What's on the wall in YOUR office? (Vorsteiner GTS3/New Showroom/HDR Content)

I was playing with my camera while waiting for people to arrive for Tuesday Night Car Club. Hope you guys like what we've done with the main showroom!

lucky guy...i didnt even know vorsteiner made a cf hood! whats the weight ? whats stock weight?

that hood is awesome ,I want one:D:cool!:

omg that hood is pure sex

Carbon hood, slurp, slurp slurp !

that hood is sofa king hot

sammyrusso wrote

lucky guy...i didnt even know vorsteiner made a cf hood! whats the weight ? whats stock weight?

We have a couple of them in stock, guys... no need to wait!

They weigh 24lbs or so, OEM is 45+

Thanks
JL

not car content but here's my office wall.... obviously the bike isn't there everyday = )

Pacemakers, ICDs, leads, and photos of people who are alive because of them

Jlevi SW wrote

We have a couple of them in stock, guys... no need to wait!

They weigh 24lbs or so, OEM is 45+

Thanks
JL

Mate do you a picture of the hood installed? (preferably on a space gray e92)... Also... can you PM me price.

Cheers.

Why did you post this same thread on every other BMW forum?

because not everyone like you goes to every forum

m3sparky wrote

because not everyone like you goes to every forum

Some people also own other BMW's, genius.

Jlevi SW wrote

We have a couple of them in stock, guys... no need to wait!

They weigh 24lbs or so, OEM is 45+

Thanks
JL

Are you sure OEM is 45+? I thought it was a lot less than that.

J08M3 wrote

Are you sure OEM is 45+? I thought it was a lot less than that.

Yes, it is a lot less than that...

45lbs. for the stock hood is not even close.

Jon probably 'guessed' the weight, or that was some marketing BS he was fed by Vorsteiner. (to make their cf hood look more appealing to potential customers)

The weight of the aluminum power dome hood is ~25.5 lbs. with the trim pieces installed. The BMW parts ETK weight will confirm this fact.

Not much can be gained by going aluminum vs. carbon fiber. (as opposed to steel vs. carbon fiber)

Especially when the carbon fiber part in question, is mearly a CF overlay /w/ fiberglass core.

Lemans_Blue_M wrote

Yes, it is a lot less than that...

45lbs. for the stock hood is not even close.

Jon probably 'guessed' the weight, or that was some marketing BS he was fed by Vorsteiner. (to make their cf hood look more appealing to potential customers)

The weight of the aluminum power dome hood is ~25.5 lbs. with the trim pieces installed. The BMW parts ETK weight will confirm this fact.

Not much can be gained by going aluminum vs. carbon fiber. (as opposed to steel vs. carbon fiber)

Especially when the carbon fiber part in question, is mearly a CF overlay /w/ fiberglass core.

Thanks, that's what I remember reading about it too. Just couldn't remember the numbers. Our stock hood being aluminum will be very hard to beat with CF.

sik

Lemans_Blue_M wrote

Yes, it is a lot less than that...

45lbs. for the stock hood is not even close.

Jon probably 'guessed' the weight, or that was some marketing BS he was fed by Vorsteiner. (to make their cf hood look more appealing to potential customers)

The weight of the aluminum power dome hood is ~25.5 lbs. with the trim pieces installed. The BMW parts ETK weight will confirm this fact.

Not much can be gained by going aluminum vs. carbon fiber. (as opposed to steel vs. carbon fiber)

Especially when the carbon fiber part in question, is mearly a CF overlay /w/ fiberglass core.

I definitely guessed the weight, hence the "or so"

Also, Vorsteiner parts do not use 'fiberglass cores.'

The main benefit of this hood is not weight, it's ventilation.
BRR Racing recently put a vorsteiner hood on their 135 and noticed oil temperatures dropped an average of 20 degrees after extended track runs. If the oil is cooling down that much, just IMAGINE how much the air temperature is cooling down under the hood.

Here is a photo. I cannot post pricing in here because this is the showroom, not the vendor forum, but I'll PM you guys.

Jlevi SW wrote

Also, Vorsteiner parts do not use 'fiberglass cores.'

The main benefit of this hood is not weight, it's ventilation.
BRR Racing recently put a vorsteiner hood on their 135 and noticed oil temperatures dropped an average of 20 degrees after extended track runs. If the oil is cooling down that much, just IMAGINE how much the air temperature is cooling down under the hood.

Since when do they not use fiberglass cores???

Remember this thread?
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3669780&postcount=142

Also the E9x M3 doesn't breathe the air from under the hood so I'm not sure your point on that?

edit: oh pretty sneaky, I just realized how you put good info on the 135 into the M3 thread to sound like it does good things for the M3 as well

J08M3 wrote

Are you sure OEM is 45+? I thought it was a lot less than that.

BMW fans lists the stock Al hood at 22.5lb. I have body panel weight savings possibilities listed here:

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135122

My office wall just has Four Seasons Hotel Logos plastered every where lol