I just thought of something.
Why do people paint their hoods black? If the whole idea of performance is to keep your engine as cool as possible, wouldn't a black hood attract heat, making the engine bay hotter?
>>15295183
its not paint....
>>15295187
carbon fiber whatever. it is black. it has low albedo. it is hotter than other colors.
>>15295198
this fuckin guy
>>15295187
Sometimes it is. They probably got in a wreck and it's easier to paint the hood and leave everything else. Or they're too poor for carbon fiber but still want to look like a boyracer
>>15295198
what did he mean by this
>>15295198
WHY
DO
PEOPLE
DO
THIS!?!?!
>>15295215
More air into the intercooler?
>>15295183
it was pioneered by ford in the 1964 east african rallies. the white hoods on their mk1 ford cortinas would blind the drivers. so ford just painted them stain black. and they won the rally. the black hood thing has only really been taken up by honda kids. because they think one carbonfibre hood on their ghetto ass car makes them king of the street.
>>15297223
That's an oil cooler not an intercooler
>>15297258
yep that's the same reason behind flocked dash boards, less glare
>>15297277
WHATS AN OIL COOLER
>>15297282
oil coolers cool oil
>>15295215
The cooler the oil, the cooler the driver
I always assumed that it's because you often have to work on your car and carbon is light so it's less tiresome to open the hood often.
is it true that civic coupes are the worst chassis of civic to buy
CIVIC
>>15295183
>Why do people paint their hoods black?
Why do football players put black stripes under their eyes? Shouldn't they put bright mirror-like chrome strips under their eyes instead?
>>15295187
On a fucking spic box like OPs pic? It ain't carbon fiber I'm telling you that right now.
>>15297258
>>15297277
So that makes sense.
Is there a reason that black roofs have become so trendy?
>>15299558
>Ricer dumbass fits CF hood on shitbox civic
>Civic is stolen and chopped by Mexicunts
>Whatever's left of shitvic is recovered and sold to some curbstoner at an insurance auction
>Curbstoner half-assedly pieces shitvic together, including a black hood from a junkyard
>Sells it to some teenage beaner who doesn't know better
>>15299589
There's nothing wrong with fitting a CF hood
>implying rice burners can afford actual carbon fibre hoods
protip, shit ain't cheap
>>15299589
Prolly cause it looks good or its carbon fiber
>>15299624
which is why they bought a cheap car. you moron
>>15298592
civic coupes are manufactured in mexico if that's what you're wondering
>>15298592
8th gen yes
7th its interchangeable with rsx and some ep3 pars for somereason.
9th forgettable
10th somewhat getting better reception than sedan.
>>15299770
>>15299756
5th 6th gens specifically my family
>>15295183
My hood is black because its aftermarket and i couldn't afford to have it painted the same red as the car.
>>15295183
Black supposedly dissipates heat better than other colors actually
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1QL9veQaNg
Yes apparently it works
>>15298592
They tend to be ass heavy, more so than hatchbacks, actually they're just heavier in general.
>>15299553
Holy shit I never thought of it that way.
I just did it because I thought it made my car look more racecar
