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#10
I doubt it. My friend had a real CF hood on his ricer that looks nothing like my lid. The lid seems to have a simulated carbon look. It is to my understanding that real carbon fiber would be too brittle to clamp down on with the two retaining clips. But despite it being simulated CF, it still looks real nice. Ten-fold better than the stock crap.
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-Andy
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Originally Posted by 0fbody0
I doubt it. My friend had a real CF hood on his ricer that looks nothing like my lid. The lid seems to have a simulated carbon look. It is to my understanding that real carbon fiber would be too brittle to clamp down on with the two retaining clips. But despite it being simulated CF, it still looks real nice. Ten-fold better than the stock crap.
Thanks
-Andy
Thanks
-Andy
EDIT: also can you tell me about this fernco ripping off the tabs debacle? I hadnt heard that till now. I was about to do it.
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Originally Posted by 0fbody0
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Sorry, didnt know that. Anyways, this "debacle" is that when people install the 3"x3" fernco piece, there is practically no flex in the tube to compensate when the motor torques up. I am doing research on a 3.5"x4" stepped fernco piece than should fit a little better and allow for flex. The aftermarket pieces such as the SLP bellow have a thinner middle section which flexes. The fernco is a cheap and easy mod, but people have said that the tabs on their lids have been ripped off over time. There are others who say this never happened to them. I guess the mod only works if the trimming is done right. Hope this helps. Any other questions, shoot them my way.
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My MTI lid would snap out w/ the fernco. It didnt snap the tabs off, but it wouldnt snap the tabs off...
and since when did whisper make a CF lid?
thought mti and tsp were the only ones...
and since when did whisper make a CF lid?
thought mti and tsp were the only ones...