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11th July 2008, 11:55
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any1 ever thought how much faster their sax would be wiv out the bonnet??
as above, i wos fiddling under my bonnet yesterday and i hadnt realised quite how heavy they are...
so if the stock 1 wos scrapped for sumthing like carbon fibre which is super lightweight yet strong, how much faster would u go??
considerable change of power to weight ratio me thinks = go faster 
james
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11th July 2008, 12:06
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....discuss???
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11th July 2008, 12:28
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Just take the bonnet off! Ultimate weight loss and ultimate air flow over the engine and intake! 
Then it rains...
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11th July 2008, 12:32
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bad aerodynamics could hamper the speed also airflow should ideally be ducted in and ducted out.
You could just cut out all the internal bracing to save weight
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11th July 2008, 12:32
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Ye thats an idea No point getting a gel coat or cf one then and will look so good.............................................. .................................................. .................not
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11th July 2008, 13:01
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i ment replace the bonnet wiv a lightweight version rather than leaving it off all together lol
would allow gd intake tho as already mentioned
james
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11th July 2008, 13:06
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Take all the doors and boot off too, make cardboard cutouts to make it aerodynamic, beat an F430 easy, only to 120 though...
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11th July 2008, 14:39
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Strap a chair to the engine and go?
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11th July 2008, 16:37
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take it you have necver seen them use carbon fibre boots and bonnets then jimbob
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11th July 2008, 18:41
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your cars the ultimate chav mobile.. lexarse and 6 by 9's
carbon fibre!
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11th July 2008, 23:03
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a see through engine would look cool, baring in mind you have a nice engine bay 
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11th July 2008, 23:10
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my steering wheel is quite heavy tbh
come to think of it so are the actual wheels
lose them ftw
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12th July 2008, 10:36
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I now have a carbon boot and bonnet, has made the car seem lighter
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12th July 2008, 13:33
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cloud (james) has a carbon fibre bonnet. on the video of the nurbugring trip, it said something about him not being able to do more than 80mph because of it ???
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12th July 2008, 13:37
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I think its best if you pin lightweight bonnets- they get a bit flexy at speed. I certainly wouldn't like it coming off will doing any decent speed!
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12th July 2008, 15:40
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Mine moves about at 100mph, it is a bit sketchy!! Especially if going quciker aswell...
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12th July 2008, 16:52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oli_K
cloud (james) has a carbon fibre bonnet. on the video of the nurbugring trip, it said something about him not being able to do more than 80mph because of it ???
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the front of the bonneet used to flap about really bad at high speed
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12th July 2008, 18:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gotamintvtr
take it you have necver seen them use carbon fibre boots and bonnets then jimbob
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yeh i have seen them thats y i suggested carbon fibre
james
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12th July 2008, 18:41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rossj
your cars the ultimate chav mobile.. lexarse and 6 by 9's
carbon fibre!
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i no but thats how i bought and it im only keeping to bouild up sum no claims and cos im having to pay for driving lessons and i only work part time cos im doin a levels it means i can afford to change ne fing...but i will eventually
but im more focussed on saving for a VT rather than changing the 1.1
james
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13th July 2008, 18:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oli_K
cloud (james) has a carbon fibre bonnet. on the video of the nurbugring trip, it said something about him not being able to do more than 80mph because of it ???
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Mike was ermm taking the piss there lol,
I could go as fast the car would go but it would flap around like a hookers fanny flap. Hardlly ideal for long trips..
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