If you can make anything you want with carbon fiber for an ACURA what would it be??

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Old 05-05-2011 | 03:37 PM
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If you can make anything you want with carbon fiber for an ACURA what would it be??

If someone told you they could make anything out of Carbon Fiber for either structural or cosmetic purposes for your ACRUA, What would you want? And what would you be willing to pay for HIGH END parts?

I was thinking some light weight half shafts that are stiffer and lighter than stock. What do other think???
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whole car redone to carbon fiber (not just vinyl overlay)

i wonder how much weight that would actually reduce
Old 05-05-2011 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by vietxquangstah
whole car redone to carbon fiber (not just vinyl overlay)

i wonder how much weight that would actually reduce
Well depends on crash and engine loads. But to give you some basic numbers CF has a density of 1.5-1.8g/cm^3 Steel has a density of 7.8g/cm^3. but not sure how thick you would have to make it.....
Old 05-05-2011 | 04:48 PM
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Oh and it would cost a shit ton....do you have deep pockets because i bet we could replace all your steel body panels with CF. But it would cost a ton....
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you pay a ton to lose a ton of weight
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Originally Posted by Hondaforlife954
Well depends on crash and engine loads. But to give you some basic numbers CF has a density of 1.5-1.8g/cm^3 Steel has a density of 7.8g/cm^3. but not sure how thick you would have to make it.....
lbs and inches please, im having a hard time imagining grams and cm. even though the rest of the world uses metric, we're the US!
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Originally Posted by paperboy42190
lbs and inches please, im having a hard time imagining grams and cm. even though the rest of the world uses metric, we're the US!
haha google density conversion haha
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Acurazine was made in the USA. Screw Canadians!

I'd say the best thing to get in Carbon Fiber for our cars is the hood.
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or trunk maybe?
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Make the car CFRP
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realistically...

hood, doors, trunk, front and rear splitter, side skirt lip, lip spoiler, roof spoiler, dashboard, headlight housings, front grille, front and rear fenders, engine cover, roof overlay, all plastic interior panels...

+ everything jptl04 already did.
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Originally Posted by TheChamp531
Acurazine was made in the USA. Screw Canadians!

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Thank you .. I'll remember that .... coming from an american driving a foriegn car.
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pshh our Acuras were made in Ohio.
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Honda4life, how heavy would the CF shafts be?
I wonder how heavy the stock one is.
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Originally Posted by Hondaforlife954
Oh and it would cost a shit ton....do you have deep pockets because i bet we could replace all your steel body panels with CF. But it would cost a ton....
lol hell no i don't have the money for that. it was just a thought
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Originally Posted by paperboy42190
lbs and inches please, im having a hard time imagining grams and cm. even though the rest of the world uses metric, we're the US!
First off i dont know if you notice but your car is metric.......even tho it was made in the USA but its .28lbs/in^3 vs .054lbs/in^3

On a CF shaft I havent run the numbers yet. I think it would be pretty light. I would guess half the weight. Whats the max torque you would want them rated to and with what factor of safety?
Old 05-05-2011 | 11:21 PM
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I think if you produced CF fenders and trunk you could get a decent list of buyers. Maybe CF wheels painted?
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Originally Posted by Aman
I think if you produced CF fenders and trunk you could get a decent list of buyers. Maybe CF wheels painted?

CF fenders? what do you mean? and when you say trunk the entire trunk? or just parts of it?
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Originally Posted by vietxquangstah
whole car redone to carbon fiber (not just vinyl overlay)

i wonder how much weight that would actually reduce

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Originally Posted by Hondaforlife954
Well depends on crash and engine loads. But to give you some basic numbers CF has a density of 1.5-1.8g/cm^3 Steel has a density of 7.8g/cm^3. but not sure how thick you would have to make it.....
look at the enzo as a example, it CAN be done, and has BEEN done before, but yes the price does skyrocket though
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Originally Posted by TheChamp531
Acurazine was made in the USA. Screw Canadians!

I'd say the best thing to get in Carbon Fiber for our cars is the hood.
let alone the car itself too....

