unless your car has a fully built engine and etc,is a carbon fiber hood even worth the 500 dollars? for people without fully built cars you could spend that 500 on more engine parts.



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500? Maybe a crazy lookin ricey one, but I doubt most are that much...

It all depends how heavy your hood is too.

 

It depends on how much your car being light weight means to you.

 

some people like it for looks?

 

yeah you pay less than 500 for a carbon fiber hood you're gonna get one uncleared for a honda civic.

 

Thats true, I was looking at a carbon fiber top secret one for $1890. I need to learn how to make my own.

EDIT: I was wrong. I wish I could get a CF hood like that for less than half price. I checked Titan Motorsports. You were right Kirk.

 

I think it's a good investment.

But this is coming from a guy who is very critical about weight.

The less weight, the better. The car brakes better, handles better, accelerates quicker. But, you would have to take more weight off than with the hood alone.

Carbon Fiber hood + Lightweight wheels + remove backseat (if you desired) + get rid of all the junk out of your car = a good start.

 

I feel that unless you are 1.) a person that has a vehicle that has nice exterior modification adn you want to add it to complete the look, then go ahead or 2.) if teh weight reduction would make that much of a difference and the money is available, go for it. Now I can't stand seeing stock cavaliers and civics with stock wheels or cars full of unpainted fiberglass components with spraypainted quantum tech wheels with a 400-500 dollar fiberglass hood....utter waste...