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11401, Fiberglass hoods and the heat from turbo?
Posted by JustOne, Nov-29-01 01:53 PM
Has anyone w/ a cf hood or a fiberglass one had their turbo melt it. I am just wondering if they can withstand the heat or not?
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11402, RE: Fiberglass hoods and the heat from turbo?
Posted by toykilla, Nov-29-01 07:53 PM
my friend has a carbon fiber on his GS-T with a big 16g turbo and its lasted a long as while. no signs of it messing anything up.
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11403, RE: Fiberglass hoods and the heat from turbo?
Posted by HadesOmega, Nov-29-01 08:56 PM
Here's a simple solution. HEAT BLANKET
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11404, RE: Fiberglass hoods and the heat from turbo?
Posted by cyan, Nov-30-01 08:38 AM
my hood has a spot on it thats slightly brown from the heat but its not really noticeable except on the underside. the fiberglas gets really hot and soft feeling after driving though, but its not melted or anything
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11405, RE: Fiberglass hoods and the heat from turbo?
Posted by RAIZIN, Nov-30-01 07:26 PM
carbon fiber can withstand a grip of heat.. why do you think they make mufflers out of carbon fiber.
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11406, RE: Fiberglass hoods and the heat from turbo?
Posted by Amish_Eclipse, Dec-02-01 07:45 AM
carbon fibre it is than
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