Kognition Design 9lb dry carbon hood (sneaak peak)
This allready has stock hinge corners, they are carbon fiber. To put the weight into perspective, the stock aluminum hood weighs 24lb's , so it is a 15lb drop.
Dry carbon will stand up to the sun, but when we talk about things like a yellowing hood, this is the coating that resides over the carbon layer. If you want to protect a surface like this, you put an automotive clearcoat over it. But we are still testing this out, and hope to have made improvements along the way. It was made to cool a T.T. car, well after the vents and ducting go in anyway.
Dry carbon will stand up to the sun, but when we talk about things like a yellowing hood, this is the coating that resides over the carbon layer. If you want to protect a surface like this, you put an automotive clearcoat over it. But we are still testing this out, and hope to have made improvements along the way. It was made to cool a T.T. car, well after the vents and ducting go in anyway.
Originally Posted by punish_her
Id definately rock this. Seems to be a good meeting of form and function. 9lb's still amazes me, then take out the little bit that the vents remove, looking at sub 8lb. Question, with their being no protection, how does the wear and tear of daily driving and environmental factors play into the oxidation of the carbon?
Just a slight curvature caused from the mold, which flattened out after the motor warmed up.
Originally Posted by mario23
Is the hood raised a bit towards the back too? Looks like it in the pics.
Very interested. Keep us posted
Very interested. Keep us posted
Originally Posted by kognition
This allready has stock hinge corners, they are carbon fiber. To put the weight into perspective, the stock aluminum hood weighs 24lb's , so it is a 15lb drop.
Dry carbon will stand up to the sun, but when we talk about things like a yellowing hood, this is the coating that resides over the carbon layer. If you want to protect a surface like this, you put an automotive clearcoat over it. But we are still testing this out, and hope to have made improvements along the way. It was made to cool a T.T. car, well after the vents and ducting go in anyway.
Dry carbon will stand up to the sun, but when we talk about things like a yellowing hood, this is the coating that resides over the carbon layer. If you want to protect a surface like this, you put an automotive clearcoat over it. But we are still testing this out, and hope to have made improvements along the way. It was made to cool a T.T. car, well after the vents and ducting go in anyway.
Yeah I under stand the thermal properties with the carbon vs resin. Just didnt know how the reacts directly with the elements (hazing, any discoloration). Yeah the yellowing is the one thing I do not like about the carbon hoods.
Prices just released on Kognition's website...
$1200
Clear Coat add $150
http://www.kognitiondesign.com/dry350zbonnet.html
$1200
Clear Coat add $150
http://www.kognitiondesign.com/dry350zbonnet.html
Originally Posted by dspiel
how do i go about reserving one?
Last edited by WA2GOOD; Nov 28, 2007 at 03:56 PM.
Skorch - It has not been tested on an HR motor as of yet.
Devil Z - The vents have not yet been figured out. We are going to do temperature testing to see which part of the hood gets the hottest to see where vents would serve the most function and go from there. Most likely, it will come out looking like the Nismo RS concept hood.
Devil Z - The vents have not yet been figured out. We are going to do temperature testing to see which part of the hood gets the hottest to see where vents would serve the most function and go from there. Most likely, it will come out looking like the Nismo RS concept hood.
Vents are cut! Hood was tested at California Speedway this past weekend at 170+mph without any buffering or problems at all. Temps were rock solid and we don't have a single complaint!
Pic courtesy of Speedraver. More to come (hopefully)...
Pic courtesy of Speedraver. More to come (hopefully)...
Originally Posted by SinCity350Z
Vents are cut! Hood was tested at California Speedway this past weekend at 170+mph without any buffering or problems at all. Temps were rock solid and we don't have a single complaint!
Pic courtesy of Speedraver. More to come (hopefully)...
Pic courtesy of Speedraver. More to come (hopefully)...
they look truly bad *** on your car mike
Originally Posted by booger
How can this have any cooling benifits over a stock hood if it doesnt have any vents ? And how can this be a F/I product ? Should be in the Body section .
