bigmonkey70

Everyone ....

Carbon Fiber hood is now available for our TL. I don't see any reason for this ....

check it out:

[img] http://www.fiberimages.com/tl00.htm [/img]

Guest

someone posted these pics already, but hey, how come carbon fiber hoods cant be painted? I'm just curious, cuz i dont think it looks good at all. just my opinion.

Gomez

For the racing (ricing) look, I guess. And for reduced weight.

IMO, if you want reduced mass to go fast then get an S2000. The TL is a luxury car with a healthy shot of performance. Better to add power if you want to go faster. Or perhaps to remove all accessories and send to me for safe keeping!

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'01 WDP TL
Momo shift, wing, tint, Whistler 6-band.
'88 White RX-7 Convertible
BBS, Kenwood 'Flip-face,' Fosgate Fanatic 4.9, Fosgate 8", Boston Acoustics.

jkc2121

that is ridiculous. usually i complain that there arent enough parts available for the tl but that is just too much.

bahreeTL

for some people, it's never enough.
watch someone gut out the interior and put in a roll cage. (ie: diplo )

diplo707

ur funny

i would get it if it came painted. or i would buy it and get it painted.

ar

F=ma

Carbon Fiber hoods on smaller cars on average save about 50 lbs. If you've seen the underside of our hood, there's a good bit of insulation, which means we'd be saving even more weight. Just 50 lbs? well take into consideration that its 50 lbs off the front of the car. Most modded rides have sub boxes in the trunk as well. This just helps remedy the pretty offset weight distribution being a V6 Front engine Front Wheel Drive. (stock 63/37 or something close to that) The closer we can get to 50/50 the better.

Also, they can be painted, but then again, no one would know that you spent the $$ on a carbon fiber hood if you did that. IMO it looks great for Integra's with JDM front conversions or Tenzo-R style wide body civic hatches, (no offense to the rides of course, I love em to death), but the TL... I dunno it seems counter productive if you get 18" wheels, but want to save 50 lbs on a hood...

Just my 2¢, its more of an all out race thing.

btw, I think it only looks good on Black/Silver/Gunmetal colored cars.

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Kenny
TL

Shoofin

Diplo, how come you didn't come to the meet?
Ed

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'99 TL Satin Silver/Ebony, Non/Nav, Comptech lowered, Comptech Air Filter Element

Pics of my TL
Pics of my Miata! Wadya think?

diplo707

b/c my car doesn't have a rear bumper. i have been waitin 1 month for it.. that's what i get when i have my friend do it.. i know it will be done right, but i dunno when it will be finished. plus i am waiting on my new rims and tires. my stock back ones are bald and i sold my other wheels already

ar

ps i am driving my 89 dodge dakota right now

NSX4dr

I'm in, especially on a black car.....

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Comptech exhaust
Comptech springs
custom air intake
18x7.5 Alstadts w/ 53mm offset
225/40/18 Kumho Ecsta Supras
153mph Top Speed
193hp @ the wheels....soon to be
250hp @ the wheels....13's here I come

jkc2121

i think it would probably look pretty good on a black car. it just seems like most of the cars you see riding around with the CF hoods are gutted and the hood was their last resort to save weight. i just dont see myself ripping out all of the carpet and seats and putting a racing recaro and roll cage in my TL!!

PhiTL

Yeah, the carbon fiber hoods do look awesome on a black car. I'd get them if I was heavily into racing. Or maybe I am just a Rice boy at heart driving a Luxo car.

Also, some places that make carbon fiber hoods do allow them to be painted...not sure who though, maybe it was that guy who posted on the h-a.net classified section.

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ghost31711

woudlnt we get more engine noise with theat thin carbon fiber hood?

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Bad ass TL...but...
Cant afford Mods.....

PhiTL

I doubt it since the noise from the engine is acutally blocked by insulation in the firewall between the engine and around the passenger cabin.

Maybe slightly more noise if you are standing next to the car.

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'00 White Diamond Perl
Wings West Spoiler
Rear Comptech Sway bar