Carbon fiber trunk for the s13 coupe

[PacManVR4]

Im trying to find a CF trunk for my s13 coupe, I searched the net and here, any ideas. Im looking for a place in the US that has one.

[PacManVR4]

Come on, There has to be one out there somewhere

[Zydeco]

do you realy need a c/f trunk.

[yeswepromise]

the only place i know of that MIGHT make it is ImportFan. i know they were prototyping a s14 one not too long ago.you might want to shoot them an email.

[PacManVR4]

Yes I realley need a cf trunk, Importfan dosent make one yet. i will just wait on them I guess. They make good double sided stuff anyway.

[solaris22]

Yes I realley need a cf trunk

why?

[yeswepromise]

i also need one. i wanted to hop on the offer when tehy needed somebody for test fitting for s14 but i had no money at all so i was **** outta luck

[PacManVR4]

Ok, Why do you think I would want /and or need one. I asked for one becouse Im trying to drop weight from my car. I hate it when people ask things they know, I was asking where to find one. Try thinking before you post, it might help.

[stillmatic]

No need to get upset. The reason why people are asking you is because your stock trunk lid is already light. If you change to a carbon fiber one you'll probably lose like 8lbs?? It wouldn't make sense unless if you have a convertible or just want it for looks. Remember, your car is RWD so you'd want a little weight in the back to get more traction. There are other ways to reduce your car's weight without spending money. You can get rid of the spare tire and gut the trunk interior out. Anyhow, it's your car so you can do whatever you want with it. No one is going to stop you.

Oh, and just in case you didn't already know. Your car's curb weight is 2657lbs. That's the lightest out of all the 240 models out there.http://www.240sx.org/faq/articles/weights.htm

[Nameless EJ6]

I would definetely go for one to drop weight. Why the hell not!?

[Hijacker]

It wouldn't make sense unless if you have a convertible or just want it for looks.

are you calling me fat?? :p

[stillmatic]

are you calling me fat?? :p

LOL, haha! No, your car is only husky because you're SR powered.

[PacManVR4]

Yeah, I guess i should calm down......a bit. lol Any way, Lighter is always better. Traction is always gonna be hard to come by anyway, So any ways if it drops eight pounds, it drops eight pounds. I would rather take it out there insted of the interior, And yes it will be painted unless I decide to paint it black.

[Hijacker]

but it looked like it complemented its figure at the store! they must have thin mirrors!

[Hijacker]

honestly speaking, while more weight would equal more traction, tire selection and proper PSI will yield better traction results. i also haven't seen any weight comparisons between a CF lid and a stock lid, so I won't comment on if it;s worth the conversion. I personally would have the lid painted to match if I did get a CF lid (i like a clean uniform look versus the black CF look)

[PacManVR4]

Knowing my luck if I find one it will probley weigh the same.

[Hijacker]

now you're sounding like me of course, i would find one that weighed more

[vexajin]

you know...

if you strip out the inside unless you want it for looks, its free and you lose a few pounds to your car... i mean a carbon fiber trunk would prolly cost ya alot of money... but whatever you want to do... try http://www.heavythrottle.com im not sure what they have but im told they sell alot for nissans...

[yeswepromise]

actually the stock trunk lid (for a s14 anyways) isnt too light. i have taken mine aoff and its quite hefty. i no longer have trunk tension springs so they lid doesnt pop up and stay up. this is one reason why a lighter CF lid would be nice.

[solaris22]

Ok, Why do you think I would want /and or need one. I asked for one becouse Im trying to drop weight from my car. I hate it when people ask things they know, I was asking where to find one. Try thinking before you post, it might help.

I asked a simple question, no need to get pissed about it. I just think if anything your going to want to keep weight in the rear for traction reasons, seems like a waste of money to me.

[[s3]]

What about that 3 deck spoiler to go with the CF trunk? Added downforce is always good when your drifting at 150MPH.

[PacManVR4]

Wow, S3 you are an ***. I will be sure to come to you if I need advice from an idiot. And no, I dont like spoilers. Every car I have owned has had them removed. The 240 will be getting its removed soon. Its amzing how someone can come off as a complete moron when trying to be funny. Look, I asked a question so i could get my car lighter without stipping the interior. I thought it would be simple, But some people have to throw their 2 cents in. I dont care what you think, I just want a damn CF trunk. Mine has hail damage and I neeed a new one anyway. So let me be and take your post whoring *** somewhere else.

