I was wondering why people favor carbon fiber hood so much. Is it just because it looks better and lighter? Or is there another reason?
I beg to differ. It could be for better gas mileage. :lmao:its purely for looks.
This is only partially true. It depends on the car and the process used. Typically, older cars use stamped steel hoods and are more beneficial since a lot of newer cars are moving towards more aluminum body components, including hoods (06+ Civics) and doors (07 Audi TT) and trunklids (08 GT-R).mostly its for looks. the lighter weight means next to nothing on the street. on a track car, it could be beneficial. but for a street car its purely for looks.
In general ...... maybe, but some do. :naughty:my point was that people generally dont push their cars hard enough on the street to notice any benefit/difference from a CF hood.
Oh, I understand, but my point was the benefit doesn't come from how hard the car is pushed. The real benefit can be seen with the right product and the right supporting mods. I was saying most of the hoods on the market are complete crap. I should know. We made one of the larger, more well-known manufacturers nervous when they stopped by our booth last month.my point was that people generally dont push their cars hard enough on the street to notice any benefit/difference from a CF hood.
Not a stupid question at all. Most of those hoods are for show, but some are actually functional and come with ducting to reroute the water (I think the B-Magic or something hoods?). But you're referring to hydrolock, which is of most danger if the car (or at least the air filter) is submerged so that the water gets inside the intake, which yes, could damage the engine. But water gets in the bay anyway through the grill opening when it rains or snows anyway. More often times than not, it's hitting the radiator/intercooler or exhaust header/intake manifold, not anywhere it could seep inside the engine.had a stupid question..
i see these carbon fiber hoods that have these vents that show the engine. like the SEIBON carbon fiber hood (for s2000) that has these gills on top of the hood where the filter is. i guess these are for the air to go in better. but then what happens when it rains... or when there is snow? wouldn't water go into the engine bay and damage the engine?
I wonder how a turbocharger would work with VCM...We've been working with the V6 models since a few weeks before dealerships had them, but after seeing what happened with the 8th gen Civics, I'd rather have a higher-quality product that's going to work like it's supposed to and last for awhile than be the first out. There were a lot of problems with those cars and we don't want that happening with ours. Plus some stuff would probably never fly. We turbocharged a coupe, but I don't very many people would actually want to have a turbocharger on their Accord.