bluecarbonfiber

got my first 100% carbon fiber spark plug cover done.. weave got distorded in a few spots but she is usable.. pics to come later.. i plan to make a couple more now that i dialed it in right just to have off hand.. next up ill make the cover for the DBW system.. just to add alittle something under the hood.. i was thinking of maybe doing the plastic inside peices of the fenders too.. not sure if that would be too much.. then after that i might step up and see about doing a hood.. (ill try my truck first just in case)

Mr Marco

Still waiting on a roof/window bid, so RDX's life has been spared. You can barrow the TMIC cover if you'd like to try your hand at honeycomb. It just sits under the camera at the park and ride all day. I don't even get her up to 50mph anymore.



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Mr Marco

Anyone going to the Oregon Air Show next month?

Vets are free on Sat Aug 4th. And good seats are still available. GA is only $10. Otherwise PM me for a VIP seat.

http://www.oregonairshow.com/
Sorry, no Robosaurus this year.

bluecarbonfiber

dont think ill be going to the airshow.. after they stopped not being able to do speed of sound it just wasnt as fun.. too many pussys out there complained about that so they banned it.. what is this world coming to?? its borderline unamerican to not watch jets reach the speed of sound =)

bluecarbonfiber

i wanna try and see if i can find a use one first.. sometimes when you mold the part you have to break the part out to use the mold (went through 2 spark plug covers).. and i would hate to have to buy you a new one..

Mr Marco

K.

Drove it all the way in today. Really hate taking the looser limo/shame train to work. Rock Star parking=$8.00






I'll be walking straight down those stairs, jumping in the RDX and driving right to the bar after work.

bluecarbonfiber

haha your bacon avatar pic reminds me of Pizza-the hut from spaceballs

Mr Marco

mmm BACON!

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

i'll take one cf plug cover

bluecarbonfiber

ha!

vntsx

i'll take one also lol

bluecarbonfiber

im not sure if your cover is the same VNtsx havent seen the ones for 2009 and newer


just pulled up a picture in google.. yup its different.. anyone make one for that year of car yet? spark plug covers that is? not sure up to date on 2g tsx community to know whats out there

Mr Marco

Brando, was the CF hood your goal in all of this? Plug covers look cool, but it's a lot of work to shave a pound and a half off the car's weight. How expensive is that CF stuff anyhow? Would it cost you $200 to make a hood? You can buy a ViS for $600, so I'm guessing that they are making them for around $100.

mucter

Brandon, if you get this CF stuff down, I may commission you to build me a custom heat shield for my new intake if you're interested.

bluecarbonfiber

pshh.. most companies only do a single layer carbon and then follow it up with just fiberglass mat so you figure average cost of a 2 yard sheet to do the first layer of a hood is about 70 bucks.. then you figure the cost of the core to substane the rigidness is about 10$ then you have the fiberglass mat which is 2 layers depending on thickness so tops maybe 40 bucks.. then you have resin. and that depends on if its vinyl ester infusion resin or if they are using and actual epoxy.. actual epoxy is doubt full since its thick and isnt as good for infusion and it doesnt hold a higher temp tollernce as vinyl ester.. anyway. i could write a book on how much i learned but in short.. material you are looking at about 150 if its a pure 100% carbon then 200 at the most.. but you need to make the mold too which is a good 90$

so for them charging 600 when you figure mold and what they use to build it.. they make a pretty penny you are basicly paying for there man hours to do it..


i weighed my stock spark plug cover it was 7.25 oz i weighed my carbon it was 3 on the nose.. imagine if you had a true carbon hood.. then imagine a dry carbon hood. which is even lighter.. those are prepreg carbon sheets so you are getting the best ratio possible

bluecarbonfiber

do you have ideas on how you want it? something like this? http://www.carid.com/1999-ford-exped...ke-359590.html or you thinking just those small shields like Injen does where it covers half the intake cone?

Mr Marco

Soo clean too. Glad to see some of you still care about your cars. I think I've given up.

vntsx

yea i'm not so sure about it though u would know hahah thanks bro

bluecarbonfiber

heeltoe sells the carbon ones for your car and they are 140 each.. yikes!! and as i mentioned earlier.. its just a top layer of carbon and the rest is fiberglass.. know anyone who has an extra spark plug cover so i could make a mold from itor purchase from at a good price? if so i might beable to make you one for cheaper then 140$..

btw the carbon cover for the intake manifold he sells is 320!!! holy sheep shit and its only in the 1x1 twill

panma_jack

can someone tell me what is the exact center bore size for 08 tl srry if this is a repost thnks in advance

Mr Marco

64.10

bluecarbonfiber

^ he beat me to it

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

so when your going in production for the next cf cover?

bluecarbonfiber

i got to clean the mold.. my goal is to do another this weekend next week at the latest.. hopefully i get the same results =) need to pick up a few misc items too.

i also plan to make a mold of the DBW cover that is located on the firewall left side.. this should be an easier peice to do since it doesnt have as many sharp contours to it.. if all goes well on this peice ill make a few to sell

Mr Marco

Only because I wouldn't get here so GD early if I wasn't taking the F'n train. Conductor came on the PA today and announced the tempature & arrival time as well as things to do in Portland this weekend, like we were landing at an airport. I gave him the universal "you talk to much" followed by the "bird" hand gestures as I passed the front of the train.

BTW same chatty idiots ride it every morning. It's like a breakfast club for middle-aged people without the food.

Think I'll be paying for street parking more often this summer.

bluecarbonfiber

gotta love public transit =)

Mr Marco

Wife wonders why I drink so much.

bluecarbonfiber

its not cause of her nagging? hahaha

clee109

would you like some cheese with that wine? -- ah white wines...

Brandon - did you do the valve cover? spark cover? or IM cover? you may have said and I am far to lazy to traverse through the past and find it lol

bluecarbonfiber

spark plug cover.. gotta start small =)

vntsx

damn that's YIKES alright lol. yea i don't know bro.. i don't know anyone at all. oh u know where i can get a good deal on Cool air intake? and a good brand. sorry newb here lol

panma_jack

thanks for the info

bluecarbonfiber

cant go wrong with an injen intake.. some people say its loud.. but i think its in a good way.. (throaty sounding) Speed concept will match ebay prices if its new might want to try them

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

i'm thinking of ditching comptech icebox and go with aem short ram with dry filter because of comptech's poor quality and fitment.

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

My sister in law will buy me window visors as a gift.

USDM OEM vs JDM Mugen

clee109

I like my Mugens, they are more unique looking

bluecarbonfiber

AUSDM =) get the fake mugens =) like mine

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

how's the fitment & quality on the replicas?

bluecarbonfiber

ive had mine with no issues.. i have no complaints.. the tint is alittle darker then mugen, fitment is spot on for the most part chris has seen them up close and has mugens maybe he can chime in on his opinion in comparison

clee109

I have the mugen logo on mine :P lol

No the reps are pretty good, there was a slightly wider gap where the doors meet between the front and back window visors and they are missing the rubber strip on the bottom of the driver/passenger windows like the mugens. Other than that you really can't tell and you couldn't tell those unless you were staring at both side by side.