Carbon fiber consists of extremely thin fibers ranging from 0.005 – 0.010 mm diameter. To form the yarn thousands of carbon fibers are twisted together.

Carbon fiber has many different weave patterns and when combined with a resin it can be molded to form a high strength-to-weight ratio material.

Carbon fiber is very lightweight and has considerably lower density than steel, making it ideal for aerospace, military, and motorsports racing.

The Ford GT 500 Cobra shown in the picture has carbon fiber skirting and there are other GT 500 cars available with carbon fiber hoods. This is just part of the trend towards carbon fiber in performance cars. The lighter weight conbined with the high strength of carbon fiber makes it the perfect material for car hoods,car body parts and more. The corvette also has a carbon fiber hood, front quarter panels and more. Carbon fiber hoods and other components can add up to a great reduction in weight. Since acceleration equals mass x force, you can increase the acceleration proportional the the decease in weight. In basic terms if you were able to reduce the weight of a vehicle by 50%, then you would get a 100% increase in acceleration!! Forget the supercharger and focus on reducing weight

The photo above shows the size of a carbon fiber next to a human hair. Talk about some fine fibers! The small diameter of the fibers combined with the number of fibers helps give it the extra strength and keep it flexible. It is the same concept a rope is based on. Typically a rope has small fibers wound into small bundles that are in turn wound into rope. This keep the rope strong, flexible and also more secure because if a single thread fails it does not matter. If the rope was all one piece it would be hard to bend and could easily crack. Just a little crack would allow it to propagate through the remaining material. The power of thousands of small threads is undeniable and our carbon fiber products not only make use of these properties, but also look great doing it!