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Old 02-14-18, 05:31 PM
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Old 02-14-18, 05:43 PM
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Was wondering when someone was gonna do that. Looks good man!
Curious if you weighted it before and after.
I love carbon fiber, but overlaying ontop of an existing part basically adds weight. Obviously for show guys, it doesn’t matter. Just curious...
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No, did not weight it, just wanted it for the look. I'm not into racing anymore I kind of quit about 8 yrs ago when got rid of my go fast toys. I found out that I was spending too much in the quest for power and then end up with a car that was not fun to drive in the street. Except when the kids got next to me in the highway or at stop lights trying to show up with their Mustangs or Hondas. Kind of miss that. LOL.
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I about to overlay mine. But I'm going to do it differently and cut open some relief cuts to let the heat out. The weight that's added on that sized part would be about 1.5 lbs if that. Maybe not even that.
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Just need a vendor to produce a cheaper CF version of the TRD engine cover-brace!
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That looks very nice. How much did that run you?
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Originally Posted by yooniverse
That looks very nice. How much did that run you?
looks great, how did you get it overlayed? Would love to do that mine.
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The entire engine bay is done by carbon fiber by Password JDM company. It's not cheap, but looks hot.
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Originally Posted by yooniverse
That looks very nice. How much did that run you?
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looks great, how did you get it overlayed? Would love to do that mine.
I have the guys at "Exotic Car gear Inc" take care of it, took about 7 weeks I'm happy with it.
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Originally Posted by luislopezt
I have the guys at "Exotic Car gear Inc" take care of it, took about 7 weeks I'm happy with it.
what was the cost? Too bad the turnaround time is a bit long.
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contact them for cost if interested. can not say that your cost will be the same as mine
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