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is carbon fibre worth it?


00tegra
10-17-2003, 08:42 AM
would a carbon fibre hood make a difference on my 2000 integra? the hood doesn't seem very heavy as it is. and carbon fibre is expencive, so i'm not sure if it is worth the money.

tran_nsx
10-17-2003, 09:05 AM
carbon fiber hoods are way lighter than the stock hoods, but don't expect your teg to see signifcant gains in speed. the difference would only be around 15-25lbs less. yes it would lighten your load, but most people buy for the style. i actually bought mine cause it was cheaper than an oem hood, can u belive that? to get a stock hood and get it painted and uv coating and labor came up to $900. with the c/f hood theres no paint involve and u can put it on yourself. i got mine for aroung $600, the oem c/f hoods were aonly around $350.
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