is Polycarbonate a composite material?

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is Polycarbonate a composite material?

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as the title suggests...

could it be classed as a composite?
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hell yeah

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how many A$ make a pound these days? :?
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about 2 $ to a pound
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I don't think it will get you past the engine cover rule.. Rule states composite material to be carbon or Kevlar I believe..

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Blurr wrote:about 2 $ to a pound
Bwahahahaha, it's way less than that mate, it's actually closer to a $1.75, the GBP has taken a hammering the last 6-12 months.

Good for us, not so good for the UK guys.

FWIW I don't think you'd classify polycarbonate as a composite, as it's just a type of plastic whereas to me a composite material would indicate two differing materials bonded together...like fibreglass or carbon fibre.

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Spot on Mick
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Poly what?
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Bwahahahahaha fook me dead Seiko wtf did you find that?

What a pisser :lol:.

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Ratmick wrote:Bwahahahahaha fook me dead Seiko wtf did you find that?

What a pisser :lol:.

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The bigger question is whether they will be able to tell what it is made out of when it is bolted over the engine case?

Considering it is made as race engine cover would lead me to believe it would be suitable however once it is in there i dont think anyone could tell.
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Poly carbon ate?
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seiko1 wrote:Poly what?
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:lol: :lol: :lol: you nob !!!! classic....

Cupcake - polycarbonate is no good for engine covers mate (well, actually it would be fine) - but its not allowed by MA for engine cover covers....otherwise we would all just be screwing pieces of chopping boards onto our engine covers.....

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way to ninja a thread there :roll:
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Poly-car-bonnet... classic. First time I've had a chuckle today! Good work Steve.
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