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Any idea how much he would charge for a carbon fiber belly pan? If it's cheaper than the one from the dealer, I'd be interested. It might be too complex of a piece to try and duplicate though. How about a carbon fiber hood though? That would be nice! I might be interested in a roof rack fairing as well.
Also, does this friend of yours do custom work for say, speaker enclosures? Or how about a custom airbox for the 1.8T that would make use of an open element filter. But it would be sealed from the heat of the engine bay. Or better yet, just a really cool heat shield that totally seals the turbo side from the airbox side. I have been working on one made of aluminum (duh, what else...) but a nice looking CF heat shield would be fairly easy to make, cheap and if it was sealed properly, very effective. Again, something that is easily sold to the masses.Hmmm... maybe I should just shut up at this point... :lol: :lol: :roll:
Well anyone who has had the displeasure of seeing my Frankenstiened belley pan knows that I could use a new one.I'd say yes, there is need for this. And if the price was reasonable and fairly easy to produce enmass, then I don't see why a profit couldn't be made with this. That is if the overhead isn't too great. I'd say go for it Pat. People are always in need of those belly pans and I would bet you could sell quite a few. Shipping them would be a hassle, but who knows... Also, does this friend of yours do custom work for say, speaker enclosures? Or how about a custom airbox for the 1.8T that would make use of an open element filter. But it would be sealed from the heat of the engine bay. Or better yet, just a really cool heat shield that totally seals the turbo side from the airbox side. I have been working on one made of aluminum (duh, what else...) but a nice looking CF heat shield would be fairly easy to make, cheap and if it was sealed properly, very effective. Again, something that is easily sold to the masses.Hmmm... maybe I should just shut up at this point... :lol: :lol: :roll:
On another note, I quit my job today! 8O Woohooo
Pat, I have a prototype mostly done of the Passat heat shield made from... well guess. Aluminum, what else. It is designed to work with the factory airbox. It's almost done, I just put it on the back burner for a while. Maybe I'll finish it up soon. Like I don't already have lots of projects to keep me busy. :roll: :roll: :wink: Let me know. All I really need for it is some rubber seals and a couple fabbed brackets and it's a go!
Speaker enclosures are a definite maybe, but I think that would be more advanced that these other things we're talking about. If we get this thing up and rolling successfully with pans and fairings, maybe we'll give the speaker box a go.As for the sealed area intake, that's already in the mix. A buddy of mine fabbed one from aluminum on his A4, and it is a very clean design. That would be the a very simple thing to do, also. I doubt the A4/S4 design would be compatible with the Passat, so if anyone knows of a well-made Passat design locally, please let me know.On another note, I quit my job today! 8O Woohooo
Jon, you dirty dirty boy.