Thread: carbon fiber hood vs carbon fiber trunk which saves more weight?
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Old 04-13-2018, 12:35 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Grady View Post
Does not apply to all cars but the best weight savings is the steering wheel actuator weight reduction. Dependent on the car it can be 1 to 100lbs+ in weight savings. For some reason this applies more to US vehicles?
Please identify what cars have a 100 pound steering wheel actuator? I am truly curious.
I highly doubt that many even reach half a pound.


Edit: Never mind. The guys clued me in on my foolish misread!
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