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Originally Posted by blur
Ill give you my list..
-Titanium single exhaust(if I can afford it) -~45 lbs
-Titanium headers (ditto) -~25 lbs
-Race pipe/test pipe -~7 lbs
-Intake -~10lbs
-Bumper bars -~30 lbs
-Entire trunk tool kit and spare -~40 lbs
-Lightweight wheels -~25 lbs
That's about 182 lbs. Thats as far as I'll go. At this point the car will be loud, wont have a spare and the bumpers will damage more easily. I can live with that. After those, I'll be looking into sway bars, TRD springs/coilovers, sticky rubber, and possibly a tune. Cosmetics last.
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These are all good ideas. I might be ok with the idea of getting rid of the spare and replacing it with a tire patch kit and pump....though I hesitate to remove weight from the rear. Maybe replace the spare and tool kit with sealant and a pump....and relocate the battery to the rear?
I'm not sure that the exhaust and headers would save that much weight though. Maybe 40 pounds total if you did both? I'd skip the race pipe too. More compact, high-flow mufflers (or perhaps a conversion over to only one side with one muffler) would save a good 10-15 pounds and give the car a better sound.
How much weight does a WRX save by converting to single side with titanium components? That would give us a pretty good estimate for weight loss.
The wheels are probably the most important aspect to change....it really depends on how much the stock pieces weigh. Some cars are coming from the factory with damn good wheels now...the RX-8 R3 for example.