Cutting Up A Carbon Fiber Hood

[YangpaNemsay]

Will cutting into a Carbon Fiber hood to add scoops and vents compromise the structural rigidity of the hood itself?

 

[sportlinecrx]

please dont cut up an expensive cf hood anyway..can cf even be cut? its a fabric that has been cured with epoxy. that stuff is hella tough. you shouldnt need that kind of cold air in your engine bay anyway. if you are running a turbo or SC, that is what intercoolers are for. if you just want the look of a scoop, just mold it on...but i dont recommend doing it yourself unless you are very experienced with bodywork. of course that means you would have to paint the hood afterwards.

 

[E_SolSi]

you can cut CF ... i had to do quite a bit of shaping on the edges of my leg brace (yes i made a CF leg brace)
it takees some time but with a dremell anyhting is possible.... just be careful

 

[phunky.buddha]

Originally posted by rixXxceboy@May 23 2003, 12:43 AM
anyway..can cf even be cut?

Yes.

 

[preluderjs]

"XBOX"

 

[posol]

thats murder in the 1st

 

[Accordturbo94]

 

[phunky.buddha]

Originally posted by pissedoffsol@May 23 2003, 01:34 AM
thats murder in the 1st

He didn't get the scoop on there in time. The engine won't clear the hood anyway.

As for the XBox sticker, XBox was sponsoring the race series, so he had to put something on there.

 

[YangpaNemsay]

What kind of cutting implement was used to saw into the hood of the "X-Box" car?

 

[phunky.buddha]

Probably a Sawzall or something. I don't know. Ignore the Xbox sticker, by the way... it's one of Intercrew's race cars, not an "XBox Car".