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Old 10-28-2007, 07:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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s14 Carbon fiber engine bay Hot or Not??????

I was Searching around the forum again and I bump into this guy on ign doing a sick gtr s14...but as im reading I see something that looks like carbon fiber in his engine bay I was confused at first but then I said to my self WTF!!! this guy has a carbon engine bay. Just for sh*ts and giggles is this hot or not im just curious to see what you guys think???????
No this not my car


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Old 10-28-2007, 07:10 PM   #2 (permalink)
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It's all show. Painting it would have looked just as nice. I mean, it's just a layer of CF over the stock panels. Bare CF doesn't look that nice in large amounts like this to me. Meh, just seems too "show car" for me. "Hey look at me, I got a CF engine bay! I'm the coolest."
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I think it looks pretty cool
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I think it looks kind of cool

but id be worrying about it melting
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Old 10-28-2007, 07:21 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I did a quick search on ebay for carbon fiber twill just to get a ruff price...its not cheap I will say. 100 yards of twill is up for $2,665.00.


P.s this is not a carbon fiber sticker im asking about. Real carbon twill with resin overlay
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Old 10-28-2007, 07:22 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Thats some gay showcar shit.

Making stuff out of carbon fiber = cool

Covering stuff with carbon fiber = as gay as a dick in the ass

Look at me! I just added 10 lbs worth of nothing to my engine bay!
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Old 10-28-2007, 07:27 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Thats some gay showcar shit.

Making stuff out of carbon fiber = cool

Covering stuff with carbon fiber = as gay as a dick in the ass

Look at me! I just added 10 lbs worth of nothing to my engine bay!
lol lmao!!!!!!!


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Its cute if you are building a showcar or something silly along those lines....IMO of course
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in my case i would get it laid and finished, and bang the motor into during the install and crack it all to hell.
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It's all show. Painting it would have looked just as nice. I mean, it's just a layer of CF over the stock panels. just seems too "show car" for me. "Hey look at me, I got a CF engine bay! I'm the coolest."
nuff said.

FUNCTION OVER FASHION. ALWAYS.

technically, that isnt a true carbon fiber engine bay. its still metal, just with CF on top of it. fuck that.

i'd take a flat black engine bay over that any day.
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hot? yes, absolutely. it looks fuckin sweet

functional in any way? nope.

not hating on it for a second, its fuckin baller. but that doesnt mean its not pointless.
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"fuckin baller" is the new "mad TytE".
Shit on that and covering a bay with carbon fiber.
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"fuckin baller" is the new "mad TytE".
Shit on that and covering a bay with carbon fiber.
lol, i like saying fuckin baller. leave me alone
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Im gonna be honest here I think it looks kinda baller, but why i dont know??? i guess it just something different(well ive never seen it before). Yeah is carbon with metal under it but he does have a BALLeR ass motor. If you look at the rest of the article his choice of color for his car and the front bumper is just down right ugly and distasteful so I cant back him for that.
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ehh, now its going to be a pain in the ass to tub the front fenders.
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Old 10-28-2007, 11:06 PM   #16 (permalink)
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To eaches on, if you already started you obviously like it. So why ask someone else? Build your ride to suit you, fuck everyone else and their opinion.
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To eaches on, if you already started you obviously like it. So why ask someone else? Build your ride to suit you, fuck everyone else and their opinion.
Read before u post THAT'S NOT MY CAR! Just know what people think that's all
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Old 10-29-2007, 02:04 AM   #18 (permalink)
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good carbon work, most people wish they have the money to do that but they just don't have a life but talk bout other people's work.
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I used to have carbon fiber eyelids on my car and i was looking through some of my stuff last night and found one and I dont see how that carbon is gonna hold up in that engine bay in terms of flexing around.
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To eaches on
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"TO EACH HIS OWN."

How did you get that?
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Old 10-29-2007, 12:34 PM   #21 (permalink)
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i think it looks pretty cool, but how is he going to NOT chip it around the bolt holes on the shock tower?

totally pointless. if i was going to throw money away on engine bay dressup, it'd be on gold heat resistant film for the firewall.



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i think it looks pretty cool, but how is he going to NOT chip it around the bolt holes on the shock tower?

totally pointless. if i was going to throw money away on engine bay dressup, it'd be on gold heat resistant film for the firewall.



BLANG BLANG
sounds like a good idea
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i think it looks pretty cool, but how is he going to NOT chip it around the bolt holes on the shock tower?

totally pointless. if i was going to throw money away on engine bay dressup, it'd be on gold heat resistant film for the firewall.



BLANG BLANG
+1.. seriously!
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+1 for the heat tape,

I used the 3M tape on my car , looks great but not cheap either, so plan before you cut it up. =)
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+1 for the gold.

If you are going for bling, at least make it so you can BS people into thinking it has a function.
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kinda looks like crap up close
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Stupid cosmetic bullshit like this is eating up the supply of carbon fiber and raising prices for what could be legitimate use. This guy should be fined for being a fucking retard.
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I take my vote back. One more for not. I was imagining something more along the lines of CF spark plug cover on the SR. Yeah, me no likey. Too much show for my taste.
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I take my vote back. One more for not. I was imagining something more along the lines of CF spark plug cover on the SR. Yeah, me no likey. Too much show for my taste.
too late for that lol...

This thing is pretty tight. Its funny to see how so many people have different extreme opinions about this topics that RedEvilRPS13 dubbed "Fashion vs Funtionality." I like both fashion(to a certain extent), and funtionality. I love clean looking cars without crazy body kits and lambo door, and flashing light and neon kits etc, but with all of that I like cars that run HARD!!!. I've always been a fan of carbon fiber, and kevlar and im sure most of you are too.... so I say at least this guy didn't put a carbon fiber sticker on his engine bay!!!!!!!! If I had to rate the whole engine bay thing i would give him a B- in ballerness!!!!

p.s & D- for funtion
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function > form. /thread
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