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Old 07-10-2008, 11:26 AM
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Pretty badass, but I am sure it's damn expensive.
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Old 07-10-2008, 06:06 PM
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That's pretty cool. I'd like to know the price!
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Old 07-10-2008, 06:09 PM
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Same here and how much lighter than chromoly can it be?
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Old 07-10-2008, 06:57 PM
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Same here and how much lighter than chromoly can it be?
It said it's 75% lighter than a steel cage...
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Old 07-11-2008, 08:28 AM
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only problem is it's one time use... and you can forget about any repair work. Come to think of it, if it's use one time and works, it's done it's job.
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Old 07-11-2008, 08:35 AM
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Might be light, but how does it compare to crushable tolerences?
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ive seen way to many cracked/broken carbon fiber hoods and hatchs to feel safe sitting under that even if i could afford it
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ive seen way to many cracked/broken carbon fiber hoods and hatchs to feel safe sitting under that even if i could afford it
most of those are not true carbon fiber throughout anyway.
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Old 07-11-2008, 09:07 AM
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ive seen way to many cracked/broken carbon fiber hoods and hatchs to feel safe sitting under that even if i could afford it
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most of those are not true carbon fiber throughout anyway.
Yup, a real CF hood for an S2k is like $1400 lol and still might not even be full CF
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  • Carbon Fiber tensile strength is 3.5
  • Density is 1.75
  • Specific strength is 2.0

now compare to steel
  • Steel tensile strength is 1.3
  • Density is 7.9
  • Specific strength is 0.17


Carbon fiber, if used with the right resins, correct manufacturing process and the correct creation (all weaves align) it will be a shit ton stronger. Hell just look at an F1 car. Oh, and keep in mind, it's most likely all re-inforced with aluminum tubing or something.

http://www.williamsf1.com/car/explore
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