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Originally Posted by Dave-ROR
My statement was actual fact. It really is about 1/3rd the weight difference of steel. Your statement is just as variable when it comes to part contruction as mine, both are useless statements there.
I have yet to see any reasonable priced CF hood be 50% lighter than an OEM aluminum piece.
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Correct. Hypothetically the carbon fiber can never be more than 37% lighter than aluminum, let alone 50%.
All construction methods aside, just looking at density.
A 20 lb steel hood, if made entirely of aluminum, would weigh 6.8 lbs.
The equivalent hood in CFRP would weigh 4.32 pounds.
Which leads me back to my very first argument. Why spend $1000 + to save a couple pounds?