RySE-R 1
03-06-2002, 08:35 PM
Hein-eken mentioned something about wanting to get a carbon fiber hood in another post. Where can we get those? Would Street Weapon have them? I wonder what the weight savings would be, and whether they are of the good, mulit-layered carbon fiber variety or the heavier carbon fiber over fiberglass kind.
At any rate, I'm thinking of getting my car repainted soon and might just wait till then to get the hood cause my paint looks like CRAP.
RySE-R 1
03-07-2002, 10:30 PM
So nobody has an answer for me?
garys
03-07-2002, 11:55 PM
check out this thread currently open on the Wanted/For Sale section of the Forum:
http://www.sr20deforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13515
Your car is a classic, right.
gs
MaddMatt
03-08-2002, 03:02 PM
It has been my experience that CF hoods provide a minimal amount of weight savings for a maximum amount of money. One Type R owner I know was pround of the $1000 CF hood that weighed 10 lbs less than stock. Wow. Where do I sign up?
Items that will save you much more weight and cost much less:
Wheels
Battery
Race seats
In fact you could probably get all three of those items and spend less than a CF hood. I put CF hoods in the same catagory as crossdrilled rotors. No performance gain, but boy are they expensive.
RySE-R 1
03-08-2002, 04:57 PM
Yes, but then again, I need a new hood anyways. The one on my car is badly faded and has rust on part of the underside. The group deal being talked about for Carbon Fiber hoods sounds like a good deal to me, only $325 plus shipping. That's not much more, if at all, then a stock replacement from Nissan and would be lighter AND better looking IMHO.
nismo91
03-08-2002, 05:07 PM
Ok! If you really want a CF hood go to this link Fiber Images (http://www.fiberimages.com/)
MaddMatt
03-08-2002, 10:12 PM
The group deal being talked about for Carbon Fiber hoods sounds like a good deal to me, only $325 plus shipping
That is the least amount of $$ I've ever heard for ANY CF hood.
91SE-R
03-09-2002, 02:05 AM
I have a fiber Images hood on my classic finaly just got it two week ago compaired to my buddy's with carbon fiber hoods on there cars and I have to say the Fiber Images hood is far superior to there hoods "better fit,cleaner lines,solid consruction" :)
kesi24
03-09-2002, 05:11 PM
the reas0on its so cheep is because its not all carbon fiber lilke fiber images.. its fiberglass and a layer or 2 of CF...thats why..
xDennis
03-16-2002, 01:59 PM
Originally posted by nismo91
Ok! If you really want a CF hood go to this link Fiber Images (http://www.fiberimages.com/)
is that brian changs car as the model for the hood?
big pep nyc
03-17-2002, 01:19 AM
Originally posted by xTurbo Classicx
is that brian changs car as the model for the hood?
no thats Dexters (Roll-Mod-L)car.
gsr20det
03-18-2002, 06:00 PM
My Fiberimages hood weighs 9 pounds, a 30 pound savings over stock. I'd say that's worth it when you have stripped a car of everything possible and still need to drop more weight. My Classic with a cage now weights in at 2160 with a bone dry gas tank.
Call Apex Motorsports in Azizona for prices.
Tom
SK_Racing
03-25-2002, 01:19 AM
Just out of Curiosity how much did the Fiber Images hood cost you?
Bill E.
93 SE-R
95 240SX