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Old 06-08-2011, 03:26 PM   #18
Maxim
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Originally Posted by PAImportTuner View Post
This is all a replacement list.. not a take away list. - I tried to stay at a reasonable cost.

Low profile lightweight speakers

Full titanium exhaust, bolts/nut throughout the chassis

Enkei RPF1s or lighter

Aluminum bodied shocks/struts

Aluminum control arms and links

Aluminum front and rear crossmembers

Aluminum uprights

Aluminum engine and trans mounts

Aluminum/Carbon drivershaft

Fiberglass/CF hood,trunk, and Sparco or Corbeau bucket seats, aluminum seat brackets.

I'm sure it will come with plastic intake manifold and valve covers like almost every Subaru these days come with.
There we go, this is the kind of thing I was looking for. All this stuff could be done and significant weight could be dropped while still being totally usable as a daily driver.

That means better handling, more enjoyable day-to-day driving, better performance on the occasional trackday, and maybe a 1-2 mpg's better economy.

I'm hoping for a carbon driveshaft from the factory, like the 370z, but I'm definitely not counting on it.

Fully aluminum suspension bits would actually drop a significant amount of weight....how cost prohibitive is something like that?
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