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Available with mesh insert for those of you without a GruppeM Supercharger too. Awesome construction and straight from the elves in Japan.

                            
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The process in which most of our carbon fiber reinforced plastic bits are made varies, depending on the piece being created, and what I what price point I want to be able to offer them at.

A fiberglass or aluminum mold or "tool" is created from our sample part. Before each piece is made, the tool needs to be polished, waxed, and has a release agent applied before the fabric and resin are applied and the tool is set aside to allow the piece to cure (harden). Most of our simple parts are made with the wet layup process, where the two-part resin is mixed and applied before being laid in the mold.

Another method used on the larger parts or parts with a more complex shape (like the Type-R style Wings) a compression mold. This is a two-piece (male and female) mold usually made out of fiberglass or aluminum that is bolted together with the fabric and resin between the two. The benefit is that the parts can be finished carbon/carbon on both faces, and the parts tend to be stronger and thinner and lighter. However, the tools are bulky and expensive to make and get in the way when you are not making that part.

Many of the Dali Racing carbon fiber reinforced plastic parts (CFRP or "CarbonGlass") are created with a single layer of carbon fabric for the look that you want, and then backfilled with fiberglass for added strength and reduced cost. Once a thin shell is created out of carbon fiber, fiberglass is used to uniformly coat the back of the piece. This can be done 2 ways depending on the shape of the part, a chopper gun (a pneumatic tool that cuts fiberglass from a roll and sprays resin at the same time) can be used to coat oddly shaped parts, or a sheet or sheets of the fiberglass material can be placed on top of the carbon layer. The pieces are then resprayed after curing with a glossy or semi-gloss clear coat on top for the final look. After the clear coat dries they may also be polished. Some fiberglass parts might be pre painted for you as well.

The 100% carbon bits are indicated as such in the product description, and tend to cost more. Non structural appearance parts will be made mostly of CFRP to save you $.

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