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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 04:59 PM
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used the cf kit off ebay, still waiting for the top to dry, more pics once i get that installed, the black rubber is the weather guard off the trunk off a cougar, got it for 5 bucks for 10 feet of it, the cf kit was 60 so the entire project was around 70 bucks, 2 hours of fitting and cutting, and like 70 hours of waiting for it to dry :P

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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 05:09 PM
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I like the creativity, but the CF weave doesn't look so good. Almost like a CF wicker basket.
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 05:12 PM
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The build quality looks spot on. Is that a 2x2 CF weave or something?
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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thanks, ya larger weaves are cheaper, ill get smaller weaves once i finish the project, i actually used smaller weaves on the inside of the box to see how the two compared, u can see the smaller weave one in the picture, im also using smaller weave on the lid of the box
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 06:21 PM
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Not hating, but you have so many different CF weaves.
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 07:39 PM
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good good!
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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the inner weave looks a lot better...but overall this is pretty sweet.
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+1 for the smaller weave, but this is an awesome design.
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looks good
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 03:31 AM
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Where does the air come in?
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 04:56 AM
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Where does the air come in?
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You could probably cut a hole in the carbon and use the OEM snorkel
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Something different. Looks good
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 06:24 AM
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ill wrap the entire box in a smaller weave this weekend, just ordered some

as for the snorkel, dont need one

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you cut a hole in your headlight for this? thats dedication lol but something I wouldnt do.
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have you dyno the car ? to see how much gain for the intake ? hope u not losing any ponies
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