[[s3]]

Wow, S3 you are an ***. I will be sure to come to you if I need advice from an idiot. And no, I dont like spoilers. Every car I have owned has had them removed. The 240 will be getting its removed soon. Its amzing how someone can come off as a complete moron when trying to be funny. Look, I asked a question so i could get my car lighter without stipping the interior. I thought it would be simple, But some people have to throw their 2 cents in. I dont care what you think, I just want a damn CF trunk. Mine has hail damage and I neeed a new one anyway. So let me be and take your post whoring *** somewhere else.

Then quit your whining and go get a CF hood, why are you wasting time on the forums for?

Its probably a known fact that you'll have a hard time finding one.

While you are at it, why don't you CF every body part of your car?

You know like...hood, fenders, doors, etc....btw once you get into an accident you're pretty much dead.

CF is not a good absorber of hard impacts.

my 2 cents, take it with a grain of salt. Don't like it? too bad

[James @ ID-M]

Hello! First off... I develop carbon fiber parts, please email me at [email protected] if you want to discuss this.

Also.. some things you can do to reduce weight are:

1) Remove your bumper supports, those things are heavy as hell!2) Remove un-NEEDED engine parts.....A/C, Power Steering, Cruise control..etc.3) tenkawa_akito pointed out some very useful and effective methods that will help a lot as well.

P.S. [s3]: Not trying to be rude are sarcastic, but whats wrong with cf doors? I'm developing them right now for my s13.. purely for track use, so i agree with you on the safety comment, were you referring to any other problems? Just curious

Hope this helps! Take care and good luck:)

[PacManVR4]

I dont think you could buy a clue, And in a wreck a CF hood and trunk are a lot diffent that fenders or doors. I gonna chill out so this dosent get locked, But you should realley think before you post you normal ricer BS. let me get this strait,I say that im gonna paint my trunk. If I was a ricer I would leave it cf, But Im not. I dont want a spoiler, like I said its one of the first things I remove from a car along with the AC and PS. I am not building a drift car. What is rice about trying to get a car light without pulling the whole inside of the car out? If you dont have any thing to say that will help people why do you bother posting? Why dont you go be a post whore on supra forums.

[PacManVR4]

Yeah, I know the basics of getting a car light. On my VR4s i changed over to the JDM bumpers just becouse they were smaller and didnt have the crash supports. It saved over 80 pounds on it. I normaly pull the cruise,AC,PS spoiler, and all uneeded brackets. I have been building cars for a while, I just expected people to be a little more helpfull. Thank you for your help, I will e-mail you tonight.

[James @ ID-M]

Glad to help, and I look forward to hearing from you.

[[s3]]

P.S. [s3]: Not trying to be rude are sarcastic, but whats wrong with cf doors? I'm developing them right now for my s13.. purely for track use, so i agree with you on the safety comment, were you referring to any other problems? Just curious

Strictly for track use - I agree

Safety issues - again without a roll cage, you're toast.

CF should only be used in proportion with how the car is going to be used. Never as a fad just because it looks cool.

If its a daily driver, I am strongly against anyone replacing structural pieces just so the car is 50lbs lighter.

Just like the fools who pull both air bags and put LCD monitors there. Ever seen a frontal impact with an LCD monitor imbedded in your forehead?

Again, I'm not here to piss on anyone's parade. I am very aware of how to do weight reduction and what's cost effective. Saving 8 to 10lbs for $500-$1000 (prototype i presume since no one has a CF trunk for a 240 yet) I suppose you're gonna mold it up, test fit it, and make a bunch of them to sell?

Maybe he should just....remove the spare tire

[James @ ID-M]

lol, [s3]. I have to agree with ya.

Safety should always be a top concern for anyone who is building a car for performance modifications. I don't see a problem with certain parts, i.e., fenders, hood,hatch,trunk. But anything else.. your asking for it.

[PacManVR4]

S3 i agree with you, Im glad to see were on the same page. Im not part of the show crowd, i was just looking to lighten my car. I agree that certian parts should not be used on the street. Im looking in to trunk so I can keep a semi complete interior. BTW, I dont carry a spare, A cell phone with AAAs number on it is lighter. I just trying to build up a hardcore street car that im also gonna take to the track. I have seen people cut out there door crash supports to save weight, And that bothers me. Things like bumper supports dont bother me, But after hearing what an SUV did to my freinds FD 7 I could not see any CF doors. The odd part is they make CF fenders for the Silvia front already.

But as the saying goes, If Im going fast enough and wreck it will be totaled anyway. But, Take what i say about bumper supports with caution I once bought a totaled AWD talon that was screwed becosue he got into a 5 mph wreck. The tap on the front was enough to total it and bend the unibody.