weight reduction
01-11-2008, 04:56 PM
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weight reduction
Well, im looking at the best ways to reduce weight without sacraficing that much comfort. Ive already have the cf hood (god knows when that will arrive[&:]) and am planning on rear seat delete and light weight (corbeau most likely) seats up front. Anyone have some good ways to cut a decent amount of weight?
01-11-2008, 05:04 PM
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RE: weight reduction
pull the sound dampaning material out from underneath the carpet, put a thinner carpet and you can save about 100 lbs right there. remove the air conditioner. (all of it) reaplace the exhaust system with a straight through with a race muffler. (it does save weight) umm. u can have custom sheet metal panels made to replace the factory plastic ones, but isn't a big deal. defeiently do a carbon fiber rear hatch if one exists. carbon fiber fenders and doors. and if u get far enough ahead lexon windows for the doors and hatch.
01-11-2008, 06:33 PM
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RE: weight reduction
Fiberglass fenders, doors, and hatch; remove spare tire. Buy a notch and save a few hundred lbs right there.[8D]
Ithink at least one company makes delete kits for the hatches, can't remember where I found it though.
Like mentioned above Lexan windows.
http://www.vfnfiberglass.com/site.htm
scroll down for mustangs
Ithink at least one company makes delete kits for the hatches, can't remember where I found it though.
Like mentioned above Lexan windows.
http://www.vfnfiberglass.com/site.htm
scroll down for mustangs
01-11-2008, 07:19 PM
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RE: weight reduction
You can take out your front and rear crash bumpers and save 50-100lbs right there, get aluminum wheels, take out the stereo, remove the airbag (if so equipped) they have some weight to them, If you remove your backseat be sure to take out the seatbelts too.
01-11-2008, 07:49 PM
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RE: weight reduction
carpet and sound deadening wont be 100lbs, but it will be a little difference,
all the little things add up, depending on what your own definition of comfortable is, remove all the interior from behind the front seats, remove the carpet altogether, remove the headliner, remove sway bars, remove a/c,
the car would be uncomfortably loud but LIGHT
Think something like this (but seats and a sheet aluminum dash)
all the little things add up, depending on what your own definition of comfortable is, remove all the interior from behind the front seats, remove the carpet altogether, remove the headliner, remove sway bars, remove a/c,
the car would be uncomfortably loud but LIGHT
Think something like this (but seats and a sheet aluminum dash)