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Originally Posted by blur
Sound deadening weights in at 20 lbs on my car, and will likely not even show up on this car from the rumors. A/c systems weigh no where near that on sports cars, a/c delete is usually a 25 lb weight savings. And as for seats, they will be manual, weighing in at about 35-40 lbs each with the rails. Air bags weigh about 10 lbs each I believe.
This isn't a regular car, it's a lightweight sports car. It comes from factory with lightweight components. Weight reduction will not be as easy as it is on highway cruisers.
@ fernan, it's likely to be over 200 lbs. I'm being conservative.
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A gutted 350z I bet can still shed 300+lbs. Sorry I'm not going to even remotely believe that a gutted FT-86 + cage and air jack system is even remotely near Production weight (which is kinda what you are trying to get at). It just don't happen like that. I'm sticking with 2800lbs, if it's lighter than that we still win right...if it's heavier than that, it just lets me know there are a lot of metal brackets to gut from the car to get down to 24xxlbs with a cage and air jack system.
Just fyi....I still can shed another 60+lbs off of my tC by replacing the glass roof (confirmed 40lbs of weight) with a carbon roof and replacing the hatch with a carbon hatch.