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Old 05-11-2018, 03:21 PM   #44035
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I'll have to check his out.

My goals are a full exhaust plus a tune. If I feel like, maybe the drive shaft.

If you haven't done it already, and are looking for weight savings, get wheels and tires. The stock FRS wheel is 20.7 lbs, which is heavy for a 17x7. The cliche RPF1s in 17x7.5 are 15.1 lbs, and can accommodate a 225 width tire. That's about a 18 - 20 lbs savings in unsprung weight, with more tire (estimated because I have no idea how much weight the wider tire will add). In contrast, a carbon driveshaft seems to save about 10 lbs. If you wait until your tires need replaced anyway, the wheels will likely be less expensive as well.


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Hard pass unless trying to shave every ounce. If I cared about being "competetive" at all, I would first drop 70 pounds of my own weight before spending a dime on light parts for a real race car.


86 is not a race car. It is a fun car that can be raced.

Or this. If I could lay off the junk food all over the place at work, and go hiking more, I could probably drop 30 or so pounds of driver myself. If it mattered.


Also tempted to make that last part a sig.
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