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Hachi-Roku | Posted: Feb 8 2003, 06:29 PM |
Unregistered | Would having a spoiler and/or a carbon fiber hood actually help the performance of a FWD car at all? |
GoFastLookSlow | Posted: Feb 8 2003, 06:33 PM |
♪ don't say lazy ♪ Group: Members Posts: 170 Member No.: 86 Joined: Nov 17th 2002 Location: Update Profile | CF hood = lees weight.... but mostly riceboys have em. If a person were to get one.. they should paint it... even if it would cost a bit extra to do so. But they do lower weight. Spoilers can help keep the rear from getting loose... but not the aluminum pieces of crap riceboys use. You shouldnt ever need a wing that doesnt come from the factory, and even if you get one, it wont help you much unless you spend hours testing it for maximum downforce. |
S15-guy | Posted: Feb 8 2003, 08:17 PM |
dampachi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,164 Member No.: 177 Joined: Jan 10th 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia | yeah, carbon fibre is way lighter than steel, you will find that japanese GT500 cars are almost totally composed of carbon fibre. Well, the body pannels are, not the engine and stuff obviously |
Jayson | Posted: Feb 9 2003, 02:34 PM |
IDW Posts A Freaking LOT Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 10,554 Member No.: 32 Joined: Sep 26th 2002 Location: Orlando, FL | CF hood=less weight, always good. Spoiler, the right one can be really good. Spoiler for an FF car............. if you have it on the front, WHITCH I have seen, then it will benifit. |
Indecisive | Posted: Feb 9 2003, 11:55 PM |
the deranged one Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,132 Member No.: 34 Joined: Oct 1st 2002 Location: Vancouver, Canada | well you can have front spoilers(the front valence/bumper produces downforce) so that would help a FF CF.....I dunno...in my eyes CF is just sho if you've got like 18" rims on.... I'm one of those few pplz that like the smaller size rims....the 16X7/17X8 rims are for me. if you get CF and get big ass rims then you've just defeated the purpose of getting CF. those huge ass rims add lotsa weight. and cuz you're ff you're kinda under powered and you wanna keep the weight to a minimum. so if you gonna have huge ass rims then go for the spoiler..if you gonna keep decent sized rims then go for the CF hood. I don't really care if you paint it or not tho..just personal preference there. |
Tai-Mai-Shu | Posted: Feb 10 2003, 04:44 AM |
IDW Regular Member Group: Members Posts: 247 Member No.: 187 Joined: Jan 13th 2003 Location: Update Profile | CF hood is lightweight and durable as everyone says. Paint or not, just make sure you get some pins if it's very light and your car is running over 180 miles per hour. Spoiler however claims to do some put some downforce and reduce drag HOWEVER, we do not have to argue over that since that discussion is endless. But a spoiler also helps balance the car weight distrubution. Since a FF has weight and the engine mounted up front, a spoiler on the rear end helps balance it a bit. |
Jayson | Posted: Feb 10 2003, 06:22 AM |
IDW Posts A Freaking LOT Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 10,554 Member No.: 32 Joined: Sep 26th 2002 Location: Orlando, FL | w3rd |
Indecisive | Posted: Feb 10 2003, 05:24 PM |
the deranged one Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,132 Member No.: 34 Joined: Oct 1st 2002 Location: Vancouver, Canada | cf is durable??? erm.....if you get in an accident wif a cf hood then there's no way in hell that it'll survive even if it's not that bad..that's why body kits are usually made of fibre glass and not carbon fibre |
S15-guy | Posted: Feb 10 2003, 05:39 PM |
dampachi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,164 Member No.: 177 Joined: Jan 10th 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia | also because CF = $$$$$$$$$$ |
Jayson | Posted: Feb 10 2003, 05:46 PM |
IDW Posts A Freaking LOT Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 10,554 Member No.: 32 Joined: Sep 26th 2002 Location: Orlando, FL | $$$$$ isn't a big problem |
Alex | Posted: Feb 10 2003, 06:05 PM | ||
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yes carbon fiber is a light weight material used to replace heavy parts so the car is lighter. yeah, riceboys use it a lot to make their car look good with multiple colors. the most common i see is yellow body with carbon fiber hood so yellow/black. this particular one is pretty discraceful because its a Mercury Cougar and i HATE those cars. they actually look a lot like the current Celica SS-II heres a riceboys Civic Hatchback this rice rocket looks a lot like my neighbors ricer. this one also includes the aluminum wing a long with the CF hood. a spoiler can increase downforce if large enough to catch enough air and spoilers can also increase air flow and stabability. | ||
