Lightweight 03/04 hoods????

[ls1eater]

Two questions....How much does the stock hood weigh......and Does anyone make an aftermarket fiberglass/carbonfiber 03/04 hood????
Thinking about putting the cobra on a diet with a hood, racing seats, weld rims, and maybe a battery relocator.....!!!!!! Thanks Matt

 

[EatonMe]

VIS Racing makes OEM '03/'04 Cobra style carbon fiber hoods, Cobra R carbon fiber hoods, regular OEM Mustang carbon fiber hoods, and an ugly ass carbon fiber cowl hood.

http://www.visracing.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=24_220_226

 

[OmahaStang]

I've tried to research this myself. If you do a search in Exterior/interior modifications there is a post with someone putting a stock style carbon fiber hood on their car. I think the weight savings were around 20lbs.
However I would like some 'hard' numbers in regards to this too.. Since I have a black cobra a carbon fiber hood would blend in a little bit better then say a YELLOW cobra.

 

[DSG2003SVT]

How bout some stock style carbon fiber front fenders. All I can find is the Z3 vented nasty looking ones. Anybody make'em? how much lighter would they be? I'm trying to get the front end lightened up a good bit

carbon fiber hood + fenders
tubular k + coil over conversion
battery relocation
aluminum block when the stock shortblock gives out

All that together would pull about 150lbs directly off the front as well as moving the 30lb battery to the back which would be about 180lbs off the front. Should make a huge difference in the cars handling, braking, and launching characteristics.

 

[Duran]

How bout some stock style carbon fiber front fenders. All I can find is the Z3 vented nasty looking ones. Anybody make'em? how much lighter would they be? I'm trying to get the front end lightened up a good bit

carbon fiber hood + fenders
tubular k + coil over conversion
battery relocation
aluminum block when the stock shortblock gives out

All that together would pull about 150lbs directly off the front as well as moving the 30lb battery to the back which would be about 180lbs off the front. Should make a huge difference in the cars handling, braking, and launching characteristics.

+1

 

[03 DSG Snake]

Cervini's makes an 03 hood, but they say it will not fit without a 99-01 bumper. Weird?

 

[cobra12003]

What is the stock hood and trunk of the 03,04 made of?
I noticed it is some type of fiber,plastic already did everyone know this already ,or maybe I just did;nt

 

[tazzracing1]

I'm pretty sure it is a plastic composit and it weighs around 26lbs

 

[DSG2003SVT]

Oh yeah. I forgot about this thread. So, anyone know about those fenders?

 

[kennycoulter]

i think the weight savings of carbon fenders would be very minimal. they dont weigh very much in steel.

 

[DSG2003SVT]

You're probably right, but 10lbs here, 5lbs there...all that adds up. I'm trying to lighten up this nose heavy, brake diving beast in the front so that I can balance it out a little. The car doesn't handle THAT badly (compared to other mustangs especially) but I'd like to help it out a little more. After I lighten up the front, add the stereo to the back seat area (not much stereo), and beef up the rear with some more bracing, that should level it out a good bit.

 

[racebronco2]

to get an idea the weight of carbon fiber fenders are tiger racing has them with 2" flares and weigh 4lbs at a cost of about $700-$800 a piece.

 

[DSG2003SVT]

Ugh!! Those things are pretty nasty looking, maybe if I had a strictly autoX car that never saw the street I would do that. I wish people could just make stock style ones. Shipping weight on a stock front fender is something like 12lbs. if I remember correctly. That's about 16lbs less, about the same weight savings as a carbon fiber hood.

 

[03 DSG Snake]

I'm pretty sure it is a plastic composit and it weighs around 26lbs

Have you LIFTED your hood lately? epper:

 

[CobraBob]

Someone once posted the actual weight of the stock hood. Last year I think. You might try a search.

 

[03InThe11s]

well, my carbon fiber VIS hood weighs about 15 lbs. the stock one is about 35lbs. my batt. is in the trunk, and the front bumper is gone. its true that weight savings of 5lbs here, and 8lbs here add up. my car weighs 34xx right now, with a 1/4 tank of gas. i have removed anything i deem non functional and heavy. there are tons of heavy steel items under the dash, in the trunk, under the hood, ect. btw, i still have the factory K member, most interior, radio, and a/c

 

[03 DSG Snake]

well, my carbon fiber VIS hood weighs about 15 lbs. the stock one is about 35lbs. my batt. is in the trunk, and the front bumper is gone. its true that weight savings of 5lbs here, and 8lbs here add up. my car weighs 34xx right now, with a 1/4 tank of gas. i have removed anything i deem non functional and heavy. there are tons of heavy steel items under the dash, in the trunk, under the hood, ect. btw, i still have the factory K member, most interior, radio, and a/c

Hows the fit on the VIS hood? Is the latch nice and sturdy (steel reinforced)?

 

[03InThe11s]

fit is very good, it it slightly lower in the middle (about a 1/4"), as in it doesnt match up with the fender perfectly as far as hight goes, but otherwise, it fits perfectly. and the hood isnt exactly sturdy itself, but the latch is from a ford factory hood, and is steel reinforced, so its fine.