do they make carbon fiber hood for LS400?
05-12-08, 08:40 PM
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05-12-08, 09:16 PM
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I am going to give you the benefit of a doubt & go ahead and assume that you are more interested in the CF look than you are in trying to save weight.
Your best option is to find a talented air brush artist & have him paint it to look like carbon fiber. That is quite commonly done.
Your best option is to find a talented air brush artist & have him paint it to look like carbon fiber. That is quite commonly done.
05-12-08, 10:29 PM
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I am going to give you the benefit of a doubt & go ahead and assume that you are more interested in the CF look than you are in trying to save weight.
Your best option is to find a talented air brush artist & have him paint it to look like carbon fiber. That is quite commonly done.
Your best option is to find a talented air brush artist & have him paint it to look like carbon fiber. That is quite commonly done.
and yeah that was a good point, u'd probably b the first to have an LS with a CF good. would b interesting to c.
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You can also overlay the metal hood with layers of cf instead.
I would spend $600 for a cf Hood , i would paint most of it .It would be about saving weight as the highest point of it.
I would spend $600 for a cf Hood , i would paint most of it .It would be about saving weight as the highest point of it.
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Well.... i think the CF hood looks good on sportsy cars, not cars like the ls. I WOULD however, do this to save the weight. Think about it. The LS4 is a BIG car, with a BIG engine, hence a BIG hood. That hood is made of steel, and weighs A LOT. CF would drop a lot of weight, get you better performance, and give you better MPG. I know a guy who put a CF hood on his 05 explorer and got 1.5 more mpg just from the hood alone. And i think the look could be pulled off with a nice paint job.
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right......don't get me wrong, I like CF. I build R/C nitro vehicles with CF parts and chassis if they make them. Mostly race cars. Just wouldn't look right on a LS unless it was a color match. Now that would be cool. Just not the two tone look. Everyone has their opinions.
05-13-08, 02:27 PM
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Well.... i think the CF hood looks good on sportsy cars, not cars like the ls. I WOULD however, do this to save the weight. Think about it. The LS4 is a BIG car, with a BIG engine, hence a BIG hood. That hood is made of steel, and weighs A LOT. CF would drop a lot of weight, get you better performance, and give you better MPG. I know a guy who put a CF hood on his 05 explorer and got 1.5 more mpg just from the hood alone. And i think the look could be pulled off with a nice paint job.
your friend's explorer has everything else against it in the mpg department, high CD, low gearing, and a thirsty motor. the LS is damned slippery, not NEARLY as thirsty, and geared for the highway.