danielsl1999gsx
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- Jun 5, 2009
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los angles,
California
I thought I'd share some of my insight on the carbonetics "AB" hood for the 2g platform. All in all, its a great looking and functional hood but it is by no means a bolt on affair. I chose to go with fiberglass because I didnt feel like spending an extra 200 bucks for carbon fiber and I wanted it to match my car. So since I was planning on painting it, fiberglass just made more sense.
The first snag I ran into was the hood hinge bolts. They were not the oem size so I had to source some smaller bolts with washer for it to bolt on correctly. Next, there was no hole for the prop rod to sit in so that had to be cut out. Now the scariest snag about this hood is that it does not clear the timing cover meaning you have to cut it. This is worse for the carbon fiber guys so may god be with your hands as you take a cutting wheel to this hood. The cut needed is fairly big but it doesn't look too bad with the black contrast of the timing cover. However, you can get away with running no timing cover but that just leaves your TB expose to the elements which I do not recommend. And lastly, just like any other lightweight hood it needs some sort of hood pin for safety so that means more cutting... But when it's all said and done this hood is freaking awesome. I totally would recommend it to anyone! Anyways enjoy.
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The first snag I ran into was the hood hinge bolts. They were not the oem size so I had to source some smaller bolts with washer for it to bolt on correctly. Next, there was no hole for the prop rod to sit in so that had to be cut out. Now the scariest snag about this hood is that it does not clear the timing cover meaning you have to cut it. This is worse for the carbon fiber guys so may god be with your hands as you take a cutting wheel to this hood. The cut needed is fairly big but it doesn't look too bad with the black contrast of the timing cover. However, you can get away with running no timing cover but that just leaves your TB expose to the elements which I do not recommend. And lastly, just like any other lightweight hood it needs some sort of hood pin for safety so that means more cutting... But when it's all said and done this hood is freaking awesome. I totally would recommend it to anyone! Anyways enjoy.
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