Carbon Fiber Hood

KaienZ34 · 05-13-2013, 12:10 PM

What about modding the stock hood, with some cutouts/inserts?

KaienZ34 · 05-13-2013, 12:46 PM

Same car and same stock hood in both pics, Doc had it done with six inserts then down to four later on.

KaienZ34 · 05-13-2013, 12:55 PM

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Footloose301 · 05-13-2013, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SgtGoldy

I was totally under the impression CF hoods like from seibon would be lighter. I was planning on going with one for both looks & weight reduction. Not anymore

Same here. My hood feels a lot heavier than 16lbs.....

SgtGoldy · 05-27-2013, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

No, because they use a base material and then wrap CF around it adding weight.
I like the Seibon hood, probably ordering one this year for the vents (Seibon TS style), to help regulate heat better. I agree with chuck that if you get it I would suggest getting it cleared again to protect it. My choice is I am painting the whole thing graphite to match my car.

So I gotta bump this thread for a bit of an update. I purchased a Carbon fiber hood for my car and it was lighter than OEM. Much lighter actually, I could carry it without breaking a sweat. Not saying your a dirty a** f***ing liar Dreamer (*cough* yes you are) but in my instance it was super light.

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Nuccigucci · 05-28-2013, 01:27 AM

IMHO i think carbon fiber hoods are a waste of money besides this guy^ they dont shave any weight off at all they actually add weight, when it gets hot out they warp and when you open the hood, when you go to close it it closes like crap or youll have trouble actually getting it to close i know from when i had one on my eclipse it was horrible worst thing i could have ever done and my friend with his twin turbo 350 same thing and his is yellow and nasty looking he totally regrets buying it. again this is my opinion id rather keep the stock hood its much lighter and keeps the z looking clean

SgtGoldy · 05-28-2013, 02:17 AM

Im glad it's painted to avoid the whole yellowing thing. Warping is another story, any advice on how to keep it from doing that? I've never heard of anyone having that problem, but it seems totally plausible and likely.

Presto · 05-28-2013, 03:19 AM

how is the fitment of that CF hood? is it seibon? usually they have huge gaps all around.

DEpointfive0 · 05-28-2013, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by SgtGoldy

So I gotta bump this thread for a bit of an update. I purchased a Carbon fiber hood for my car and it was lighter than OEM. Much lighter actually, I could carry it without breaking a sweat. Not saying your a dirty a** f***ing liar Dreamer (*cough* yes you are) but in my instance it was super light.

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You're both right, on the 370Z, the OEM good weighs less than CF hoods, unless they're dry CF.
I bet the hood on the G37 is steel, like the driveshaft, and ours is CF

qickdraw · 05-28-2013, 03:34 AM

If its not the weight saving you're going for specifically, then what about fibreglass? Don't most of the companies doing the CF ones also do FG ones in a similar design?

SgtGoldy · 05-28-2013, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Presto

how is the fitment of that CF hood? is it seibon? usually they have huge gaps all around.

VIS. Small gap on the front and thats it (which you can see in the picture). Fits almost OEM.

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Wonka2581 · 05-28-2013, 05:16 AM

Oh and who said dry carbon was $6,000? I found this...

SEIBON Dry Carbon Hood NISSAN 370Z 2009 - 2013 HD0910NS370-OE-DRY

theDreamer · 05-28-2013, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by SgtGoldy

VIS. Small gap on the front and thats it (which you can see in the picture). Fits almost OEM.

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VIS is interesting, I know they used the same or similar process as Seibon because it is fairly cheap but not sure how they cut weight where Seibon weights more.
Now this is coming from users reporting how much X hood weights so need to find a hanging scale and get a few of the Seibon hoods & an OEM hood in Houston and weight them.

litespeed · 08-12-2013, 07:22 PM

I checked out the link to the Seibon dry carbon hood. Its doesn't even say how much it weighs. (Unless I am missing something). I am guessing that at low of a price, that they are not using a very strong resin system.
Just because it it dry carbon, doesn't mean it is a strong epoxy pre-preg.
I'm not on here hating on carbon fiber hoods at all, I am just saying compared to a stock 370z hood, you might not get the weight savings you are expecting. The G37 might have a heavier steel hood.

