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Yoshi · 04-24-2002, 10:15 AM

I think it was one of the deleted posts yesterday? but there was an agruement about the relative strength of CF hoods actually being negative....

Take this situation:
on a 2 lane highway, the car coming towards you from the opposite direction loses control and swerves into your lane... you both hit the brakes, but the collision is still the equivalent of a 40mph head-on.  
Now as stock steel hood is designed with crumple areas in mind... a CF hood is designed to be as structurally sound... so rather than folding in half, or thirds and slamming into the windshield borders, the CF hood breaks off the hinges and shoots more or less straight back toward the driver.  Instant decapitation.  I think the last post actually listed some instances where this happened (I think).  

Sounds pretty scary to me, I'll being going fiberglass thanks <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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04-24-2002, 10:15 AM	#1
Yoshi Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Washington Age: 48 Posts: 3,003 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: Yoshi Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I think it was one of the deleted posts yesterday? but there was an agruement about the relative strength of CF hoods actually being negative.... Take this situation: on a 2 lane highway, the car coming towards you from the opposite direction loses control and swerves into your lane... you both hit the brakes, but the collision is still the equivalent of a 40mph head-on.   Now as stock steel hood is designed with crumple areas in mind... a CF hood is designed to be as structurally sound... so rather than folding in half, or thirds and slamming into the windshield borders, the CF hood breaks off the hinges and shoots more or less straight back toward the driver.  Instant decapitation.  I think the last post actually listed some instances where this happened (I think).   Sounds pretty scary to me, I'll being going fiberglass thanks <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> __________________ www.360realms.com/S13-S15