Is it possible to reduce 500lb for a daily use T/A ?
04-30-2012, 02:48 PM
#21
I've been toying with a "Street" weigh reduction list.
-Tubular K-Member
-Light wheels
-Lightweight Back hatch glass
-Removal of Spare Tire/Jack
-Fiberglass hood
-Carbon Fiber Driveshaft
-Shop for Lighter tires (something a ton of people overlook)
-Cloth manual seats (if you have leather)
-Remove sound deadening under the carpet
-EGR/AIR removal
All of those things could be done and should be bearable on the street.
-Tubular K-Member
-Light wheels
-Lightweight Back hatch glass
-Removal of Spare Tire/Jack
-Fiberglass hood
-Carbon Fiber Driveshaft
-Shop for Lighter tires (something a ton of people overlook)
-Cloth manual seats (if you have leather)
-Remove sound deadening under the carpet
-EGR/AIR removal
All of those things could be done and should be bearable on the street.
04-30-2012, 06:19 PM
#22
I've been toying with a "Street" weigh reduction list.
-Tubular K-Member
-Light wheels
-Lightweight Back hatch glass
-Removal of Spare Tire/Jack
-Fiberglass hood
-Carbon Fiber Driveshaft
-Shop for Lighter tires (something a ton of people overlook)
-Cloth manual seats (if you have leather)
-Remove sound deadening under the carpet
-EGR/AIR removal
All of those things could be done and should be bearable on the street.
-Tubular K-Member
-Light wheels
-Lightweight Back hatch glass
-Removal of Spare Tire/Jack
-Fiberglass hood
-Carbon Fiber Driveshaft
-Shop for Lighter tires (something a ton of people overlook)
-Cloth manual seats (if you have leather)
-Remove sound deadening under the carpet
-EGR/AIR removal
All of those things could be done and should be bearable on the street.
05-01-2012, 10:58 AM
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Lets say the average 4th Gen weighs 3400lb and the average stock power out put is roughly 310hp. So if you take 3400/310 you get 10.96, or lets round up to 11 to keep things simple. Mathematically, every 11 pounds you remove off of the car is essentially equivalent to adding 1hp. Keep in mind these are rough initial figures though. 
05-06-2012, 01:25 AM
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Thanx everybody for the replies really appreciate it and sorry for the late relpy .
Latch: It's a well explained example , but I already spray nearly a 450hp shot lol , do you mean adding to 500hp shot will be the perfect idea ? LOL! Thanx
Latch: It's a well explained example , but I already spray nearly a 450hp shot lol , do you mean adding to 500hp shot will be the perfect idea ? LOL! Thanx
05-06-2012, 01:36 AM
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Lets say the average 4th Gen weighs 3400lb and the average stock power out put is roughly 310hp. So if you take 3400/310 you get 10.96, or lets round up to 11 to keep things simple. Mathematically, every 11 pounds you remove off of the car is essentially equivalent to adding 1hp. Keep in mind these are rough initial figures though.
but what if my car is a 700 hp car
3700/700 = 5.285sec < I wish that was real LOL! ;p
loved you'r simple calculation !
so a 110lb = 10hp! NICE!
05-06-2012, 02:57 AM
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i dont know how much i stripped out ( wieght wise) but its barley a dd. i stripped everything from all interior, carpet. dash. denated pads. all seat replace the fronts with light ones. no head liner, no door panels put v6 manual windows in, no spare, no ac, no heater, no duct work and stripped all the wire out ( every wire) and replace them with my own to make it street legal head lights , blinkers, wipers, brake lights, liecence plate light, also light wheels. no bumper absorbers. ect but i would not do it again if i had a choose. its light but ugly to me. but its still a dd. if i remember right i took out 650lb but added some back to it
pretty much the only thing in my car is a 10 point cage. 2 aftermarket seats and two 10 point harness and maybe 10 wire to make it legal. and my aftermarket gauges and a ice box.
pretty much the only thing in my car is a 10 point cage. 2 aftermarket seats and two 10 point harness and maybe 10 wire to make it legal. and my aftermarket gauges and a ice box.
05-06-2012, 01:37 PM
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actually there 2.7 lbs more than the manual ones. and i had no wires to run the so eather i had to run seperat wires the switchs or just switch to manual
idk why the electric would wiegh more because they have a motor in them. then switches, wires.
idk why the electric would wiegh more because they have a motor in them. then switches, wires.
05-06-2012, 03:32 PM
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i dont know how much i stripped out ( wieght wise) but its barley a dd. i stripped everything from all interior, carpet. dash. denated pads. all seat replace the fronts with light ones. no head liner, no door panels put v6 manual windows in, no spare, no ac, no heater, no duct work and stripped all the wire out ( every wire) and replace them with my own to make it street legal head lights , blinkers, wipers, brake lights, liecence plate light, also light wheels. no bumper absorbers. ect but i would not do it again if i had a choose. its light but ugly to me. but its still a dd. if i remember right i took out 650lb but added some back to it
pretty much the only thing in my car is a 10 point cage. 2 aftermarket seats and two 10 point harness and maybe 10 wire to make it legal. and my aftermarket gauges and a ice box.
pretty much the only thing in my car is a 10 point cage. 2 aftermarket seats and two 10 point harness and maybe 10 wire to make it legal. and my aftermarket gauges and a ice box.
It's a Very NICE thing to get 650lb away from the car! but again... you took simply everything from the car haha!
I'm planning on replacing the body with somthing lighter , first step is a light weight fibre glass hood , second step is the lexan rear hatch , sealed with an OEM rubber sealing. hmmmmm what else ?
Thanx for the reply !
