Strut tower brace - in carbon fiber?

GaleForce

I'm not sure what you're asking, isn't the centre brace and the diagonal pieces the entire strut bar?

I would make an entirely new strut bar out of carbon finer.

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Chuck33079

So it wouldn't be metal at all? Doesn't carbon deal with flex and twist really poorly?

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speedfreek

This guy posted up here on the forums for powdercoating your strut bar in CF. Can't find the thread but assume this is his work on Ebay.

Nissan 370Z Carbon Fiber Tower Brace Strut Bar Nismo | eBay

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GaleForce

The OP was looking for a CF strut bar. I can fabricate one, and I wouldn't dare say there will be any performance improvements. It would require lot of engineering and testing to figure that out. The material(s) can be laid/fabricated in a way to deal with flex, more flexible, or less flexible, depending on what you desire. F1 teams, and super car manufactures will design flex into some parts for different performance goals. I think the flex on the strut bar is minimal, the carbon fiber hoods and bumpers for the 370z may flex more than the strut bar, but I'm just guessing. Metal inserts can be added for more rigidity. If thats the case, you may as well cover the stock one, or get it powder coated.

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Chuck33079

I was just worried about it potentially cracking depending on how much force it sees. I figured it would be wet carbon, since the price is way, way too low for dry.

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