Weight loss potential? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

SevenTenSplit · 12-10-2011, 02:13 AM

With the current weight of this car, how easy do you think it'll be to get drop about 100 lbs without getting extreme?

3scapist · 12-10-2011, 02:29 AM

what's your definition of "extreme"?

CXTKRS1 · 12-10-2011, 03:02 AM

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.

Soravia · 12-10-2011, 04:49 AM

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.

Soravia · 12-10-2011, 05:07 AM

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.

old greg · 12-10-2011, 08:35 AM

Seriously? It's been all of two days since the last weight reduction thread.

tranzformer · 12-10-2011, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old greg

Seriously? It's been all of two days since the last weight reduction thread.

For real. C'mon guys. You are killing us.

ft86Fan · 12-10-2011, 11:10 AM

We can never get enough weight reduction threads. Can we?

Soravia · 12-10-2011, 01:17 PM

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.

Longhorn248 · 12-10-2011, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old greg

Seriously? It's been all of two days since the last weight reduction thread.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tranzformer

For real. C'mon guys. You are killing us.

But this ones in a completely different subforum...

fatoni · 12-10-2011, 02:16 PM

serious. what we need is a discussion on thread reduction not weight

12-10-2011, 02:13 AM	#1
SevenTenSplit Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Honda S2000 Location: Oracle Area Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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?

12-10-2011, 04:49 AM	#4
Soravia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Miata Club Location: Alabama Posts: 120 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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. __________________ 3x 240SX, RX-8 Sport, Sentra Spec V, A4 1.8T Quattro, Miata NB2, Miata NC 2.5

12-10-2011, 05:07 AM	#5
Soravia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Miata Club Location: Alabama Posts: 120 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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. __________________ 3x 240SX, RX-8 Sport, Sentra Spec V, A4 1.8T Quattro, Miata NB2, Miata NC 2.5

12-10-2011, 11:10 AM	#8
ft86Fan Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Drives: FR-S, Exige S, Miata Location: Basking Ridge NJ Posts: 798 Thanks: 327 Thanked 131 Times in 80 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	We can never get enough weight reduction threads. Can we? __________________ '13 Scion FR-S (Whiteout) '07 Lotus Exige S (Aspen White) Touring, Traction, Starshield '95 Miata (Montego Blue)

12-10-2011, 01:17 PM	#9
Soravia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Miata Club Location: Alabama Posts: 120 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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. __________________ 3x 240SX, RX-8 Sport, Sentra Spec V, A4 1.8T Quattro, Miata NB2, Miata NC 2.5

12-10-2011, 02:29 AM	#2
3scapist Argues nekkid Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 08 E92 M3 Location: Coral Springs, FL Posts: 129 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	what's your definition of "extreme"?

12-10-2011, 03:02 AM	#3
CXTKRS1 Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2009 Scion xD Location: United States Posts: 87 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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.

12-10-2011, 08:35 AM	#6
old greg Rocket Surgeon Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: PSM GGA OMG Location: FL Posts: 1,312 Thanks: 10 Thanked 141 Times in 84 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Seriously? It's been all of two days since the last weight reduction thread.

12-10-2011, 02:16 PM	#11
fatoni Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: miata, mazdaspeed protege, ls430 Location: socal Posts: 4,416 Thanks: 599 Thanked 1,442 Times in 787 Posts Mentioned: 28 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	serious. what we need is a discussion on thread reduction not weight

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