]{aya | Posted: Feb 10 2003, 06:57 PM |
Old HOT PINK Schmuck Group: Advanced Members Posts: 841 Member No.: 47 Joined: Oct 16th 2002 Location: Montréal, Québec | cf hood reduces weight ( everybody said it i know ...and for the spoiler ...i read in a book of one of my idols ...that the spoiler doesnt afect anything till you reach 200+ kph ... |
Indecisive | Posted: Feb 10 2003, 08:19 PM | ||
the deranged one Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,132 Member No.: 34 Joined: Oct 1st 2002 Location: Vancouver, Canada |
depends on the spoiler too. the BMW E30 M3 evolution III spoiler is fully adjustable and will cause downforce at lower speeds too. so it's all dependant on the spoiler. | ||
S15-guy | Posted: Feb 10 2003, 09:31 PM |
dampachi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,164 Member No.: 177 Joined: Jan 10th 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia | proper spoilers from the factory or a proper tuning workshop are effective, however those $20 aluminium things will do nothing |
Indecisive | Posted: Feb 10 2003, 09:34 PM | ||
the deranged one Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,132 Member No.: 34 Joined: Oct 1st 2002 Location: Vancouver, Canada |
which is why the spoiler I mentioned earlier is $900 lols | ||
Tai-Mai-Shu | Posted: Feb 11 2003, 05:16 AM | ||
IDW Regular Member Group: Members Posts: 247 Member No.: 187 Joined: Jan 13th 2003 Location: Update Profile |
Lol, if you get into any accident i'm sure any hood doesn't last. Fibreglass tends to crack depending on your bodykit. Manufactures don't make CF bodykits because they're expensive. But...take a look at this. http://www.btinternet.com/~honda.mini/hybr...ds/Bodywork.htm and I believe the HKS altezza uses a carbon fibre bodykit i heard somewhere. | ||
S15-guy | Posted: Feb 11 2003, 10:12 AM | ||
dampachi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,164 Member No.: 177 Joined: Jan 10th 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia |
all GT500 cars have carbon fibre bodies | ||
Tai-Mai-Shu | Posted: Feb 11 2003, 12:11 PM | ||||
IDW Regular Member Group: Members Posts: 247 Member No.: 187 Joined: Jan 13th 2003 Location: Update Profile |
Your making me feel stupid here | ||||
S15-guy | Posted: Feb 11 2003, 01:00 PM |
dampachi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,164 Member No.: 177 Joined: Jan 10th 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia | sorry, I didnt mean to, just pointing out an interesting fact |
Alex | Posted: Feb 11 2003, 01:22 PM |
OG Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 9,054 Member No.: 111 Joined: Nov 26th 2002 Location: Atlanta | this spoiler wont get you anywhere. this is a home made wing. WTF WAS HE THINKING?! This thing is about 6ft tall and 100lbs. HE EVEN WROTE TYPE R ON THE SIDE! LMFAO! a racers nightmare is a ricers dream. atleast hes parked next to a nice red 240SX. a full sheet of wood is on the top even. and this is attached at an angle at the base. this was certainly one dedicated ricer. |
S15-guy | Posted: Feb 11 2003, 01:25 PM |
dampachi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,164 Member No.: 177 Joined: Jan 10th 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia | I would laugh if the wing hit a powerling while he was driving around and the driver got electrocuted! Imagine trying to go through McDonalds with that piece of shit sitting on your boot |
|[ .tainted. ]| | Posted: Feb 11 2003, 01:59 PM |
IDforum OG member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,156 Member No.: 141 Joined: Dec 11th 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada | is this f'real? why would you go to all the trouble in making yourself look like a try-hard... that is just sad... they must be really desperate... good thing they only did it to an integra |
karasac | Posted: Feb 11 2003, 02:13 PM |
Rotary Disciple Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,209 Member No.: 11 Joined: Aug 28th 2002 Location: Chino Hills, California | btw if this pic was taken in the US then taht car next to it is an old school sentra, not a 240sx |
Perry | Posted: Feb 11 2003, 04:15 PM |
Like an eagle! Group: SITE OWNER Posts: 8,014 Member No.: 1 Joined: Sep 15th 2002 Location: San Leandro, California | I believed that's a 200SX. It says it on there. |
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]{aya | Posted: Feb 11 2003, 05:52 PM | ||||||||
Old HOT PINK Schmuck Group: Advanced Members Posts: 841 Member No.: 47 Joined: Oct 16th 2002 Location: Montréal, Québec |
the HKS altezza is ENTIERLY made of carbon fiber
well ..i think this is a big joke ...bcause it looks ridiculous | ||||||||
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