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12-10-2011, 02:13 AM | #1 |
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Weight loss potential?
With the current weight of this car, how easy do you think it'll be to get drop about 100 lbs without getting extreme?
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12-10-2011, 02:29 AM | #2 |
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what's your definition of "extreme"?
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12-10-2011, 03:02 AM | #3 |
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Remove back seat, spare tire/jack, delete most of the exhaust and use a turn down tip after the header or muffler, and of course light weight 16's.
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12-10-2011, 04:49 AM | #4 |
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Let's see, Aluminum hood & trunk so CF won't make a difference.
You can take out power window stuff, put in CF seats, Aluminum one piece drive shaft, lighter 16" Enki wheels, replace exhaust behind cat with cheap aluminum/steel components, plastic side windows, remove the ABS system, remove stereo system or A/C system on your choice. That's 100 lb in savings right there. No need to strip any paint, acoustic or rear seats. Those won't save much for what they offer. |
12-10-2011, 05:07 AM | #5 |
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Most of those materials are on the bottom of the car, lower than the engine itself. I doubt this car comes with a ton of stuffing under the carpet to reduce noise. Probably no better than a Corolla.
Air bags! Not sure how many this car comes with but they can weight quite a bit when there are 10 of them in a car. |
12-10-2011, 08:35 AM | #6 |
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Seriously? It's been all of two days since the last weight reduction thread.
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12-10-2011, 10:17 AM | #7 |
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12-10-2011, 11:10 AM | #8 |
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We can never get enough weight reduction threads. Can we?
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I'd rather drive the car as is. Other than wheels, and maybe aluminum drive shaft, I don't feel anything else is worth removing for the purpose the car was made for.
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serious. what we need is a discussion on thread reduction not weight
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