My new Carbon Fiber hood.

Mike3800 · Dec 8, 2003

To each their own.

I hope you didn't spend too much on the hood as the resale will plumit as a result... or... I hope you are really happy with it.

Jarrell · Dec 8, 2003

Unfortunatly it's pretty obvious how it looks.
He shouldn't have painted the scoop imo.

5-SpeedStallion · Dec 8, 2003

00StangV6Coupe said:
Have you ever FELT a carbon fiber hood? He definitely saved more than 4 pounds.

Well, actually, one of the guys in the 4.6 Forum weighed all our body parts and made up a list... and I emailed California Mustang to ask how much their CF hood weighed....

Stock Hood w/o Scoop: 32 lbs (Composite Hood to begin with)

Cal. Mustang CF Hood: 30 lbs + Weight of Hood scoop= ~32lbs.

Total Weight Savings: 0 lbs

Total Money Spent: ~500+ Paint/Labor

Dollar per pound saved: Infinity

stang987 · Dec 8, 2003

hey dude, that looks meannn. i like it. if it was me htough, i think i wud have put hte pins a lil closer to the front of the hood. but to all htose ppl out there who say it looks bad. hey man, w/e, hes doin his own thing, who know, he might spark some pretty cool things later on. w/e. i do my own thing sorta, i like neons, not crazily, but i like the way they look, i have a pair under the dash and under the back side of each seat. thats my thing, hes got his, now y dont u guys go nad get ur own.

Mike3800 · Dec 8, 2003

5-SpeedStallion said:
Well, actually, one of the guys in the 4.6 Forum weighed all our body parts and made up a list... and I emailed California Mustang to ask how much their CF hood weighed....

Stock Hood w/o Scoop: 32 lbs (Composite Hood to begin with)

Cal. Mustang CF Hood: 30 lbs + Weight of Hood scoop= ~32lbs.

Total Weight Savings: 0 lbs

Total Money Spent: ~500+ Paint/Labor

Dollar per pound saved: Infinity

Lets take this a step further. Let's pretend the carbon fiber hood weighed 1lb.

500 US Dollars for 31lbs weight loss on a 3100LB vehicle? That's exactly 1% weight loss resulting in a theoretical 1% gain in performance. Hmmm what is 1% better than 16.0 in the 1/4 mile? 15.9999999999999999999999999999999999?

I think the other thread describes how I feel about weight reduction anyway.

Oh well... to each theor own.

StolenGT · Dec 8, 2003

Integraholic said:
Why do you have a GT hood? Maybe because you like the way it looks. People get the CF hood because they like the way it looks. I got mine solely for that reason. Dude didn't buy it for you, he bought it for him. I think it looks good man, just get rid of the visor off the mirror.

BTW, I'm going back to a stock hood because A) my CF hood got keyed and screwed up when I hit somethin and B) because it doesnt go with my wheels.

I got my GT hood cause ford screwed it up when it went into the body shop this summer after I rear-ended some lady...I told the body shop guy that I wanted the new V6 hood, specified the inverse scoop, went to the Jersey Shore for a week, came back, and found that massive thing on there, along with one pre-02 silver headlight. Cortland Ford sure knows how to **** up your car. Like I said, it is his car, but i think it's fugly.

atreyu · Dec 8, 2003

Like I said earlier wtf. but its not the worst mustang ive ever seen. The other day I saw a SN95 body mustang that was lime green , and had a cf hood and accents, with a ridiculous 3 level wing, a blitz body kit and and *** exhaust. It sounded like **** and looked like it to boot.
So as far as this guys mustang goes I wont say I like it cuz I don’t but at least it still looks like a mustang. and all we can hope for it that it stays that way and doesn’t turn in to that lime green p.o.s. I saw last Friday.

00StangV6Coupe · Dec 8, 2003

5-SpeedStallion said:
Well, actually, one of the guys in the 4.6 Forum weighed all our body parts and made up a list... and I emailed California Mustang to ask how much their CF hood weighed....

Stock Hood w/o Scoop: 32 lbs (Composite Hood to begin with)

Cal. Mustang CF Hood: 30 lbs + Weight of Hood scoop= ~32lbs.

Total Weight Savings: 0 lbs

Total Money Spent: ~500+ Paint/Labor

Dollar per pound saved: Infinity

In my eye. Anyway, no skin off my back. I don't mean to justify buying that particular carbon fiber hood, or any for that matter. I was just saying that it seemed illogical to say that a carbon fiber hood was only 4 pounds lighter than a stock hood. I guess I should have done my homework to see how much that particular hood weighed. I was basing my opinion on the usual 10 or 15lb weights you generally see advertised.

ganador01 · Dec 8, 2003

I like it...thats all i got to say...

The Brahma Bull · Dec 8, 2003

So my question is when will be be getting the alteeza's and Type R stickers to complete the look?

BABstangV6 · Dec 8, 2003

Its not that ricey. some guy called me a ricer today because I have on "cobra rims" in all actuallity they arent even cobra they are saleen, and i dont have any saleen stickers on my car... ***

splatteredguts · Dec 8, 2003

98CobraClone · Dec 9, 2003

yeah.........what he said......and then some

I don't like clear corners / carbon fiber / neons (interior or exterior) / altezzas / NAWS / extreme body kits / stickers

but on the other hands.......it's your car........put all the rice into it that you want

Jarrell · Dec 9, 2003

who cares about the weight reduction.
The whole Carbon fiber craz is all about the looks.
And I thing it looks bad ass.

JDMsTangR · Dec 9, 2003

The car looks a little too shiny now with the new hood. i guess you like it bling bling and all with all your grilles and stuff. but i would have gone a different route. so whats next for you? i betcha gonna get some dubs. no really, keep the car clean man.

splatteredguts · Dec 9, 2003

JDMsTangR said:
The car looks a little too shiny now with the new hood. i guess you like it bling bling and all with all your grilles and stuff. but i would have gone a different route. so whats next for you? i betcha gonna get some dubs. no really, keep the car clean man.

gotta get some spinners yo!

ganador01 · Dec 9, 2003

splatteredguts said:
gotta get some spinners yo!

Not a bad idea...lol...maybe i should get a set of spinners and take some video and then post it....i waste enough money as it is...do they make spinners for a mustang? lol

Jarrell · Dec 9, 2003

Saw some spinners on a stang yesterday.
All I can say is they belong on SUV's and Trucks.

98CobraClone · Dec 9, 2003

i'm sure they have em for stangs.......saw em the other week on a 84 Econoline Pimp Van

Jarrell · Dec 9, 2003

O no. Dudes If u think Rice rockets suck wait unil the van craz comes back.

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