Carbon Fiber Hood - Page 2

PENROSE · 09-30-2005, 08:53 PM

I bet those things are selling like crazy......probably on backorder for months.

Man is that ugly.

Timba24 · 10-01-2005, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by jrichard82

Call me crazy but I kinda...KINDA.....like it. However, after owning one on my 93 Prelude, I will never buy anything that big made out of CF. It'll never fit perfectly, after time it gets a brownish tint to it, rattles really bad at idel and moves all over the place at speed.

the reason it turned a brownish color was due to that particular company and the type of reason they used also the fitment issues you had were because they didnt pay enough attention to their mold process. The shaking and movement was mostlike because you didnt have hood pins and the stock latch wasnt enough for the light weight. Also I bet yours was a carbon top with a fiberglass undertray painted black.

Papa_D · 10-01-2005, 05:55 AM

Hmmmmm...It's as if they took the same lines from the factory step in the hood and copied them in a bit. I think if they would have developed something that wasn't so symetrical they might have faired better.

jeffs05SE · 10-01-2005, 01:48 PM

cant say that i would buy it, i just think hoods with non-functional hood scoops are......

phillipyang · 10-01-2005, 02:02 PM

Get some horsepower from that thing baby!

Hawaiianbasshead · 10-01-2005, 09:35 PM

yeah, I thought it was just an ugly overlay from the smaller pix.

If it was a nice like stock but slightly larger like mentioned and FUNCTIONAL. Maybe I'd be intrested. Still probably not enough to get one though...

jrichard82 · 10-02-2005, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Timba24

the reason it turned a brownish color was due to that particular company and the type of reason they used also the fitment issues you had were because they didnt pay enough attention to their mold process. The shaking and movement was mostlike because you didnt have hood pins and the stock latch wasnt enough for the light weight. Also I bet yours was a carbon top with a fiberglass undertray painted black.

Timba - I take it you've had experience in this matter. Everything you just stated was 100% correct.

Timba24 · 10-02-2005, 11:42 AM

I just recently opened a carbon fiber shop here in vegas right now we just mainly do custom jobs but eventually and I mean pretty far down the line will start making things for the titan.

Marc · 10-02-2005, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Timba24

I just recently opened a carbon fiber shop here in vegas right now we just mainly do custom jobs but eventually and I mean pretty far down the line will start making things for the titan.

Come on Timba get on the ball here....we need Titan CF products!!!

Timba24 · 10-02-2005, 01:46 PM

Well the shop is just gettin off the ground and right now we are swamped with custom jobs here locally. I do plan on making some piece for the titan but right now we do not have the time to do this as we have so many different jobs coming to us everyday.

I do have a hood in the works though, along with possibly a intake system and other various parts people may want.

Oh and to give you guys some info everything we make we Pure 100% Gel coat not resin so it dries perfectly clear and wont give you the amber color of most CF.

stick · 10-02-2005, 09:57 PM

i just like the fact it looks like someone just flipped the dashboard and stuck it to the hood---HEY as long as you don't brake quickly you have yourself a great coin holder when moving forward!

Timba24 · 10-02-2005, 11:16 PM

lol yeah it does kinda look like that but whats even more sad is it looks like a stick on scoop made from CF.

morpheoussc400 · 10-03-2005, 01:24 AM

Just for a second I thought it might be kinda cool lookin', boy was I wrong... that thing is horrid!!!!

pi3yeargrad · 10-17-2005, 11:42 AM

I dont like this hood too much but I would like a ram air hood...My WS6 is awesome with the 2 nostrils and maybe a nostril type hood would look nice on the titan? no? yes?

92TripleBlack · 10-17-2005, 11:48 AM

Uh, no.