Note: I am not a vehicle safety engineer but if anyone has any advice I would appreciate it.
1998 V6 Camaro here has a stock OEM Steel hood...the car itself is quiet heavy at at hefty 3500lbs...which is more than the C5 Vettes and some Z28's even.
The SLP SS Camaro's do come with a fiberglass ram-air hood for note.
The question is that do you think I will tamper with the crash safety dynamics of my vehicle if I switch to a fiberglass hood for the weight savings?
Obviously the steel hood on an impact would crumple on impact dissemenating enrgy whilst the fiberglass components esentially shatter...as we have all noticed when goosenecking a fenderbender on the roads.
If it will mean sacrificing safety i who cares about weight reduction-
Thanks-
1998 V6 Camaro here has a stock OEM Steel hood...the car itself is quiet heavy at at hefty 3500lbs...which is more than the C5 Vettes and some Z28's even.
The SLP SS Camaro's do come with a fiberglass ram-air hood for note.
The question is that do you think I will tamper with the crash safety dynamics of my vehicle if I switch to a fiberglass hood for the weight savings?
Obviously the steel hood on an impact would crumple on impact dissemenating enrgy whilst the fiberglass components esentially shatter...as we have all noticed when goosenecking a fenderbender on the roads.
If it will mean sacrificing safety i who cares about weight reduction-
Thanks-