Originally Posted by Jesstzn
Thank you .. I'll remember that .... coming from an american driving a foriegn car.
you know the TL is more American, then some so called "American" cars, with being built in the Marysville, Ohio plant

then i think the v6 engine is built in a Anne, Ohio plant (i may have the name wrong, but i know it is closeby though)
Old 05-05-2011 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Hondaforlife954
CF fenders? what do you mean? and when you say trunk the entire trunk? or just parts of it?
Isn't the trunk just one piece? If you somehow got the blueprints for that and the front fenders (quarter panels) I think a lot of the racers here would be interested.
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Originally Posted by justnspace
Honda4life, how heavy would the CF shafts be?
I wonder how heavy the stock one is.
got a 2g TL one sitting downstairs, now only i had an accurate scale,



got an refrigerant bottle scale at work that will do.... just try to remind me .....

Originally Posted by Hondaforlife954
First off i dont know if you notice but your car is metric.......even tho it was made in the USA but its .28lbs/in^3 vs .054lbs/in^3

On a CF shaft I havent run the numbers yet. I think it would be pretty light. I would guess half the weight. Whats the max torque you would want them rated to and with what factor of safety?
Originally Posted by Hondaforlife954
CF fenders? what do you mean? and when you say trunk the entire trunk? or just parts of it?
, fenders will not save you a whole lot of weight




what i REALLY want to see are some doors....






BTW issue with CF driveshafte/axles for FWD, room is kinda lacking up there, especially going through the fork for the strut (they need to be a larger diameter then a simple steel one)
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I would like to have CF on almost everything in the interior. It would look
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Originally Posted by Hondaforlife954
First off i dont know if you notice but your car is metric.......even tho it was made in the USA
I think the correct term is "assembled" in the USA. Anything I have taken off or changed was made somewhere else.
Old 05-06-2011 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Jesstzn
I think the correct term is "assembled" in the USA. Anything I have taken off or changed was made somewhere else.
Yes I would agree.....
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Originally Posted by Jesstzn
I think the correct term is "assembled" in the USA. Anything I have taken off or changed was made somewhere else.
i'd be surprised if it wasn't China

i'd be happy with CF hood, trunk lid, doors and fenders...
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[QUOTE=KaMLuNg;12926716]i'd be surprised if it wasn't China

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Well I know the OEM trans switches are made in China .. says so on the pkg.
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Carbon fiber wheels like motorcycle wheels!
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the curb weight of the car is something like 3,500 + lbs! CF parts aren't gonna do shit! as far as weight savings. they'll look cool though. the only one who would notice a difference as far as performance due to weight loss is inacurate since his TL suffers from anorexia
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Originally Posted by Jesstzn
Thank you .. I'll remember that .... coming from an american driving a foriegn car.
Hence the red text.

Also, I said Acurazine, not Acura. Nice try though.
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Originally Posted by jptl04
the curb weight of the car is something like 3,500 + lbs! CF parts aren't gonna do shit! as far as weight savings. they'll look cool though. the only one who would notice a difference as far as performance due to weight loss is inacurate since his TL suffers from anorexia
his TL is BLOATED, vill0169's truly suffers from anorexia
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Originally Posted by TheChamp531
Hence the red text.

Also, I said Acurazine, not Acura. Nice try though.
I still didn't appreciate the "Screw Canadians"
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so you want to be called a MOOSE instead then
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so you want to be called a MOOSE instead then
?? What you talking about?
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Originally Posted by Jesstzn
I still didn't appreciate the "Screw Canadians"
It's a joke. I'm sorry if it offended you. I'm half Canadian anyways.
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It's a joke. I'm sorry if it offended you. I'm half Canadian anyways.
Accepted ... which 1/2?
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My dad. He lived (born) there for over 25 years then moved down to the States.
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Originally Posted by Aman
Isn't the trunk just one piece? If you somehow got the blueprints for that and the front fenders (quarter panels) I think a lot of the racers here would be interested.
proper way to lay CF is to make a mold of what you want, then put layer upon layer of carbon fiber and layer upon layer of resin.

that is how to make it, blueprints will not work, carbon fiber is pretty difficult to cut
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Inaccurate's TL is BLOATED, vill0169's truly suffers from anorexia
Why do you say this? vill0169 has the HVAC deleted. The HVAC is the only thing extra that he has removed compared to mine.

Mine is a DD. The other is a track-only car.

Feels good to have a friendly "TL Diet" rivalry


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