Pardon the newbie question, but I'm curious. I want a stealthy look for my STi, so I'm thinking about a front mount intercooler and a reverse cowl hood so I can ditch my STi hood scoop. But I don't like the carbon fiber look on a white car, so I'm wondering if I can get the hood painted. Will paint stick to carbon fiber?

Suggestions?

yes, you can paint CF. Any decent body shop should know how to prep and paint CF.

yes

thanks.

don't do it!!!! your wasting your money!!!!

Why? explain.

I think he's refering to the pressure drop you will experience when you go front mount, since the piping length will be 2-3x longer than the stock tmic setup.

Side effects of that include increased lag, how much lag i'm not sure of, but there a few threads that discuss this, i suggest doing a search.

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