Stock hood weight

[19VelocityBlueGt]

I’m currently looking for weight reduction. I’m curious if anyone knows how much the 18-19 stock hood weighs? I’m currently looking for a carbon hood or fiberglass, the lighter the better!! Picture for attention!!
Who makes the lightest hoods?

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[Cobra Jet]

This thread, first post, has the weights listed of hoods - but no model year. There's probably not much variance between the 2015-2017 and 2018+ factory hood weights.

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/the-what-things-weigh-thread.15864/

 

[Bossdog]

I'll save the next person looking for stock hood weight from having to search the
" what things weight" thread;
Base hood, 31 lbs
Loaded: 36 lbs
I don't really know what loaded means, I am assuming latch, shocks, heat liner.
The Anderson CF hood I'm looking at weighs 25 lbs so not a huge savings.

 

[ORRadtech]

I'll save the next person looking for stock hood weight from having to search the
" what things weight" thread;
Base hood, 31 lbs
Loaded: 36 lbs
I don't really know what loaded means, I am assuming latch, shocks, heat liner.
The Anderson CF hood I'm looking at weighs 25 lbs so not a huge savings.

According to what I read on the Anderson site they recommend heat shielding and hood pins and no struts, prop rod only.
Really seems like a hood change should be based on aerodynamics and/or astectics - depending on the desired results - rather than weight reduction. It just seems like there are much more cost effective ways to lose 5/6 pounds.

 

[jthompson473]

Unless youre looking for extreme weight savings its not worth it. Youll save maybe 5-10lbs with a carbon fiber hood over the stock.

Youd save 30lbs removing the resonator. Stock wheels are heavy at 32lbs per wheel. My Rota's weigh 21lbs each.

Think the rear seat is another 30lbs

thats 108lbs removed if you do that stuff

 

[Torched10]

Fyi. 100lbs equals o.1sec or car length in 1/4 mile.dont see fooling with hood worth.practicing to get a low rt would pay off better if your racing heads up.

 

[Bossdog]

Unless youre looking for extreme weight savings its not worth it. Youll save maybe 5-10lbs with a carbon fiber hood over the stock.

Youd save 30lbs removing the resonator. Stock wheels are heavy at 32lbs per wheel. My Rota's weigh 21lbs each.

Think the rear seat is another 30lbs

thats 108lbs removed if you do that stuff

resonator, gone
Track wheels, BC Forged, 19lbs

just for clarity, I am not looking at a CF hood for weight savings. It is for heat extraction and the accompanying reduction in front end lift.

I was just surprised that there wasn’t more of a weight difference.

The Mustang is a big fat P-I-G!
If I was looking for weight reduction, I would have kept my C5 Z06, -500 lbs right out of the gate.
Don’t get me wrong, I love my Mustangs, I’m on my 4th., but svelte she ain’t!

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