Weight reduction
07-11-2006, 05:59 PM
#2
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Hawaii
Posts: 249
RE: Weight reduction
If you want less weight, buy a go-kart [8D]
How about a rear seat delete? There's also a bunch of aftermarket replacement parts which are lighter than stock parts, just gotta look around.
How about a rear seat delete? There's also a bunch of aftermarket replacement parts which are lighter than stock parts, just gotta look around.
07-11-2006, 06:18 PM
#3
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NC
Posts: 2,663
RE: Weight reduction
Lose spare tire and jack, get lighter wheels, skinnies up front, rear seat delete, light wieght body parts like hoods, lighter battery, relocate battery to the trunk... there are tons of ways...more importantly... there are tons of forums about the subject!!! Best advice I can give is SEARCH!!! Good luck.
07-11-2006, 07:34 PM
#5
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Wilmington, NC
Posts: 5,608
RE: Weight reduction
carbon fiber everything(doors, hood, trunk lid, etc), a/c delete, racing seats, rear seat delete, radio delete(get rid of speakers, headunit, cd changer, etc), aluminum driveshaft and aluminum flywheel. thats all i can think of right now.
07-12-2006, 11:28 AM
#6
3rd Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Houston
Posts: 683
RE: Weight reduction
well i dont think i have a problem with body fat considering im about 5'7" and 140 so.....about the aluminum fw and driveshaft how much lighter are these other than the stock.
07-12-2006, 12:24 PM
#7
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Posts: 260
RE: Weight reduction
its hard to lighten up a 4.6, i mean with the old 5.0 you could swap out heads and the upper and lower intake and shed about 75 pounds or the nose of the car. relocate the battery another 8lbs
