar and/or 4 point system would be great. There was one company in LA that made one a few years back and then disappeared. There is a huge demand for this product right now. not a lot of guys are going to go 1500+ dollars on a welded system but could really benefit from a solid safety upgrade in the 600-800 range. It could easily be one of the "first upgrades you should do" right after brakes. It's a very real safety upgrade that every track go-er should have. But a lot of guys will not do safety upgrades because it is cost prohibitive. An affordable and effective safety upgrade would have a huge market on this car. Right now the only option is to hire someone to weld you a 4 point roll bar/cross and harness for ~1500-2200.

The lightweight hood is wishful thinking. You are not going to get a lighter than OEM hood wo $$$$$$. I do know that as of today though, someone has finished the 3D printing of a proper cooling hood vent for the 370. We have an all aluminum hood with a "skeleton" it's very tough to produce anything lighter that won't fall apart unless you want to spend some dough. if you simply pin your hood and remove all of the existing hardware, that's about as light as you can get.

07-27-2015, 06:20 PM	#32 (permalink)
GSS138 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 769 Drives: '12 370Z 6M Sport Rep Power: 13	This ,may seem trivial, but a friggin real windshield cowel would be nice-and it would be the only one on the market. Our cowel is the most unsound piece of aero on the car. I have done the "string test" on the thing and it is a catastrophe. I tested with and without the OEM cowel and they are both terrible. Huge market on this one as no one has produced it at all, completely overlooked piece of aero. A bolt in harness bar and/or 4 point system would be great. There was one company in LA that made one a few years back and then disappeared. There is a huge demand for this product right now. not a lot of guys are going to go 1500+ dollars on a welded system but could really benefit from a solid safety upgrade in the 600-800 range. It could easily be one of the "first upgrades you should do" right after brakes. It's a very real safety upgrade that every track go-er should have. But a lot of guys will not do safety upgrades because it is cost prohibitive. An affordable and effective safety upgrade would have a huge market on this car. Right now the only option is to hire someone to weld you a 4 point roll bar/cross and harness for ~1500-2200. The lightweight hood is wishful thinking. You are not going to get a lighter than OEM hood wo $$$$$$. I do know that as of today though, someone has finished the 3D printing of a proper cooling hood vent for the 370. We have an all aluminum hood with a "skeleton" it's very tough to produce anything lighter that won't fall apart unless you want to spend some dough. if you simply pin your hood and remove all of the existing hardware, that's about as light as you can get. __________________ Current Mods: Vorpal Weapon +5. Last edited by GSS138; 07-27-2015 at 08:44 PM.