im thinkin of getting the carbon fiber hood & trunk for my evo 8! what is the WEIGHT DIFFERENCE of comparing it to oem parts???????????

 

Most of them out there are crap and they all vary in weight.

It depends on whether the parts were manufactured for looks or racing etc.

It also depends on the method. Most of the carbon fiber parts that would be manufactured to be strong enough for structural situations such as the hood and trunk would be far too expensive to make lightweight and make much of a difference over stock.

 

I remeber reading it about a 15 pound difference, versus a 7 pound difference for the CF hood, so the trunk is the smarter thing to do.

 

The evo hood is very very light. All aluminum. I would rather just get the trunk if I was looking to drop some weight. Stock evo hood is like 14 lbs if I can remember correctly.

 

You are correct, that most of the carbon hoods and trunks available in the aftermarket are junk. They don't fit properly, and they are wet resin construction over fiberglass skeletons, that don't reduce weight and don't offer any of the strength characteristics of carbon fiber (when manufactured properly)

There ARE carbon parts available from All American Racers that are far lighter and stronger than the stock pieces......however, they are also far more expensive. In order for carbon to achieve its full potential for strength, it is used in a pre-preg form, which has the resin injected into the carbon fabric. The carbon is stored in a freezer prior to production, where it is layed up in a mold and then cured in an autoclave which increases the atmospheric pressure significantly and raises the heat, to remove all air from the carbon. This is why carbon is used in F1 cars, the aerospace industry, and in many applications where aluminum is far too heavy and weak.

Go to the following link to find our more about the AAR hood and trunk....
http://allamericanracers.com/merch/aftermarket.html

 

Christ thats nice.. but Christ thats expensive..

Gurney.. :bigok:

 

Stock Hood weights 17.1 lbs vs Cwest 13.6 lbs. Stock trunk and wing 20.9 lbs vs Cwest 10.5 lbs trunk no wing. Stock bumper cover 17.4 lbs Cwest 15.2 lbs (FRP) .

 

MMM like those numbers, just not the price but you gotta pay to play

 

what would be the best 'mid range' carbon fiber trunk and h00d? not junk, but definatly not t he best, and a decent mid ranged price tag?

 

Carbon fiber hoods and trunks are ridiculous imho. You get no real benefit from them.

 

And plus...they look horrible :P

 

i gotta VIS cf hood it was quite a bit lighter but i noticed the gainss cause of short ram, i would recommend the VIS about 500 and really nice

 

sry just read my own post and realized i wasnt clear, the hood helped my short ram cause of the vents and the scoop, more cold air

 

Most people just go for the look not the performance, if you want the look just get a black hood and trunk (with a sick *** paint job)

 

If you really want the weight loss, just paint the damn CF. I love being stealthy about this stuff .