http://www.speedoptions.com/articles...97f2138760515e

what do you guys think? Not for me though...

 

I vote yay...........I wouldnt leave it CF look though but get it painted to match the car,CF hood,trunk and Ive seen a bumper,its the way to a lightweight rx-8,those combined with lightweight wheels, pulleys and cortc's titanium pieces,it just keeps adding up,great move for a light car.

the hood on my cougar (42lbs) and the cf hood (13lbs) is a nice loss of weight

anybody know the weight of the hood or trunk of the rx-8 and the difference going to the CF version??

 

I thought the stock trunk was made of aluminum, which is pretty light already. Im not sure a CF trunk would save much weight.

 

thats why I was asking, if its not aluminum then the weight savings will be substantial.......if it is aluminum then I dont think its worth the effort unless you are hardcore.........but if someone is willing to pay a couple hundred $$$ for titanium lugs they might want to lose the who knows?? + or - 3lbs difference going from aluminum to CF.... :o

 

the trunk isn't aluminium but there is only a few Kg's saved with the carbon trunks from what I could make out on this site http://www.rspantera.com/parts/carbon-trank.html

 

the cf hood is a little heavier then the stock by like .0002 I got it because it looks great.

 

It's awesome! But only because it gets me a half-star rating increase in Need For Speed Underground 2.

In real life....NAY in a BIG WAY.

 

ROFLMAO

I had all that crud ono my 8 in NFSU2 as well, as soon as I got the 10 star and took the photos/dvds..., I took all the crap back off.

 

cool I guess if the car is black, white, silver and has a lot of cf goodies

 

i just wanted t revive this old thread to see what others think about the cf trunk..

 

I wouldnt consider that trunk, but i would consider the cf autobahn trunk painted. The autobahn is nice because it is not identical to stock. The back top is raised a bit.

 

eck...

 

xdeed

I think on your car it would work since you have the cf hood

 

thanks mike... i'll be getting my wheels soon and they will be black as well...i guess i'll just wait till i get the wheels...it'll prolly look better then..

 

xdeedubbx just get the trunk we know youre a CF ***** getttt it!!!

 

ok ok ok..i'll think about it..conventrate on rims first..i've been eating top ramen noodles and the del taco diet for the past 2 months trying to save up for these rims..hahahaha

 

HAHHAHA ramen noodles... you FOB haha representttttttt

which ones are you getting?

 

anything for the rx right????/

 

hell yeah we know xdeedubbx got his priorities straight!

 

whats that hood cost?

 

I was thinkin about getting one, but I may end up painting it if I do. If there isnt a big enough weight diff, its not gonna be worth it

 

Why would you ever punish your car like that!

 

punish my car with a carbon fiber trunk? Please explain yourself...

 

If its 15-20lbs lighter then i'd be interested but I would have mine painted!