# I shit carbon fiber **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 26, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174 "2012-06-26T18:39:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/1 "2012-06-26T18:39:37Z")
I wanted to clean up the engine bay looks as the PO spared no expense on the engine internals / performance but didn’t exactly pay much attention to the “bling”. I didn’t want to do chrome cause it’s been done to death. I was thinking powder coat but unless I went black, it was going to be hard to keep clean. Got some carbon fiber accent pieces over the years but they look out of place so I decided to do it all in cf. Just got the big parts today. Unfortunately, I won’t be ripping my motor down till end of season. Think it’s gonna be da shit when it’s all done. ![http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa354/arrowenterprises/photobucket-38815-1340759740868.jpg](http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa354/arrowenterprises/photobucket-38815-1340759740868.jpg) Plenum, throttle bodies, and balance tube. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/2 "2012-06-26T18:57:01Z")
500ish? ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/3 "2012-06-26T19:03:12Z")
Don’t loose those balance tube o-rings when you swap the plenums! ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/4 "2012-06-26T19:20:03Z")
Swapping that plenum is going to suck. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/5 "2012-06-26T19:27:35Z")
Detective Coating? ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/6 "2012-06-26T19:47:06Z")
I misread. You already have these! Judging by the layout of your engine bay these should be a breeze to install… ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/7 "2012-06-26T19:52:28Z")
wat ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/8 "2012-06-26T20:05:00Z")
Why would you get aluminum parts coated to look like CF… ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/9 "2012-06-26T20:21:51Z")
^ Because Racecar. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/10 "2012-06-26T20:28:40Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#): > > ^ Because Racecar. I suppose that’s as good a reason as any for me to hate it. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/11 "2012-06-26T20:33:26Z")
> [@Minglor](#): > > I misread. > You already have these! > > Judging by the layout of your engine bay these should be a breeze to install… Yeah, I think I read somewhere I’ll have to flip the car over and install them through the tailpipe. Not simple but could be worse. ---------- Post added at 11:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:31 PM ---------- > [@MPD47](#): > > Why would you get aluminum parts coated to look like CF… Any part on your car that looks like high tech, light weight materials can add 5-6 additional horsepower per part. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/12 "2012-06-26T22:20:40Z")
See, if you actually got carbon manifolds, that would be sweet. But trying to make aluminum look like carbon? That’s lame. It’s not even an overlay/wet layup. ---
**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/13 "2012-06-27T03:34:41Z")
Is that the new rustoleum carbon fiber spray paint? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/14 "2012-06-27T05:42:23Z")
thread backfire ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/15 "2012-06-27T06:09:01Z")
Your proctologist must love you. That sounds really painful. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/16 "2012-06-27T06:15:27Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > thread backfire Everybody’s got an opinion. No problem. ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/17 "2012-06-27T06:19:43Z")
:tup: This doesn’t bother me as much as the Z33 emblem in your sig. Find a Z32 one! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/18 "2012-06-27T06:24:30Z")
I see no issue in sprucing up your engine bay, faux carbon fiber or real. In my mind it is strictly a cosmetic thing, and not really much different from wrapping interior trim. ---
**Author:** ![Jimshorts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimshorts/32/5915_2.png) [@Jimshorts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jimshorts)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/19 "2012-06-27T08:02:35Z")
I think its going to look badass. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174/20 "2012-06-27T08:11:36Z")
Because NOT racecar. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-shit-carbon-fiber/224174.md?page=2)