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I too was going to go CF on hood but the $$ vs weight savings just didn't add up.ncdogdoc said:Check out Science of Speed. But you will not save that much weight (~5# at most)
Looking forward to more details.Chris@SoS said:Cantrell Studios is now working on a new hood. It is the lightest hood available for the NSX and will be available for significantly less than the Japanese NSX hoods in about 1-2 weeks.
matteni said:
Why do you need pins?
Don't they mount to the stock hinge locations?
I would never go aftermarket if it meant getting hood pins OR worrying about the thing flying off at the track. Talk about a walk of shame to go back out on the track by foot and collect the hood from your Japanese quality supercar while the next track session waits and watches.
pbassjo said:One point not mentioned is the crash worthiness of a a/m hood.
The oem hood is part of the foreward crash system of your car and you will make the car weaker in the frontal crash with a a/m hood.
What happens to these a/m hoods and how they interact with the rest of the car in a frontal crash is unknown.
They could break apart and maybe go through the windshield in part or in whole and injure or possibly impale/decapitate a occupant.
The hood is designed to do more than be a sight shield for the front compartment.
matteni said:Well maybe but that sounds a little far fetched to me. Especially considering the brand new 2004 Type R NSX is the same car save for a CF hood. That and you have many full on race cars with CF. Not saying it is a 0 factor but it probably is much less serious then the stuff you have floating around in your cars IMO.