[Shotimes] Carbon Fiber hood for the SHO

[Ron Porter]

Mark, you are one of the unique SHO owners in this regard in that you are
looking for all weight reductions where they can be found. To spend the $$$
to save the weight on a heavy car, then buy heavy tires negates the effort.
Many of us SHO owners could do better by taking 30+ pounds off our bodies!!

If I messed up my hood, I would consider a cowl hood primarily for the
looks, and the weight savings would be a secondary concern. I think that
most folks would do better for a seat-of-the-pants feel by getting lighter
wheels & tires. I saw this on the '89. I ran stock tires on the lace wheels
in winter, then had heavier 16x7 chrome wheels with heavier tires in the
summer. Although I didn't like the look, the car immediately felt quicker
when I put the lace wheels back on (but you don't particularly notice the
power loss going back to the heavy wheels).

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Mark Nunnally
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 10:01 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Carbon Fiber hood for the SHO


> I dunno, I'm all for lighter-weight cars, but to me, putting a CF hood on
a
> SHO is like a 300-pound person ordering a Wendy's Triple with Biggie
Fries,
> then getting a diet Coke!!  ;-)

Hey 30 lbs on the nose is 30 lbs off the nose :)

> Personally I would rather spend the money on 12# wheels to save unsprung
> weight and help the performance.

Or do both :)

I'm looking at a 16x8" combo for the track with 245/45 hoosier race rubber,
around 35-36 lbs.  pretty light for 8" wheels and 245 race rubber (40 lbs
lighter than what I got now)

mark
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