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Car hoods: Carbon Fiber or Fiberglass?
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<blockquote data-quote="VRYALT3R3D" data-source="post: 16211844" data-attributes="member: 131770"><p>Of course there are benefits to having a carbon fiber hood but it also depends on which brand you select. I bought an aftermarket hood because I was pissed that my 10 month old '15 Mustang started to develop rust/paint bubbling on the hood. Even though Ford covered the replacement hood, the hood still had an issue where it would lift at any sort of real speed(90MPH+.) Pretty common on S550 Mustangs.</p><p></p><p>The OEM hood that was on my GT weighed 37 pounds. My carbon hood weighs 15 pounds and that includes retaining the windshield washer nozzles. The same fiberglass hood weighs 22 pounds. Not only did I save a lot of weight, it also extracts heat from the engine bay very well and I noticed my temps dropped by quite a bit once I put it on. This is one of the few aftermarket hoods that have been wind tunnel tested and I run my car in a time attack series, so every little bit counts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VRYALT3R3D, post: 16211844, member: 131770"] Of course there are benefits to having a carbon fiber hood but it also depends on which brand you select. I bought an aftermarket hood because I was pissed that my 10 month old '15 Mustang started to develop rust/paint bubbling on the hood. Even though Ford covered the replacement hood, the hood still had an issue where it would lift at any sort of real speed(90MPH+.) Pretty common on S550 Mustangs. The OEM hood that was on my GT weighed 37 pounds. My carbon hood weighs 15 pounds and that includes retaining the windshield washer nozzles. The same fiberglass hood weighs 22 pounds. Not only did I save a lot of weight, it also extracts heat from the engine bay very well and I noticed my temps dropped by quite a bit once I put it on. This is one of the few aftermarket hoods that have been wind tunnel tested and I run my car in a time attack series, so every little bit counts. [/QUOTE]
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