Carbon Fiber Valve Cover - Poll

[400hp93talon]

precisely!!!

 

[1gcrazy]

I'd like to see a clear one. Carbon fiber might be nice but I would never buy one. It's a show upgrade. It WOULD be nice to be able to set your hand on the cover while youre looking for a rogue vacuum line in the middle of the night on I25, while cars are passing you at 85 mph, honking, and not burn yourself.

 

[cliffkemp]

To revive this thread, I would like to see several parts made from carbon fiber. CF is an awesome material. It does not stress like metal and IS resistant to everything metal is if made for that specific use.

I would like to see one made for a valve cover, oil pan, and a cat-back exhaust system. It can be made to replace just about anything in the car other than the motor itself. If not for the complication of a mold, it would be excellent for turbo covers too but, that is VERY complicated as you cannot pour carbon fiber. You can make brakes out of it, pads, drive-shafts, steering wheels, covers of all kinds. The more parts, the better but, as said before, it is not cheap at all so, quantity sold will make a big difference in what is practical to make.

If you have deep pockets, there are even CF wheels but, at around 2k per wheel to start, I could not afford them.

 

[swifteagle]

This is a picture of Jeff Kovesci at wild imports mirage carbon fiber valve cover.

 

[xxNocturnalxx]

The VC should have bushings installed for the fasteners and some type of metallic sleeving for the oil cap, such as the Honda one posted earlier, then I can see it being very reliable.

 

[bergz0]

Looks cool man

 

[warren]

Make a carbon fiber air duct system

 

[gixrman]

I've made CF intake tubes and other pieces. What is not mentioned here is the resin. Yes CF is strong, light, and super terrific. But it's nothing without the proper resin. Kind of like a car with no wheels. Do they make high temp resin? Yes they do and it's not cheap. How about dry weave, or prepeg? Do you an autoclave? Need that for high temp CF products.
This is from my own personnel experiences with making parts. You need lots of time, money, and patience with this stuff.

 

[Matticus]

i would like to see a intake manifold also like the honda guys have then the value cover and manifold would match which is a perfect for lighter parts and show quality too

A.I.R. cf intake manifold ...

What would be bad ass is if DV/DT would make one

 

[dsmTripp]

I've made CF intake tubes and other pieces. What is not mentioned here is the resin. Yes CF is strong, light, and super terrific. But it's nothing without the proper resin. Kind of like a car with no wheels. Do they make high temp resin? Yes they do and it's not cheap. How about dry weave, or prepeg? Do you an autoclave? Need that for high temp CF products.
This is from my own personnel experiences with making parts. You need lots of time, money, and patience with this stuff.

Agree 100%... carbon fiber is strong but expensive for it to be done right. As for strength if done right it can withstand a lot. For example the UAV drones flying around are made of carbon fiber and they are firing missiles from them while in flight not to mention the airframe taking all the normal stress factors created by flight it self. So a carbon fiber. Valve cover would be able to withstand the strength requirements and also if paired with the right resin would also withstand the temp requirements as well.

 

[90tsiawdturbo]

I wouldn't trust this guy. I traded him parts for a carbon fiber gas door and never recieved it.

Did no one read this? It would be even cooler if he finished your gas door before a valvecover...I don't like getting ripped off at all an I'm sure no one else does but sometimes I feel like people are so ignorant when buying parts online....that hour of research could save you big $$ and a headache and I don't know why you wouldn't do it....so while you guys send this guy a few hundred dollars I'm going to be spending my money on parts that REALLY matter from a legit vendor instead of putting that much money toward such tiny gains(if any gains at all).... My .02

And I'm not bashing the OP either I like people that think outside the box! I feel like his skills could be put to easier, more beneficial things(the intercooler pipes, an intake manifold, exhausts are a great idea, hell even a nice 1g lip would sell like hotcakes!)....

 

[jjw205]

How would this work with AN fittings for a catch can?

 

[spyderdrifter]

With the ability to have sleeves/bushings installed for the bolt holes and oil cap, similar can be done for AN fittings. I have a lot of experience with carbon fiber too in addition to kevlar and fiberglass. I've been toying with the idea of carbon fiber timing covers. Not the cam gear cover, but the rest of it.

 

[jjw205]

With the ability to have sleeves/bushings installed for the bolt holes and oil cap, similar can be done for AN fittings. I have a lot of experience with carbon fiber too in addition to kevlar and fiberglass.

Good to know. Can obviously put on any oil cap fitting, etc.

I've been toying with the idea of carbon fiber timing covers. Not the cam gear cover, but the rest of it.

Good idea, but that's probably one thing that people would hardly never see....

 

[spyderdrifter]

True, it would rarely be seen. I haven't made progress on it though because even on non-warped plastic covers, my belts always shave into them after a while so I decided it would be a wasted attempt and waste on supplies. I still wouldn't mind doing one for the RWD swap I would love to do some day.

 

[Turbomelon211]

Some high end exotics use them... Why cant we?

 

[spyderdrifter]

I'm not saying we can't, I know we can. Just since ours didn't come with it, there's a lot of R&D to do in order to produce it all.