- Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:10 am
#207073
95DohcEG wrote:Hey guys long time no post, but I been looking in CF hoods and i think i want one.
Found a cool price on some VIS hoods, my question is how much weight am i really shaving off doing this to make it worth the price.
Anyone know?
In my experience for a small car like the del sol the weight of a carbon fiber hood is usually under 20lbs, I'm guessing the stock hood is like 30lbs so it would be about a 10lbs weight savings.
Usually the benefit would be increased downforce depending if the design is functional , cooling and aesthetics. If you're buying it purely for the weight savings you'd have to really strip out quite a lot before it was a logical dollar/pound ratio.
Carbon Fiber Distributor / Manufacturer
http://www.carbonfiberhoods.com/
+ VIS / Seibon Carbon Fiber Hoods
+ Carbon Fiber Fenders
+ Carbon Fiber Trunks / Hatch
+ EG -> ITR Conversion
+ Carbon Fiber EK style front bumper for EG