Race car manufacturers have also developed methods to give carbon fiber pieces strength in a certain direction, making it strong in a load-bearing direction, but weak in directions where little or no load would be placed on the member.
Conversely, manufacturers developed omnidirectional carbon fiber weaves that apply strength in all directions. This type of carbon fiber assembly is most widely used in the "safety cell" monocoque chassis assembly of high-performance racecars.
Many supercars over the past few decades have incorporated CFRP extensively in their manufacture, using it for their monocoque chassis as well as other components.
Until recently, the material has had limited use in mass-produced cars because of the expense involved in terms of materials, equipment, and the relatively limited pool of individuals with expertise in working with it. Recently, several mainstream vehicle manufacturers have started to use CFRP in everyday road cars.
Use of the material has been more readily adopted by low-volume manufacturers who used it primarily for creating body-panels for some of their high-end cars due to its increased strength and decreased weight compared with the glass-reinforced polymer they used for the majority of their products.
Here's where the shitty companies come in :
Often street racers or hobbyist tuners will purchase a carbon fiber reinforced polymer hood, spoiler or body panel as an aftermarket part for their vehicle. However, these parts are rarely made of full carbon fiber. They are often just a single layer of carbon fiber laminated onto fiberglass for the "look" of carbon fiber. It is common for these parts to remain unpainted to accentuate the look of the carbon fiber weave." - Courtesy of Wikipedia
I've noticed this more and more as I see more people with carbon fiber products. I have experienced everything from hoods cracking under light load and hoods splitting from their fiberglass backing causing crashes and windshields to break.
I spoke to Bill from DSG (http://www.dentsport.com)and asked him if he had a contact for real, actual, strong carbon fiber. He pointed me into the right direction and now we are in the process of coming out with a complete line of Full on replacement Dash boards, sti hood scoops and in the future other components.
The first dash boards that will be released will be for the S13 and S14 Chassis followed by Evo 9 and Sti.
Here are some teaser pictures:
If you look at the above picture, you will realize that there is no fiber crap backing. Its full on grade AA carbon from the U.S. Government.
That is the Wrx Scoop.
Here is the s14 dash:
Here is the mold for the vacuum sealing process:
We will have more information available in a few weeks.
If you can't wait and are interested in something feel free to contact me.
Naser Kamel
Pride-Performance
732.804.1280
prideperformanceonline@gmail.com
naser@pride-performance.com
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