Carbon fiber.. function over form?

shadoquad · 10-09-2012, 02:56 PM

This may be obvious, but I'll post it anyway.

Replacing body panels/parts with parts composed of carbon fiber usually results in weight reduction. Wrapping a part in a CF wrap does nothing to change the weight and is for fashion.

I'm not personally a fan of CF in my car. I've seen it done really well (2theextreme's hood, much of billet370's interior), and I've seen it done not so well. But as long as the owner of the car enjoys it, that's all that matters.

And if a track rat wants to swap out stock parts for CF ones to maximize vehicle performance, then that's cool too.

Mt Tam I am · 10-09-2012, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadoquad

This may be obvious, but I'll post it anyway.

Replacing body panels/parts with parts composed of carbon fiber usually results in weight reduction. Wrapping a part in a CF wrap does nothing to change the weight and is for fashion.

I'm not personally a fan of CF in my car. I've seen it done really well (2theextreme's hood, much of billet370's interior), and I've seen it done not so well. But as long as the owner of the car enjoys it, that's all that matters.

And if a track rat wants to swap out stock parts for CF ones to maximize vehicle performance, then that's cool too.

over and over.

Adding weight by wrapping is silly. Swapping out to make lighter is expensive, and my hat is off to you.

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shadoquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 42,608 Drives: . Rep Power: 3888	This may be obvious, but I'll post it anyway. Replacing body panels/parts with parts composed of carbon fiber usually results in weight reduction. Wrapping a part in a CF wrap does nothing to change the weight and is for fashion. I'm not personally a fan of CF in my car. I've seen it done really well (2theextreme's hood, much of billet370's interior), and I've seen it done not so well. But as long as the owner of the car enjoys it, that's all that matters. And if a track rat wants to swap out stock parts for CF ones to maximize vehicle performance, then that's cool too.