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Hey all..
I'm thinking between CF bonnet or engine damper for my EG...
I'm more into performance than looks and I have heard real good things about engine damper from friends who have it in there car...
But then my bonnet is a bit twisted and has a few rust spots and wouldn't mind losing a few kilos with a cf bonnet...
What you guys think???
well, if you have a crappy looking bonnet fix that first.
both are BLING items - in other word , do hardly anything and just look good :)
Id spend $$$ of a CF hood as its a decent amount of weight off your front ~ if u have newish engine mounts whats the point in a damper ? Just get a new aftermarket rear engine mount.
Well i dunno much abt dampers, but in regards to the bonnet it does shave weight off the OEM one.
What ben sed is true, CF bonnet does have a BLING FACTOR and there annoying to keep clean if u park outside "oxidisaction" (however u spell it).
But the looks sweet i recon, CF on Civic :thumbsup:
a CF bonnet also very slightly improves handling...
curious about the handling improvement... noticeable or theoretical? or is it one of those "i paid so much so it must be better" placebo effets
hmmmmm, i have never heard that lowering a cars centre of gravity actually made handing worse? have you?
lowering the weight on your car reduces the amount of inertia it holds when travelling. As this is reduced, it becomes easier to change direction (thankyou year 11 physics! lol).
ie. It handles better and is easier to turn. Though if you ask me for some guys theyre better off taking that money to the gym and shave that weight off their ass.
lol, yes, maybe!Quote:
Originally Posted by mugeneration
but even better handling improvement would be going from heavy 17in chromies to lighter 15in alloys... (not that i know what rims you have EK Civic R!!!)
btw CF bonnet is illegal
reason? source? which state?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nuttz
under what legislation?
Its illegal in NSW at the very least. Reason is the CF bonnet is made from a material that is so much stronger than aluminium or steel that it will not bend in a crash and defeats the purpose of the car's designed crumple zones, removing safety. It may shatter and reduce resistance to an impact increasing the forces in the crash or it may hold in one piece which could be worse - it could then come straight through the firewall or windscreen and decapitate the driver. Its also flammable.Quote:
Originally Posted by tinkerbell
That said, my trouble and strife works for SP Systems - they make highly advanced composites for racing yachts (1st and 2nd in Sydney to Hobart, 1st and 2nd in Australian 18' skiffs, and 1st in worlds 18' skiffs), aircraft, and pleasure boats. They did a test composite bonnet for a Porsche that competed in Targa Tasmania last year, and subsequent to that have been in negotiations with HSV about doing composite boot lids.
I wouldn't go down the CF bonnet route for a road registered vehicle in NSW. Just get the full bonnet CF lookalike stickers or paint it black like every other ricer does and put the money into suspension mods for improved performance.