boostedprotege
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- 2003 mazda protege dx/2003 mazda protege5
i never notice any warping from the cf hood
What have you done to your MSP today?
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i never notice any warping from the cf hood
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
the strut forms a triangle with the hinge in the up position, and the strut is relaxed, and in the down position, its basically a strait line. I don't see how it could for one, as all the forces would act on the hinge. beside that, I don't think carbon fiber is a material that is willing to warp after it is cured, so even if the forces were present to do such a thing, I don't think it would.
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
well, raj forgot the hood brackets, so only the ball studs went in today... LOL
Outlawstar98
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- 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege / 2013 BRZ
Took my motor off the motor stand, put it on a tire to install flywheel/clutch/trans, but ran into the issue of aligning the cluch... cant find the tool 
so going to pick one up tomorrow. And Motor is going in this weekend, same with everything else besides the turbo mani/turbo/downpipe due to not having the downpipe yet
so going to pick one up tomorrow. And Motor is going in this weekend, same with everything else besides the turbo mani/turbo/downpipe due to not having the downpipe yet ^This is why I don't have hood props... I've never gotten a clear answer on whether this is true, or if it's all hear-say BS.
fishdonotbounce
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- 08.5 CWP Speed3
It is true. The pressure will damage the hood. You need to find a strut that has a certain load range.
Ricktalife
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- 2012 Subaru WRX
Yea I have prosport dampers and they said specifically not to be used with CF/fiberglass hoods.
Outlawstar98
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- 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege / 2013 BRZ
I have Hood dampers for a stock hood, i use it on my carbon hoods and never had a issue.
justanothermp5
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- Rust Bucket
YES, i had mine on forever and thought my hood was just bad and fit bad, took them off and the hood fits perfect, so im not using those again
and i took out my stock hood support.....so now i dont have s*** to hold my hood up lol
edit: you can actually sort of see in my sig how the hood is bulging up, it doesnt fit like that anymore
Outlawstar98
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- 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege / 2013 BRZ
Let's see...,
MOTOR IN!
MOTOR IN!
Outlawstar98
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- 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege / 2013 BRZ
Let's see...,
MOTOR IN!
MOTOR IN!
Ricktalife
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- 2012 Subaru WRX
changed my oil. later today I'm taking it to a performance shop to see if they can help me solve this boost leak and turkey issue.
FlyinHawaiian
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- Mazdaspeed Protege #1460
I just did a road-trip for a wedding this weekend. I just dipped below half a tank on the gauge, and am at 260 on the trip meter... I'm looking forward to seeing the MPG on this one.
And in other news, cruised with a VA tagged Titanium MSP (cute chick driver who refused to look at me as I'm giving her thumbs up for the car) on the way back from the wedding, saw a titanium MSM, and saw a Blazin Yellow Protege with a BC2 kit on it (among other things) when leaving PA. It was like the day to see interesting Mazdas...
Ricktalife
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- 2012 Subaru WRX
lol you got rejected.
