hey guys, I'm buying a c/f hood for my 95 240sx, and was just wondering what were the benefits of a c/f hood vs a stock hood. how much lighter are they really? And since less weight=better 1/4 mi times. What changes has anyone seen.
Is it all just cosmetic?
Speed benefits to Carbon Fiber Hood?
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Silviagirl79
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Silviagirl79
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Lighter is better for speed... while your at it pull out the passenger and rear seats, headliner, carpets, dashboard, ac, spare tire, go on a diet, etc.... everything helps. If your gonna do it for speed go all the way.... someone can correct me if a am mis-informed but I believe the stat is a tenth in the 1/4 for every 100lbs....
Yes, I agree with k-car...that is a good improvement in weight reduction, and everything counts, but if the hood is the only thing you're doing to reduce weight, then its not worth it. If you're going to go all out, then yess, the carbon fiber hood I think would be worth it...(I might go that route just because I'd rather get a c/f hood than repaint my old one...) You can save just as much weight by taking out the spare tire/jack. You really want speed? Cut your springs and recline your seat a little...Marc
Teaneck wrote:Lighter is better for speed... while your at it pull out the passenger and rear seats, headliner, carpets, dashboard, ac, spare tire, go on a diet, etc.... everything helps. If your gonna do it for speed go all the way.... someone can correct me if a am mis-informed but I believe the stat is a tenth in the 1/4 for every 100lbs....
Yes I read that it was .1 for every hundred lbs. Don't remove your headliner though...if you do that the tracks by me put you in a different class (I have no clue why, but my friends have had some problems and had to put their headliners back in.)
awww shi.t.... I'm surprised everyone has neglected the easiest and most economical way to improve mad speed and looks/reduce weight....SPEED HOLES! just drill a bunch of speed holes everywhere in the hood, drop half the weight, get a nice custom look, and have increased aerodynamic flow, as well as engine cooling capabilities for increased performance and downforce!!!!!!!
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It could look like a pasta strainer or a cheese grater--thats the beauty of speedholes, you get a mad custom look that even APC can't replicate---who cares about rain gettin in there, rain will just cool the engine and act as an intercooler for the whole engine---> high performance baby! Plus, a little rain is the price you gotta pay for high performance...
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well..some people think carbon fiber hoods are a waste of your time. personally, i have one on my car...i notice a difference when i am at a quarter of a tank rather than half...maybe u don't. get the hood, its fun to have anyways. if someone has somethin to say, laugh at their *** for taking their airbags out their car...****em. a carbon fiber hood is a "nicer" mod to have than taking ur seats or headliner out.... i'd take what i can get, but my cars not gonna look like ***.~Scott
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Kristen_S14
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Quote »I can't even fathom spending $500 to save 30lbs.[/quote]
Once you get to a certain point where it feels like you've done everything to your car, spending 500 bucks on a carbon fiber hood isn't as crazy as you think... buit by the time you reach that point, your just looking to spend money on the car...
Once you get to a certain point where it feels like you've done everything to your car, spending 500 bucks on a carbon fiber hood isn't as crazy as you think... buit by the time you reach that point, your just looking to spend money on the car...
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Kristen_S14
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FrEaK wrote:Once you get to a certain point where it feels like you've done everything to your car, spending 500 bucks on a carbon fiber hood isn't as crazy as you think... buit by the time you reach that point, your just looking to spend money on the car...
If only.... I'd need a lottery ticket to get me to that point.
Then again, if I had that kind of money it'd be going into more than just a 240sx. I'd never get a cf hood though, I don't like how they look, just a matter of personal taste.
I can't believe I'm hearing this. Headers are useless on a 4 cylinder, but then you go on to list a set of plug wires as a performance modification? C'mon, a spark is a spark...it will make next to nothing in difference in performance. Do you have headers on your car? The stock ones are unbelievably restrictive. I have hotshot headers, and they did just as much for performance as my tanabe exhaust...A GOOD AMOUNT, especially past 3500rpm.