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Re: CARBON FIBER HOODS!

Posted By:	terry
Posted On:	February 21, 2003 at 12:29 am GMST

Good question pimp. We've debated this at work. Myself, whatever weight savings there are expect the performance increase to be equal to changing to a new set of sparkplugs. In otherwords, minimal. Take a GT-S fastback, curb weight of 3040 lbs (based upon GVW and 180/lbs per person), figure stock 105 HP and divide it out to get lbs per hp. Then take, what, 3040 minus 20 (for the carbon fibre weight savings) and then divide that number by 105 HP. The lbs per HP gain is absolutely minimal. I'm to lazy to divide it out myself right now, but if you do you'll see that the money would be better spent elsewhere. IMO

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Message:	terry wrote: > Good question pimp. We've deb > ated this at work. Myself, wh > atever weight savings there ar > e expect the performance incre > ase to be equal to changing to > a new set of sparkplugs. In > otherwords, minimal. Take a G > T-S fastback, curb weight of 3 > 040 lbs (based upon GVW and 18 > 0/lbs per person), figure stoc > k 105 HP and divide it out to > get lbs per hp. Then take, wh > at, 3040 minus 20 (for the car > bon fibre weight savings) and > then divide that number by 105 > HP. The lbs per HP gain is a > bsolutely minimal. I'm to laz > y to divide it out myself righ > t now, but if you do you'll se > e that the money would be bett > er spent elsewhere. IMO
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