MAZ Muscle Dark Horse SC Hood - Double Sided Carbon Fiber (MAZ-24-SCDS) - 2024-2026 Ford Mustang
Upgrade your 2024-2026 Ford Mustang with the MAZ Muscle Dark Horse SC Hood, a direct-fit replacement engineered to deliver substantial front-end weight reduction, improved engine bay thermal management, and premium carbon fiber construction inside and out. Designed specifically for the S650 Mustang, this double sided carbon fiber configuration weighs just 21 lbs, cutting 21 lbs from the 42 lb factory Dark Horse hood for a 50% reduction in hood weight.
Because this weight is removed from the front overhang, forward of the front axle line, the reduction is positioned where it can benefit front-end response, weight transfer under braking, and turn-in behavior. Combined with the functional SC venting profile, the Dark Horse SC Hood is designed as more than a visual upgrade, delivering meaningful weight savings and thermal management for performance-focused street and track builds.
Double Sided Carbon Fiber Construction
The double sided carbon fiber configuration provides a premium carbon fiber finish on both the exterior and underside of the hood while keeping total hood weight to just 21 lbs. Compared to the 42 lb factory Dark Horse hood, this represents a 21 lb weight savings and a 50% reduction in hood mass.
Reinforcement and OEM Hardware Transfer
The hood is reinforced across all major surfaces and at every factory mounting location. This allows the complete OEM hardware set, including the hinges, latch mechanism, striker, and associated mounting points, to transfer directly from the factory hood without fabrication, relocation of mounting points, or supplemental bracketry.
Rather than relying solely on localized backing at individual mounting points, the reinforcement structure is engineered to carry these loads across the panel throughout its service life. The result is a direct-fit design intended to retain factory-style mounting functionality while delivering the benefits of lightweight carbon fiber construction.
Performance-Focused Thermal Management
The SC profile is designed to extract heat from the engine bay through improved venting and airflow separation. MAZ Muscle reports reductions in underhood temperatures of up to 20%. Lower ambient engine bay temperatures can help reduce heat soak into the intake tract, support more consistent intake air temperatures under sustained load, and reduce thermal stress on adjacent underhood components.
Sealed Rain Guard
A full sealed rain guard is included and integrated into the hood assembly. While conventional vented hoods can allow standing water, road spray, and debris to enter the engine compartment, the MAZ Muscle rain guard is designed to channel water away from the hood opening and out of the engine bay. This allows the SC Hood to provide functional heat extraction while helping protect the intake, electronics, connectors, and other underhood components from direct water intrusion.
Pre-Drilled Hood Pins
The Dark Horse SC Hood ships with pre-drilled hood pin locations and includes the hood pin hardware. MAZ Muscle establishes the hood pin locations during production to consistent tolerances, eliminating the need for the installer to manually measure, mark, and drill the hood.
This production-based approach helps provide proper hood pin placement and consistent alignment while reducing the risk of misaligned pins, cracked finishes, compromised clear coat, and other issues that can occur when drilling an aftermarket hood by hand. No drilling or modification to the hood is required for hood pin placement.
The MAZ Process
Every hood is finished in-house through the MAZ Process and inspected before release. Each unit is checked for panel gap consistency against the fenders, cowl, and front fascia, along with carbon fiber weave alignment, symmetry across the visible surface, and overall surface finish quality. According to MAZ Muscle, panels that do not meet its specifications are not shipped, helping provide consistent fit and finish from the start of installation.
Features
- Double sided carbon fiber Dark Horse SC Hood engineered specifically for the S650 Mustang
- Premium carbon fiber construction and appearance on both sides of the hood
- Weighs approximately 21 lbs
- Factory Dark Horse hood weighs approximately 42 lbs
- Reduces hood weight by approximately 21 lbs, or 50%
- Removes weight from the front overhang, forward of the front axle line
- Weight reduction can benefit front-end response, braking weight transfer, and turn-in behavior
- Direct-fit replacement for the factory hood
- Reinforced across major surfaces and all factory mounting locations
- Allows transfer of the factory hinges, latch mechanism, striker, and associated mounting hardware
- No fabrication, mounting-point relocation, or supplemental bracketry required
- SC profile uses improved venting and airflow separation to extract heat from the engine compartment
- MAZ Muscle reports underhood temperature reductions of up to 20%
- Reduced underhood temperatures can help limit intake tract heat soak under sustained load
- Designed to reduce thermal stress on surrounding underhood components
- Integrated full sealed rain guard channels water away from the hood opening and out of the engine bay
- Rain guard helps protect the intake, electronics, connectors, and other components from direct water intrusion
- Pre-drilled hood pin locations eliminate the need to measure and drill the hood by hand
- Hood pin hardware is included
- Pre-established hood pin locations help provide consistent placement and alignment
- Finished and inspected in-house through the MAZ Process
- Checked for panel gap consistency against the fenders, cowl, and front fascia
- Carbon fiber weave alignment, symmetry, and surface finish are inspected prior to release
Fitment
- 2024 Ford Mustang
- 2025 Ford Mustang
- 2026 Ford Mustang
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