 Carbon Fiber Hood question!!!, Issue of wight.............. |
 Oct 14, 2003 - 11:54 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Mar 9, '03 From Knoxville,TN Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
ok....I have a question. I was thinking since our cars are front wheel drive does it matter to take all the wight off of the hood? Yea...you would weigh less but would it really matter the amount of wheel traction you would loose? I don't think you would loose any wheel traction but it was a thought. I figure the engine would be enough and also....do you guys with CF hoods notice a difference?? Thanks!
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Oct 15, 2003 - 9:17 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 1, '03 From CT Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
carbon hoods will not effect your acceleration, however there is a slight chance that it will effect your cornering. Because the hood is above the center of weight of the car it creates alot of lateral force while you are turning. Thus the lighter weight = less force. Will you feel a 20 or 30 lb difference, probably not, but it is a good place to start weight reduction and it looks good at the same time.
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PlanetFuzz Carbon Fiber Hood question!!! Oct 14, 2003 - 11:54 AM
Supersprynt Putting a carbon fiber hood isnt going to do squat... Oct 14, 2003 - 12:11 PM FallenHero 10lbs=1hp, basically.
Jon Oct 14, 2003 - 6:11 PM Supersprynt HUH?! Your engine doesnt get more powerful cuz... Oct 14, 2003 - 7:35 PM 94Toy I think that he was saying that for ever 10 lbs yo... Oct 14, 2003 - 7:56 PM bojangles_8686 I have a cf hood, and really, there isnt a differe... Oct 14, 2003 - 8:05 PM Supersprynt QUOTE (bojangles_8686 @ Oct 14, 2003 - 9:05 PM) I ... Oct 14, 2003 - 8:14 PM 5sfeTurbo Lossing weight_ your engine performs the same but ... Oct 14, 2003 - 10:07 PM FallenHero haha, A hood won't give you Hp You took that... Oct 14, 2003 - 10:31 PM blkGT Get a carbon fiber hood, rip out thos backseats, a... Oct 14, 2003 - 10:49 PM SilverCell94 ok any weight reduction will do you better. that a... Oct 24, 2003 - 12:12 AM kuya1284 QUOTE (SilverCell94 @ Oct 23, 2003 - 10:12 PM) ok ... Oct 24, 2003 - 2:23 AM Benevolence QUOTE (kuya1284 @ Oct 24, 2003 - 12:23 AM) QUOTE (... Oct 24, 2003 - 3:16 AM
95STCelica for every 50 lbs you lose, you chop off .1 seconds... Oct 27, 2003 - 1:37 PM |
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