why do people put carbon fiber hood on their cars?
2006-11-05 07:01:52 · 6 answers · asked by ihaveoceaneyes 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
some people just do it for looks, but carbon fiber was made to save weight. Your OEM hood could weigh about 80lbs vs. a CF hood that would weigh about 30-40lbs. There are also CF body panels, like fenders, trunks etc...
2006-11-05 07:07:18 · answer #1 · answered by JDM_BA4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon fiber is almost like fiberglass only stronger and lighter.They use this material to make custom hoods with scoops that would be very difficult to stamp out in metal.
2006-11-05 07:48:19 · answer #2 · answered by want2wild 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's alot lighter then the stock hood, But depending on where you bought the hood, it can be as brittle as flaky paint, or as strong as steel
2006-11-05 07:05:25 · answer #3 · answered by atomsk68 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weight and looks
2006-11-05 07:10:27 · answer #4 · answered by mschmitty920 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for looks an it wieghs less
2006-11-05 07:09:49 · answer #5 · answered by AZNBRANDO06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weight.
2006-11-05 07:04:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