Carbon fiber hood on my car!!!
I hope you still have this price a month or so from now. I've been reading/surfing about the benefit of vented hoods and heat soak. Houston has been running around 100 degrees during the day and it's been killing my cars performance. *crossing fingers you might still have this deal later*
take off the hood sturts or they will put stress cracks in your cf
also you need to use hoodpins as the fg'd hinge will break off and the hood will fly open. destroying it, and possibly you in the process. a hood flying up at 80mph is very dangerous.
look great!
now paint it so it isn't so ricey. you don't drive a honda...
also you need to use hoodpins as the fg'd hinge will break off and the hood will fly open. destroying it, and possibly you in the process. a hood flying up at 80mph is very dangerous.
look great!
now paint it so it isn't so ricey. you don't drive a honda...
Last edited by Torgus; Jul 12, 2008 at 08:06 AM.
Hey Torgus thanks for the comments (except the the last one 
), I didn't realize there was that risk with the shocks, I will leave them on for the purpose of research, this guys make a pretty good hood so lets put it to the test and see what happens 
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Im working on a design for a set of hood pins where I dont have to put holes on the hood; fingers crossed on that one
), I didn't realize there was that risk with the shocks, I will leave them on for the purpose of research, this guys make a pretty good hood so lets put it to the test and see what happens .Im working on a design for a set of hood pins where I dont have to put holes on the hood; fingers crossed on that one
np
blown hood shocks probably wouldn't cause any stress cracks. and i'm just resaying what i'v heard multiple people say regarding hood shocks. and if it does you can always paint it i suppose.
whats the design for hood pins that don't go through the hood? you can't latch onto the fiberglass skeleton underneath the cf as it's very weak...same reason why the latch will break off.
fwiw people drive for months without hood pins and are fine. i wouldn't risk it as i'v had a hood fly open once and it's a very scary experience: world suddenly goes black and there is a big BANG.
anywho nice ride! and thx for helping out the community with new products!
blown hood shocks probably wouldn't cause any stress cracks. and i'm just resaying what i'v heard multiple people say regarding hood shocks. and if it does you can always paint it i suppose.
whats the design for hood pins that don't go through the hood? you can't latch onto the fiberglass skeleton underneath the cf as it's very weak...same reason why the latch will break off.
fwiw people drive for months without hood pins and are fine. i wouldn't risk it as i'v had a hood fly open once and it's a very scary experience: world suddenly goes black and there is a big BANG.
anywho nice ride! and thx for helping out the community with new products!
right now there is no plan for making one without the vents, they would have to make a mold and the molds aren't cheap so for now this will be it, and believe me I wasn't a vent guy either, but o boy do look good in person, they flow with the front of the car nicely.
shouldn't those vents be semi-functional too? I mean it would help aerodynamics by giving high pressure air in the engine bay a way to escape, and who knows it might help keep things cool too!
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Are the vents going to be painted black? I can totally see how this hood can help vent the Turbo heat generated under the hood!!! When I really hit it I can see the heat from the Turbo trying to escape around the hood!!!
are you talking about the mesh, when you say painted black?
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From: Displaced New Yorker in Southern, MD
I designed it and pushed it trough with Carbon Creations, so right now im the only one who can sell this first 15 hoods at this special price. let me know if you want this last one I have out of the first 6.
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