Carbon Fiber Hood

[MeanGreenSwedeMachine]

How much does a stock hood even weigh?

[javadoc]

How much does a stock hood even weigh?

IIRC, Che mentioned, the other day, that they weigh~22lbs w/o hinges.

[Hoosier Daddy]

and a CF one?

[Chilled man]

IIRC, Che mentioned, the other day, that they weigh~22lbs w/o hinges.

I could see that there not that heavy in the first place

[Che'_Moderator]

and a CF one?

One like Gemini I believe listed at 14-15, a real carbon fiber one would be 9-10 depending on if you used hood pins or not.

[MeanGreenSwedeMachine]

Gemini are listed at 18

[Mesoam]

where is joe and his overly positive outlook....

don't listen to these guys, they're just playa hatin...get some shit wrap it up tight like a jimmy hat and flaunt it

[Dave 54]

IIRC, Che mentioned, the other day, that they weigh~22lbs w/o hinges.

Is that just the skin, cause I have a v70 hood in the garage right now and i can tell you it weigh's more than 22lbs. W/O hinges, and I'm not no Sally either.

[dongle]

Yeah, I just swapped hoods on an 850. It's not 22lbs lol.

[johnloves850's]

so how much weight could you possibly loose from getting a carbon fiber hood?

let's really go for a long shot and say 20lbs

now, how much do our seats weigh?

racing seats>carbon fiber hood

carbon fiber hoods are stupid unless your whole car is gutted besides a racing drivers seat, with oz wheels, and no features left on your car besides the gas/brake/clutch and possibly not even power steering, and you are still looking for more weight reduction

then yea, get a carbon fiber hood

otherwise, there is nothing wrong with stock

[EVL WAGN]

Nope, nothing wrong with the stock hoods at all...carbon fiber hoods are just waaaaaay badass looking as well as being slightly lighter. I too want a c/f hood for my car, but not on the premise of it being lighter...after all the car still weighs close to 4000lbs...like it would ever matter. They just simply look titties on cars.

[Falcone]

They just simply look titties on cars.

If only cars had titties. We wouldn't need airbags, just giant breast. As you mentioned, the only reason for a cf hood is to look like firm titties, not saggy ones. I believe the stock hood weighs 38lbs. Now take your fancy 3-way adjustable seats out, and put manual ones in, you will of saved the weight of the hood (3 motors under each seat). It really makes no sense to get a cf hood for weight loss, unless there is nothing else to be stripped or taken off. Cut your stock 34lb muffler off for a lighter one to save some weight. Rember cf hoods are firm titties, stock are saggy, but either way our hoods are titties.

Mike

[Быстров]

If only cars had titties. We wouldn't need airbags, just giant breast. As you mentioned, the only reason for a cf hood is to look like firm titties, not saggy ones. I believe the stock hood weighs 38lbs. Now take your fancy 3-way adjustable seats out, and put manual ones in, you will of saved the weight of the hood (3 motors under each seat). It really makes no sense to get a cf hood for weight loss, unless there is nothing else to be stripped or taken off. Cut your stock 34lb muffler off for a lighter one to save some weight. Rember cf hoods are firm titties, stock are saggy, but either way our hoods are titties.

Mike

i think you really like the word titties lolezz

[SIAMBLUE]

If you want to replace something really heavy on our cars, the tailgate is baddass heavy you try holding one up with the rams disconnected,

Gary

[Naughty33W]

its all about hp to weight ratio , on our cars you're looking at --- for every 12-15 lbs removed = +1 hp --- so if its going to cost you several hundred dollars to get the equivalent of +1-1.5 hp its just not worth it , if you're going for looks , i've seen some nice vinyl job BUT once you pop the hood the jig is up --- i would suggest you take your stock hood and paint it black with pearlescent clearcoat , it looks badass and its alot cheaper then true pearlescent paint , it'll give you a real nice custom look for a reasonable price