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Heat soak - vented hood options that are not "louvered"

Originally Posted by Sh0velMan Like Chuck said, it's probably the same or heavier. Your OEM hood is thin aluminum. Sloppily cast fiberglass core + some CF on the outside for

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Old 11-14-2013, 11:31 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Like Chuck said, it's probably the same or heavier.

Your OEM hood is thin aluminum. Sloppily cast fiberglass core + some CF on the outside for looks can be really heavy compared to the aluminum.

'swhy I really wanna have my hood modified rather than get a CF one.
Know of a place in the states that can do that kinda work?
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