CarbonSignal · 08-13-2013, 12:33 AM

As someone said Inifniti stock hoods are way heavier then the 370z stock one so some cars will see a difference in weight. When we did few 370z hoods the weight was almost close or less then normal Seibon/VIS hoods. These are not carbon hoods in all together two few layers of carbon and rest is fiber which makes these heavier then dry carbon. And if you get these painted they are on par with stock hood eight wise in inifiniti and heavier then stock Z

If main aim is cooling(looks) then its good else not much weight saving there

05-13-2013, 12:10 PM	#31 (permalink)
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KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 178	Same car and same stock hood in both pics, Doc had it done with six inserts then down to four later on. litespeed and tatooandy67 like this. __________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html

05-13-2013, 12:55 PM	#33 (permalink)
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Wonka2581 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 3,083 Drives: MY WIFE CRAZY.... Rep Power: 2612	Oh and who said dry carbon was $6,000? I found this... SEIBON Dry Carbon Hood NISSAN 370Z 2009 - 2013 HD0910NS370-OE-DRY __________________ "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat""Winston Churchill"

05-28-2013, 01:27 AM	#36 (permalink)
Nuccigucci Base Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: East patchogue Posts: 45 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 13	IMHO i think carbon fiber hoods are a waste of money besides this guy^ they dont shave any weight off at all they actually add weight, when it gets hot out they warp and when you open the hood, when you go to close it it closes like crap or youll have trouble actually getting it to close i know from when i had one on my eclipse it was horrible worst thing i could have ever done and my friend with his twin turbo 350 same thing and his is yellow and nasty looking he totally regrets buying it. again this is my opinion id rather keep the stock hood its much lighter and keeps the z looking clean

05-28-2013, 03:19 AM	#38 (permalink)
Presto Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Home Posts: 123 Drives: Car Rep Power: 15	how is the fitment of that CF hood? is it seibon? usually they have huge gaps all around.

05-28-2013, 03:34 AM	#40 (permalink)
qickdraw Base Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: australia Posts: 76 Drives: '12 370z Rep Power: 13	If its not the weight saving you're going for specifically, then what about fibreglass? Don't most of the companies doing the CF ones also do FG ones in a similar design?

08-12-2013, 07:22 PM	#44 (permalink)
litespeed Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: los angeles Posts: 57 Drives: 09 370z nismo Rep Power: 15	I checked out the link to the Seibon dry carbon hood. Its doesn't even say how much it weighs. (Unless I am missing something). I am guessing that at low of a price, that they are not using a very strong resin system. Just because it it dry carbon, doesn't mean it is a strong epoxy pre-preg. I'm not on here hating on carbon fiber hoods at all, I am just saying compared to a stock 370z hood, you might not get the weight savings you are expecting. The G37 might have a heavier steel hood.

08-13-2013, 12:33 AM	#45 (permalink)
CarbonSignal A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Dubai/California Posts: 2,092 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 20	As someone said Inifniti stock hoods are way heavier then the 370z stock one so some cars will see a difference in weight. When we did few 370z hoods the weight was almost close or less then normal Seibon/VIS hoods. These are not carbon hoods in all together two few layers of carbon and rest is fiber which makes these heavier then dry carbon. And if you get these painted they are on par with stock hood eight wise in inifiniti and heavier then stock Z If main aim is cooling(looks) then its good else not much weight saving there litespeed likes this. __________________ CS 2018 Summer Nismo NEW GB............MOONBEAM Forum OFFER.....................09-14 CS Nismolipkit Forum OFFER Facebook.... Instagram ....Website

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