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Old 04-01-2015 | 11:36 AM
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Here's an "outside the box" thought... Go on a diet?

No, seriously, that to me would be the best option. I however have no idea how big of a guy you are, so you could already be like 125 pounds, and if that's the case, forget my suggestion.
Old 04-01-2015 | 02:47 PM
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I'm 165. Don't have much room to shrink lol.
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Originally Posted by Rise of the Phoenix
Here's an "outside the box" thought... Go on a diet?

No, seriously, that to me would be the best option. I however have no idea how big of a guy you are, so you could already be like 125 pounds, and if that's the case, forget my suggestion.
Yep...the driver mod is my next reduction. If I stopped drinking beer and eating pizza I could drop 35-40 #. I'm bolting in a CM 6 pt this weekend so need to offset that somehow....wait...stop drinking beer? Naaw.
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Originally Posted by ragtopz28

Yep...the driver mod is my next reduction. If I stopped drinking beer and eating pizza I could drop 35-40 #. I'm bolting in a CM 6 pt this weekend so need to offset that somehow....wait...stop drinking beer? Naaw.
I dropped down to 150. Still drink beer, but don't eat at all that day if I'm going to drink.
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Ive come to the conclusion there are two kinds of beer drinkers in the world. The fat ones and the skinny ones. The fat ones drink beer before during and or after supper. The skinny ones drink beer instead of having supper. I'm in the first category The skinny ones lose their wife, house, job, and die at 60 of liver failure.
Old 04-01-2015 | 11:00 PM
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I don't drink so I'm good lol. Used to but I was more of a liquor kinda guy lol. Started at 22 and quit at 23. I'm 23 now haha.
Old 04-02-2015 | 09:53 AM
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i was the same way rather have liquor, from 17-22 i would get smashed every friday n sat. now i drink maybe once every 6mths
Old 04-02-2015 | 02:44 PM
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You can run wipers on our windows as long as there is water on the window. Our coating acts like rainX so most of the time wipers are not needed.
Old 04-05-2015 | 11:17 AM
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Ozite carpet if you haven't done it, easy 20 lbs and you'll already have the stock stuff out to do the roll cage. Cheap to do as well
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How does the ozite contour to the floor. Like over the trans hump and up into the trunk. That's a good idea I hate the slits in the stock carpet where I removed the back seat and bracket. It's got the big flaps sticking up from it.
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Speed inc carpet is molded and saves the weight plus is a hell of a lot nicer then a soft back ozite.
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I'm thinking speed inc told me their carpet was a factory carpet with no sound deadening. I may be wrong tho but I've removed all the padding underneath.
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Originally Posted by VandykeT/A
I'm thinking speed inc told me their carpet was a factory carpet with no sound deadening. I may be wrong tho but I've removed all the padding underneath.
I am interested to know who makes the lightest weight molded carpet
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It has some padding, but not much. And it weighs about 10 pounds, not gonna get much lighter...

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Old 04-05-2015 | 09:55 PM
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anyone use the speed inc stuff and know how it affects road noise? Just wondering if it stays the same or makes stuff louder. I'm done adding parts that make the cabin louder on my dd lol
Old 04-05-2015 | 10:03 PM
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It is slightly louder, not bad, but now that you mention it I dont notice anymore.
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Originally Posted by 01ssreda4

Stock carpet ready to be pulled:



Pulled the gauges to delete the idiot lights:



Letting the new carpet breathe, it does still have some padding under it, but it is a little louder then stock:



Found under the stock carpet.....winning!!!



Few pics....
Old 04-05-2015 | 10:12 PM
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Where's the after pics 01Ss?
Old 04-05-2015 | 10:45 PM
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Lol, I dont think I have any....I need to take some.
Old 04-05-2015 | 11:38 PM
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nice man so its 10-15lbs with the soundeadening on the back?


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