Im wondering how much does the stock hood wieght vs the carbon fiber hood.
And where is the cheapest place to get one?

 

Carbon fiber hoods can be found anywhere Uncle Ben's is availible.

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....bon+fiber+hood

 

I think fiber images(?) is the only one who makes one

 

yeah but im still wondering about the weight!

 

Search + + FSM = answer.

 

There are only a handful of guys that have them.

I am sure it will save you a fair amount of weight, but probably not worth the extra expense. I think they run like $500+ for one.

 

blackandwhite y does carbon fiber hood equal rice that would be the exact opposite it is extremely functionly considering our cars have like 80+ percent (dont know actually percentage) of the weight on the front wheels i wish i had one i dont know much about fiber images but if its good quality 500 is about the going rate

blackandwhite "stillen x-drilled rotors" is rice if u ask me

 

id put a carbon fiber hood on my car....

rice is altezzas buddy not a carbon fiber hood.

 

Here we go again...So who's going to set up the Group Deal?

 

just go buy a huge carbon fiber sticker and put it on your hood

 

Now that is rice. When you go to get weighed in everyone will wonder why it hasn't lost weight and is still running stock times.

 

I had one of the original FI C/F hoods. It weighed substantially less (IIRC around 50 lbs vs 12 lbs or something like that) but it didnt fit right and squeaked like a biatch against the hood pins.

 

i have been looking for one since i bought my Max and it wasn't till a couple of weeks before i was shown someone that makes them without haveing to order 10 at a time. There is Altered Ego who is a retailer for Fiber Images. They start at $525+shipping up to $650 for colored + shipping. Check it out It's the cheapest retailer of Fiber Images that I have been able to find.

 

$600 + hood pins + poor fitment = not worth saving 40lbs of weight, imho.

 

I dont know what you guys are complaining about poor fitment for, mine fit great, mabey your front ends were out of wack or something.

 

I don't actually own one, but the people I've talked to about theirs (you not included) said the fitment wasn't perfect. $600 to save 40lbs isn't worth it regardless of fitment (again imho).

 

stock times? what is there a 5 second gain on the quarter mile

 

Im sorry I have to disagree. I need a hood because mine is bent up! 40lb off of my car i need it. better looks yeah I need it. saving my poor arms for when i get old.......... yeah I need it

 

save your head and use the stocker....

it might only be 12'ish pounds, but no hood struts = hehehehehhe

 

So when you do think you will be old??

IMO if you put $600 into the engine to make it faster you your gains will be much more than taking 40lbs off the front end....

You could find a junkyard hood to replace your bent hood for $100-$150

 

A few tenths but it'll still be something noticeable than not killing that 40 lbs.

 

40 lbs and a few tenths? with a 3000lb car thats not even 1% i dont know abot your claim....

and what ive seen of N34JZ's it fit nice as hell

 

sheesh just go ghetto and remove the under hood bracing and run some new bracing in aluminum.
save almost as much weight.

 

C'mon... you know the fitment between the sides of the hood and the fenders isnt too good. Looking at a profile view of the car... the hood sticks up further than the fenders in the middle, and you can see all the way down into the gap there and see the ridges/screws/bolts on the tops of the fenders in the engine bay. It wasnt terrible fitment by any means and was probably much better than many, but the whole vertical gap on the sides always bugged me

However, having said that... I was able to correct this almost fully by really having my hood pins 'push' the front of the hood down and thus bow it in in the middle a little bit, but I shouldnt have had to do that

 

I have the same problem plus it adds alot to the style of the car. IN MY OPINION!!!
Besides it's not that hard to install a hood rod. Take one off a junked car find a god spot drill a hole. Your done!

 

you can adjust the fenders so they sit closer to the hood, and the latch and the rubber stoppers in the front so it sits lower, it needed some tweeking but Id say for an aftermarket part it fits pretty damn good.

 

bye bye

 

Speaking of Carbon Fiber, I just read the most recent Modified Mag and saw an article on an R33 GT-R that had Silver Carbon Fiber. I have been lusting after that for quite a while. Does anybody know if it is generally available or is it super rare? Thanks.

 

As i said in a previous post $650 + shipping for the silver follow the links. the links will set you free!!! ALTERED EGO (CARBON FIBER HOODS!!!
did it look like this?

 

Wow! Looks great! I didn't know it would be so readily available. This is the first time I've seen silver for our cars. I have a silver Max and always thought a black hood wouldn't look good, but this changes things. Obviously I'll have to do other maintenance and mods first, but this a something worth shooting for.

BTW, is the fitment being discussed just part of a batch that was specially made for a group deal or should I also be concerned about the hoods being advertised from Fiber Images in the above post? Thanks.

-Mrkanda

 

since its from FI there gonna be using the same mold they usd for the first 10 so any fitment issues would still be there.

 

Well, I was JOKING, but since you asked...the hood IS heavy, but if you're paying $500 + just to remove some weight....there are probably cheaper things you can do....$hit, how much do you think you could shave off THE DRIVER?

 

to an extent u can shave weight but there isnt a whole lot that u can shave off the front
u can take interior out change seats gut trunk but most of that stuff and other easily removed items are aft of the front wheels

 

You have another option...ask internetautomart to sell you the hood from his booted and towed maxima, and then you can go on a diet and lose 40 or more pounds

AND you can buy that huge carbon fiber sticker if you still wanna look cool lol