Does the Engine Cover for R35 add any power?

No. This is a cosmetic panel for the engine bay and it makes no power at all. The carbon is lighter than the factory plastic cover, but the saving is small enough that it will not show up anywhere you would notice. It goes on because the bay looks better with it.

Is it real carbon fiber or a carbon-look finish?

Real carbon. APR molds the cover from pre-impregnated carbon fiber, vacuum-bags it and cures it in an autoclave at high temperature, which is what holds the weave flat and the panel dimensionally accurate. A UV-stable clear coat goes over the top and is hand-polished.

Does it fit over the factory cover, or replace it?

It replaces it. The panel is built to factory dimensions and uses the existing mounting points, so the original plastic cover comes off and this one goes in its place. Nothing gets layered over the top of the factory piece.

Will the clear coat yellow in the sun?

APR finishes these in a UV-stable production clear coat rather than a bare resin gloss, which is what slows the yellowing bare carbon suffers under sunlight. An engine cover also spends most of its life under a closed hood, so its exposure is far lower than an exterior panel.

Does the Engine Cover for R35 fit every model year?

It fits the R35 generation across the years listed under Applications, because the engine bay did not change dimensionally over the run. Worth confirming against your own car if the bay has had work done or carries aftermarket parts around the cover.

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APR Performance Carbon Engine Cover for R35 Nissan GT-R

APR Performance’s Carbon Engine Cover for R35 Nissan GT-R replaces the factory plastic panel over the VR38 with a molded pre-preg carbon one, and it is worth being straight about what that is: a dress-up part for a bay owners open at every meet, not a performance modification. What it does bring is dimensional accuracy. Pre-preg material holds a mold line that wet-laid carbon does not, so the cover sits down on the factory mounting points rather than needing persuasion to line up. The panel is vacuum-bagged and cured in an autoclave at high temperature, then finished in a UV-stable clear coat and hand-polished, which is the part that decides whether it still looks right after three summers parked outside.

Pre-Preg Carbon Fiber Construction

APR molds these covers from pre-impregnated carbon fiber, vacuum-bags them and cures them in an autoclave at high temperature. On a visible panel that matters twice over: it holds the weave flat with no print-through or resin pooling, and it holds the panel to the dimensions the mold was cut to, which is what makes a cover drop onto factory mounting points instead of fighting them. The same process is what gives the panel its strength-to-weight ratio, though on a part this size that is a side benefit rather than the point.

Finish

The cover is finished in a UV-stable production clear coat rather than a bare resin gloss, then hand-polished individually. That distinction is the difference between a panel that still looks black in three years and one that has gone amber at the edges, and it is why no additional sealing is needed out of the box.

Features

Molded from pre-impregnated carbon fiber rather than wet-laid
Vacuum-bagged and cured in an autoclave at high temperature
UV-stable production clear coat, individually hand-polished
Holds mold dimensions closely enough to sit on the factory mounting points
Direct replacement for the factory plastic cover
Lightweight, though the saving over the original panel is small

Applications

Nissan GT-R: R35 | 2009-2024

Notes

The Engine Cover for R35 replaces the factory cover and uses its existing mounting points
This is a cosmetic panel; it makes no power, and the weight saved over the factory plastic cover is minimal
The clear coat is UV-stable from the factory, so no additional sealing is required; a ceramic coating is optional and extends the life of the finish rather than changing anything about the part

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Engine Cover for R35 add any power? No. This is a cosmetic panel for the engine bay and it makes no power at all. The carbon is lighter than the factory plastic cover, but the saving is small enough that it will not show up anywhere you would notice. It goes on because the bay looks better with it.
Is it real carbon fiber or a carbon-look finish? Real carbon. APR molds the cover from pre-impregnated carbon fiber, vacuum-bags it and cures it in an autoclave at high temperature, which is what holds the weave flat and the panel dimensionally accurate. A UV-stable clear coat goes over the top and is hand-polished.
Does it fit over the factory cover, or replace it? It replaces it. The panel is built to factory dimensions and uses the existing mounting points, so the original plastic cover comes off and this one goes in its place. Nothing gets layered over the top of the factory piece.
Will the clear coat yellow in the sun? APR finishes these in a UV-stable production clear coat rather than a bare resin gloss, which is what slows the yellowing bare carbon suffers under sunlight. An engine cover also spends most of its life under a closed hood, so its exposure is far lower than an exterior panel.
Does the Engine Cover for R35 fit every model year? It fits the R35 generation across the years listed under Applications, because the engine bay did not change dimensionally over the run. Worth confirming against your own car if the bay has had work done or carries aftermarket parts around the cover.

About APR Performance

APR Performance builds aerodynamic components for road racing, time attack, and street performance applications, working from the same wind tunnel and CFD-driven process across every product line. The company designs and manufactures its own carbon fiber wings, splitters, diffusers, mirrors and canards in-house, using pre-preg materials and autoclave curing rather than outsourced wet-layup production, which is why APR parts carry SCCA and other sanctioning body approvals across multiple race classes. From early Honda and Mitsubishi platforms to current Porsche, BMW, and Corvette applications, APR’s approach has stayed the same; every component has to earn its place through measurable aerodynamic gain, not just visual styling.

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