Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - Carbon top over lay+Carbon side add on 370Z

wstar · 05-09-2009, 02:15 AM

I don't mean to be rude, certainly to each his own, and making a car look cool is always cool...

But the point of carbon fiber usage on performance cars is to drop weight from the OEM metal parts. A carbon fiber overlay just adds weight, which is the exact opposite of the originally intended purpose.

05-09-2009, 02:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	I don't mean to be rude, certainly to each his own, and making a car look cool is always cool... But the point of carbon fiber usage on performance cars is to drop weight from the OEM metal parts. A carbon fiber overlay just adds weight, which is the exact opposite of the originally intended purpose. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details