Brake duct fabric layout?


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Hi all - I'm new to the composite world. I have made a couple of small parts but am still learning a lot. The question I have is how to lay out the fabric on a brake duct I am going to be making. 

I am struggling to determine if I should lay out the carbon fiber as shown in the picture below - essentially 5 separate pieces, as indicated by the different colored outlines. Or attempt to find a way to wrap the shape in fewer separate pieces. 

The piece will just be directing airflow so it will not see large loads so strength is not the utmost concern, I just want to make a solid part.

Thanks in advance for the help!
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So it was mentioned that this would be a good mold/ part for vacuum infusion. 

If I were to vacuum infuse this would I run the vacuum line to the top of the part and the feed wrap the spiral around the base. So the epoxy is running up the part essentially?

Sorry that this isn't in the infusion forum but it seemed silly to repost over there if infusion was already mentioned here.
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