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Should I add more CF?

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Old 02-12-2009, 11:11 PM
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Should I add more CF?

I never start a poll before and always want to try.

Question is should I add more CF to my car.
I already have side skirt, rear skirt and wing in CF.

I'm thinking of adding hood and/or trunk CF.

Here are pixs of current vertion.
https://www.rx8club.com/forum/album.php?albumid=33

and a quick Photoshop of what it may look like.
(actually I want vented CF hood but its too hard to Photoshop that.)

Thanks everyone.




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Old 02-12-2009, 11:34 PM
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Yes to hood, no to trunk...
Old 02-12-2009, 11:35 PM
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Old 02-12-2009, 11:46 PM
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no to both.

put some cf strakes on.
But if you must, don't put the trunk on, do the hood.

But I say neither.
Old 02-12-2009, 11:48 PM
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Before you do anything, DROP your bitch! Get some springs man! lol, then get the hood...
Old 02-12-2009, 11:53 PM
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I was planning to do the whole car.

but the cost is expensive, and u can get it only from MMS.
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cf hood fenders bumper trunk doors body kit roof
Old 02-12-2009, 11:58 PM
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definitely the hood...if u do the trunk then keep those damn badges off!
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Springs and wheels first IMO
Old 02-13-2009, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Alexb
no to both.

put some cf strakes on.
But if you must, don't put the trunk on, do the hood.

But I say neither.
I forget to add a choice of no to all.
Old 02-13-2009, 01:04 AM
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I agree with the DROP.... but remember it's always up to what you want to do. I like CF.
Old 02-13-2009, 09:08 AM
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I think the trunk and hood is a good idea and a drop and wheels is a great idea...
Old 02-13-2009, 09:35 AM
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I say go with the hood
Old 02-13-2009, 10:15 AM
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How much weight would you lose? If it adds weight then I say neither.
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I just bought a seibon ts style carbon hood last night so of course I say go forthe hood! But as far as the lowering springs everyone is saying you should get I say stay away to easy to bottom out, but then again I live in ky so my roads are hilly and not the best lol
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Originally Posted by bose
How much weight would you lose? If it adds weight then I say neither.
I would say neither gain or loss.

Originally Posted by mscamp02
I just bought a seibon ts style carbon hood last night so of course I say go forthe hood! But as far as the lowering springs everyone is saying you should get I say stay away to easy to bottom out, but then again I live in ky so my roads are hilly and not the best lol
I want to drop too, but my car is moving with me in the future to the place that, literally, 4x4 is the best.



That place is Bangkok, Thailand. My home town.
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You ask if you should add more CF but do not provide the option to say no
Old 02-13-2009, 02:25 PM
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Puts down book......









Clears Throat........






Carbon Fiber is a material not a COLOR!!!!!!!!





Picks book back up.
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CF interior, trunk, hood, gas lid, and rims. Do it ALL. CF RX-8 Club sticker would look nice too
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Originally Posted by pdxhak
You ask if you should add more CF but do not provide the option to say no
Exactly
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Hey Kane, I have real CF stickers for my Mike's Hard Lemonade
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If there is not an advantage to putting it on, why spend the money? Paint your hood black or flat black if that's the look you want, then you don't have to worry about rock chips on your expensive hood. I don't know about the trunk weight but the hood is only 15 freakin' pounds, now that's hard to beat.
Old 02-13-2009, 08:41 PM
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^

I don't think any CF hood in the market today is significantly lighter than OEM's aluminum hood.

I'm studying about DIY vacuum CF. Seem hard but achievable.
I might start with smaller piece like interior part first. Maybe my Lotek gauge pod.

So all end up, everything is just for look LOL
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can you tell me where you got your CF parts? especially that rear lip thing?

i used to have a CF hood on my old silver protege5, i matched it with some CF eye lids and a CF front lip.. the combo goes well with silver. so my poll would be if you want to complete the look do a CF hood + CF eyelids... it will tie things together.


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