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04-11-2013, 12:34 PM | #1 |
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Weight reduction in the front only
Is there anything removable or replaceable in the front of the car only, to reduce weight? Other than a lightweight battery and no washer fluid which are basically obvious. So far I am thinking of a lightweight flywheel. Any other ideas? I'm looking to remove stuff more than replace.
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04-11-2013, 12:37 PM | #2 |
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The A/C if you can live with the heat. I believe some people have the bumper beams removed.
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Seems like many headers are around 10 pounds lighter and the front pipe is towards the front of the car. You could maybe save 15-20 pounds with those. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 |
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a/c, evap (emissions) power steering and related components. thats about it without getting to crazy and removing windsheild wiper motor etc..
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The thing with getting a lightweight battery is that the OEM battery is already mounted pretty much towards the center of the car. It's best to remove weight at either ends of the car, eg., the oem 25lbs muffler.
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Beatrush bumper beam (must weigh less than oem), lightweight battery, pulley's, flywheel, washer bottle delete, foglight delete (if you have limited), intake tube and sound generator.
Might save 30lbs or so, but definitely won't be enough to offset any weight loss on the rear (spare, seats, trunk junk, lighter exhaust) so you'll probably still see a net shift in the weight distribution to the front. |
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Don't forget carbon fiber hoods, fenders, Lexan windshield, headers, on top of everything mentioned.
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It has already been established that carbon fiber hoods will most likely not save any weight. Visibility out of a Lexan windshield is also not the best... |
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And yes, you are correct but the topic was weight reduction and everything I mentioned is perfectly viable. It just depends on how far you're willing to go and how much you are willing to spend on the application. Scott
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I think you would save more weight just taking the 1800 bucks for a dry carbon hood and flushing it down the toilet
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It has been "established" that, yes, unless spending thousands for a truly lighter hood, you should probably just put down the fork and "most likely" save more weight. |
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