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      04-21-2008, 01:52 AM   #42
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I'd bet that neither the IS-F not M3 engine covers are "plastic" per se. Well if you call CFRP plastic then I guess you could call these plastic as well. I'd be they are fiber reinforced composites, much like CFRP with much cheaper fibers, chopped/short fibers in random orientations. The best term to use is composite (if my suspucions are correct).
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