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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 03:05 PM
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My cars race weight is 3650 what can I do to get it down to say...3300 or so I havent taken anything out yet but the car has no power options , just t-yops and ac I took out the back seat but it was like 2 lbs it seemed like so i put it back in. I am high 11's now in the 1/4 I would like to see mid. Thanks guys.
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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So like I said I alreay have a stripped out model all it has is t-tops and ac and im not removing the ac or any safety stuff i drive it in a lot of traffic sometimes but so if i remove the spare and jack and rear seats and front sway bar what can I expect to gain in the 1/4?
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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You should have the mods move this to the drag racing tech section, not internal engine.

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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Just FYI, the seatbelts weigh more than the back seat itself. Between the seat and the belts, you'll lose a fairly significant amount of weight. Plus, it doesn't matter how little the item weighs... if you can do without it, every little bit counts. Plus, it's easier to find 100 1-pound weight reduction items than a single 100-pound item.
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 09:32 PM
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... lol

i have done about 1/2 of the list. and my car's race weight is 3140, well prolly around 3105 now since i took out the a/c 3 weeks ago lol.

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