Carbon Fiber Hood

loudstereo

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1 stupid question. Just curious to know.

Beside beauty, what is the purpose of having a carbon fiber hood?
 

gsrTurbo9166

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the heaviest thing of ur car is ur engine
by using a CF hood, u can balance back ur car weight
 

gsrTurbo9166

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toilet,skywalker,gohkokeng u al r rite
for those got $ to install a CF hood mean rich
their cars sure got alot og gadgets
so thieves like it, JPJ n police can makan duit like it oso, and finally since u got $ to install CF hood mean u rich and u wan others to know u rich
 

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Carbon fiber is used for light weight.

Depending on the type and point of load, CF is stronger than steel.

There 2 types of CF. Dry and Wet.

Dry carbons are the lightess and also more expensive than wet.

But both shatter / crack on impact.

Carbon fiber is not a good heat conductor. Is has poor heat disipating and absorbing properties.

Real genuine CF products are very very expensive.

For example, a dry carbon Varis hood price is about RM5K++ whereas imitation CF hoods are priced around RM1K++
 

b00n

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now that's the master of race craft speaking to you about CF....
kekekeke.....

but seriously, if you're not thinking of really mod 9 your car....than no need lar CF.
Just an opinion.......

t0il3t_duck: u 1 of the race craft "model" still criticise on CF.....not scared ahh?!.....haha
 

gohkokeng

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Fluffy said:
in one issue of hypertune the dude's EG was CF-ed.he sat on his bonnet to show how durable it was.
maybe a thin dude 45kg?

same like those car show girl.....they sit on normal steel bonet also nothing happen.....lol

















*CABUT*
 

SkYwAlKeR

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sit on real cf bonnet sure no problem la... u guys watched the top gear episode where the stig crashes the koniegsegg ccx??.... the bumper never break also... cf vr durable geh.... besides, cf can bend abit mah... that gal sit on the bonnet also no problem lo...


if let her sit on my iswara bonnet sure habis.... i use my hand to press the bonnet down also can dent.... close bonnet also must careful not to dent it.... apalah...
 

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After long time treatment from engine heat, CF will become brittle .. then can cause crack easily.
 

mynnDAWG

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its all depend on type of CF hood ya going...branded like spoon, varis, chargespeed, monster, etc etc are very very light + super strong!...stronger than steel...

after a while u need to reapply the lacquer coz of UV laa
 

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