2005-2009 Mustang Information on The S197 {Gen1}

Carbon Fiber Plenum and Radiator Cover

Old Aug 17, 2006 | 08:03 AM
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Carbon Fiber Plenum and Radiator Cover

HEy, i just found these carbon fiber parts. I think they look pretty awesome. Theres a few pics on their website, heres the links

http://www.bashperformance.com/cart/...__code=MUS05RC

http://www.bashperformance.com/cart/...__code=MUS05IC
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 08:25 AM
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Yeah but from what I heard people still question whether or not this company even exists.
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 09:14 AM
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hmm, on their site they have pictures of parts of the shop. And i live about 30 minutes south of them in Tampa - ive heard a few people get stuff done to their cars there
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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$500 for a radiator cover. Wow. Just, wow.
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 11:07 AM
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but i think its you get what you pay for, that thing looks so good
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 05:37 AM
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Still is a $500 radiator cover.. jesus that stuff does look great, but no where near worth that much $$$
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 09:59 AM
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how much lighter can that carbon fiber radiator cover be then the stock plastic one? seriously
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by paperthinhymn
but i think its you get what you pay for, that thing looks so good
I'm not a fan of carbon fiber anything on this car! JMO~
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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how much lighter can that carbon fiber radiator cover be then the stock plastic one? seriously
Purely for looks let me tell you... I really like that intake cover to be honest, but I just dont feel carbon fiber belongs on this car... Unless it is completely painted, and unfortuantely with the weight and design of this car, that doesnt seem cost effective to me..
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Lokius
Purely for looks let me tell you... I really like that intake cover to be honest, but I just dont feel carbon fiber belongs on this car... Unless it is completely painted, and unfortuantely with the weight and design of this car, that doesnt seem cost effective to me..
doing anything to a car purely for looks is lame IMO, there has to be some functional purpose to it as well, especially when its gonna cost $500, besides I hate the look of carbon fiber personally; I always cant stand it when people leave body parts unpainted to show off that it is carbon fiber you dont see Enzos doing that.
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by rrobello
doing anything to a car purely for looks is lame IMO
...said the man with red painted calipers. LOL
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by grasshopper
...said the man with red painted calipers. LOL
haha, yea, i guess some people like carbon fiber and some people dont
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by rrobello
I always cant stand it when people leave body parts unpainted to show off that it is carbon fiber you dont see Enzos doing that.
The underside of the Enzo's hood is unpainted. So is the Ford GT's i think.
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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Carbon Fiber isnt bad looking, it just needs to be used properly. I have seen plenty of cars with carbon fiber trunks and hoods, that looked great. Unfortunately the only S197 that looked great with carbon fiber was the GT-R concept
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by grasshopper
...said the man with red painted calipers. LOL
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 07:56 AM
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is see they are on mrbodykit.com now too as well as bash performance's carbon fiber rear deck cover http://www.bashperformance.com/cart/..._code=MUS05RDC
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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I STILL can't understand people's fascination with carbon fiber......

To me it looks horrible.....
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 07:38 AM
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A lot of exotic cars have it
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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I love the stuff, but I'd rather do it myself. Is it that much different than working with fiberglass?
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 11:02 AM
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carbon fiber is a lot more difficult to do than fiberglass work
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