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Okay i'm just going to get straight to the point.

I've noticed AMAZING results after installing my carbon fiber hood!

Been driving like a grandma to reap the benefits of added mpgs.. I got 25 mpg for city driving..What do you guys think about that? does it sound normal?

Also kept up with my buddys sc400 with NA 2jz vvti engine...I know that car's a lot heavier than mine but that thing moves! he's about to go Turbo soon so it was good that i am atleast upto his current whp range...my feeling is im pushing somewhere a little over 140 to the wheels..the only other boltons i have is a tsx manifold paired with an AEM SRI

thanks for reading.

I paid $400 for my CF hood on ebay.. It had 0 issues when i got it and is quite beautiful..

So your feeling is that mpg has increased dramatically because of the hood?

That's what I infer from his post, yes.

Which cf hood do you have?

I guess changing shit around through tapatalk doesn't reflect. Whatever.

Anyway, OP, I moved your post from bolt ons as a carbon fiber hood is more an exterior mod. Also, your thread title of "Best bolt on for the money" didn't really lend to what the thread was about so that's why the current title is there.

The op post was all over the place.... Look a squirrel!

So what were you getting before?

I find it hard to believe this minimal amount of weight reduction would result any tangible mpg increase. 

Increase mpg, yes. How much, maybe slightly higher than running lower grade motor oil. I haven't done a comparison as yet, but I can lift my VIS cf hood with one hand easily.

My point after his answer was going to be that his change in driving habits is what's causing the savings...

those with CF hoods: are you using hoodpins?
I've been thinking about getting one and can't decide whether to get hoodpins also...

No one that I know uses them with there cf hoods. Really no need unless you plan on racing or do it just for looks. Just as an fyi, if you have hood supports, only use one. Hoods are too light for both.

Didn't Ben (Accord Euro-R) have his CF hood flip and smash his windshield? I remember seeing a picture of a smashed up windshield a while back.

I recall someone back in the day had an issue with his hoodlatch on his cf hood and it ended up flipping up when he was driving on the highway.  It smashed his windshield and roof in.  I'm not sure if it was a "cheap" cf hood that he was using, or if it was a failure due to something else.  I would actually use hoodpins with a CF hood for some additional security.

Yeah, that^

Just go open engine bay. Say it's for additional cooling. :P

Kinda like this...

(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/tibies/unnamed1_zpsf7ae6cbb.jpg)

Long story short, my mom backed into my car and I needed to replace the hood. In the middle of the job I had to run somewhere really quick and I didn't have any other vehicle available at the time. I got some pretty weird looks on that drive.

Haha!! That's awesome!!! I could imagine the looks. I too would use hood pins. One of my good friends had a CF hood where the latch broke on him. Roof caved in and windshield broke.

OR.... Buy a quality cf hood..

quality = over rated
hood pins = racekar

Fixed

That would be Ben that had his hood latch break, and the hood flipped up smashing his windshield. I ran a VIS CF hood on my car for 8 years without any problems. I didn't install hood pins, but I did only use 1 hood shock. Using both hood shocks will cause the hood to lift up above the fender about an inch or so.

I ran my car hoodless once. It was quite fun, because the S/C whine was uber loud. Thing was screaming down the road freaking people out or thinking a cop was coming.

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a279/7thGenVillain/536756_433472780013441_285786404_n.jpg)

^^^ if my engine bay looked like that, I would run without a hood just to show off!!!

I wouldn't.  I don't like showing off.

UPDATE: NEVER GOT ANY HOOD LATCHES...TESTED UPTO SPEEDS OF 120 MPH......NO ISSUES..IT JUST FLUTTERS..

great CF hood, quality product, im still in love with it!

gonna get the CF trunk once i get a real job!

theres been a lot of stories on the Web about people not installing Hood Pins and having it fly up and cracking the Windshield

i've never had a CF Hood without getting Hood Pins installed

if installed correctly, they should not produce any additional spider cracking and definitely there for a reason