I would love to put a CF vented hood on my Z but I need proof that the hood is lighter then the stock one.
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08-06-2012, 11:16 AM | #16 (permalink) |
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I would love to put a CF vented hood on my Z but I need proof that the hood is lighter then the stock one.
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Also I'm almost certain a pure CF hood is lighter than the stock hood. Otherwise, why do all RC's use CF? The CF/FG hybrid is probably NOT lighter than the original hood. Same with CF/Kevlar hybrid. But pure CF should be, substantially so.
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08-06-2012, 03:27 PM | #19 (permalink) |
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my statement is for hoods such as Seibon, VIS etc for their wet hoods...... which most people in the forums would buy and not pay 2-4 times more for a dry hood......., pretty much regular aftermarket hoods that you search online are not pure CF hoods.. hence why I said pretty much any wet hood vs dry hood will be heavier to a regular consumers like us............
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i will get one Vented Carbon Fiber hoods on it week
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How was the Lexan glass stuck on there? im trying to fill my hood cause i dont want to get water sucked up through my cold airs
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If anybody cares, I email Seibon awhile back on the weight of the TS hood. Its 21lbs.... stock is 16lbs.
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Daaaamn...I was expecting the hood to be maybe 17-18lbs but not 21. Not a huge increase but still a lot if you are trying to save weight or at least keep it equal. It is tough though with our hood being all aluminum and being 16lbs already. You either go dry CF or modify the stock hood.
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VIS CF Vented Hood painted OEM BLack. Pain in the @$$ to detail the engine bay after every single wash. But dang does it help cool the engine bay so well. Fitment is 90% spot on as well
Also MUCH MUCH MUCH lighter than stock. Granted in order to get a REAL full CF hood your gonna pay out the @$$. But VIS wraps CF over fiberglass so its extremely light. I needed two people to get the OEM hood off but only one person was needed to put the CF hood on. Honestly the weight wasn't even noticeable when installing
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