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Weight Reduction (budget diet) for daily/spirited driving
So my goal is to increase horsepower (using the OFT) and decrease overall weight without spending too much money. I hope this gives people some ideas. I do not plan on getting into track/autoX - I am a casual daily driver and on the weekend I enjoy spirited driving in the mountains/back roads/hills, etc. like I am sure many of you. I plan on keeping my stock wheels and tires for the time being. I understand the potential to drop the cars weight lower than 2,611.9 lbs but again, this is on a budget.
I am determining my 'budget diet' with reference to this thread: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ight+reduction
OEM Components to replace/remove:
OEM Battery - 29.6 lbs
OEM Driver Seat - 43.6 lbs
OEM Passenger Seat - 39.2 lbs
OEM Muffler - 29 lbs
OEM Spare Tire - 25.8 lbs
OEM Trunk tools - 5.8 lbs
Rear Seat bases (2 pieces) - 6.2 lbs
Rear seat back (1 piece) - 15 lbs
Owner's Manual - 2.8 lbs
Aftermarket Replacements:
Braille Lightweight Battery- 11.5 lbs
Sparco Driver Seat - 26 lbs
Sparco Passenger Seat - 26 lbs
Berk Track Pipe (muffler delete) - 3 lbs
Overall Weight Reduction:
-18.1 lbs (battery swap)
-17.6 lbs (driver seat)
-13.2 lbs (passenger seat)
-26 lbs (oem muffler)
-25.8 lbs (oem spare tire)
-5.8 lbs (oem trunk tools)
-6.2 lbs (x2 rear seat bases)
-15 lbs (rear seat backing)
-2.8 lbs (owner's manual)
-130.5 lbs = total weight lost (roughly)
Stock Car Weight (w/ full tank) = 2,750 lbs.
Weight Loss = ~130.5 lbs
FRS Dieted Weight (roughly) = ~2,619.5 lbs
Last edited by 1086; 04-28-2014 at 12:02 AM.
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