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.

The A/C if you can live with the heat. I believe some people have the bumper beams removed.

If you get something like the perrin inlet tube, it removes the sound generator which is maybe 2 pounds all together. Their CAI then removes the stock airbox which probably will have a net loss. Then they're light weight pulleys too. Not much weight but it's something.

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.

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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..

Steering wheel?

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.

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.

Don't forget carbon fiber hoods, fenders, Lexan windshield, headers, on top of everything mentioned.

Scott

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...

"Established" is not synonymous with "most likely".

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

I think you would save more weight just taking the 1800 bucks for a dry carbon hood and flushing it down the toilet

bulimia...

Especially if you were going to pay in pennies.

-Justin

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.

Terrific. So what I said still holds true.

The OP was getting anal about cutting weight to the point of draining out the windshield washer fluid reservoir. He made no mention of budgetary constraints or usage for the car so I answered his question accordingly and you, like so many other internet "know-it-alls" decides to nit-pick.

Its not my fault or problem that a proper, quality dry carbon hood is near $2000. It is lighter than the factory, aluminum hood therefore what I said is 100% accurate. As is my reference to a Lexan windshield among other parts.

Now if the OP had said it was for a daily driver, or was operating on a budget, I would not have mentioned them.

Scott

Sound generator, hood blanket, intake manifold cover. Sheet metal covers on the exhaust manifold, over pipe and front pipe (or get a catless header and front pipe). Crank pulley, light weight flywheel (if manual), lighter wheels/tires, racing seats, delete A/C and stereo/speakers, DRL module, heater core and lines, remove floor mats, pull up the carpet to remove any insulation and tar that may be underneath, remove all shielding from the wiring and use very small cable ties every 6" or so to keep the wires together, etc. Some of these things would be unacceptable on a street car, some would only save a few ounces, but it all adds up. It depends how far you want to go.

don't forget brakes (there are several weight saving options here) and maybe different control arms and suspension bits