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30348, how much weight have i reduced give or take
Posted by RSin oRACLe, Sep-04-02 04:07 AM
stock air box - aem short ram
stock pulley - unorthadox pulley
no passenger seat
no rear seat
no rugs
stock cat back - apex-i n1 2.5" ( i know its heavier but about how much)
estimates would be nice
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30349, RE: how much weight have i reduced give or take
Posted by a_miller_76, Sep-04-02 04:31 AM
You know what the best way to gauge weight reduction is? At most scrap yards/junk yards you can dump mass quantities of stuff...what they do is weigh your vehicle when you come in, then weigh it after you dump and charge you by the pound. Their scales are accurate to within 2lbs i think. So before you do a weight reduction project go there, weigh, do your work and go back to weigh again.
Someone was talking on here yesterday about a website that sells carbon fiber doors, hatch, wing, fenders, hoods, bumpers (front and rear)...if you're extremely into weight reduction you should try that :)
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30350, RE: how much weight have i reduced give or take
Posted by vegasdsmr, Sep-04-02 05:15 AM
yo, take out the rear seat belts too... they weigh more than the rear seats... about 20lbs werth after all the bolts, etc...
i figure u saved about 100lbs or so...
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30351, RE: how much weight have i reduced give or take
Posted by RSin oRACLe, Sep-05-02 01:10 AM
yea tell me about it that back seat is like paper. thanks for the input guys. as far as the i know carbon fiber is good but im hesitant on putting it on due to the fact that there are a mess of pot holes by me ... how durable is it ?
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30352, RE: how much weight have i reduced give or take
Posted by EvuLFleA, Sep-05-02 03:16 AM
Take off your rebar. That thing is 20-40lbs
Or just turo your car and save all the luxory! hehe
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30353, RE: how much weight have i reduced give or take
Posted by fauchpj, Sep-05-02 03:22 AM
i think ur gonna waste ur money with that carbon fiber shit. i mean how much is that really gonna take of ur times?
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30354, RE: how much weight have i reduced give or take
Posted by RSin oRACLe, Sep-05-02 07:43 AM
whats the re bar ? explain
weight reductions are so worth it. every pound counts. imagine me vs a gs auto with the same mods ( im an rs no power anything ) theres almost 250lbs difference .. less weight on the wheels means the transmission spins them faster and besides weight reductions are cheaper than turbo
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30355, RE: how much weight have i reduced give or take
Posted by vegasdsmr, Sep-05-02 07:48 AM
the rebar is the 5mph bumper helper deal.. we have them both in the front and rear bumper.. it will help you if you get into a collision, but if the insurance co finds out you took it off, it will void your claim, and u will be payin to fix your car...
basically, yank your front bumper, and u will see this black deal that is chillen in the middle of the bumper... that is it
good luck...
and weight reduction helps a lot, imo...
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30356, RE: how much weight have i reduced give or take
Posted by fauchpj, Sep-05-02 08:52 AM
yeah but after you spend $$$$ buying cf panels for your car you could have done some major performance mods
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30357, RE: how much weight have i reduced give or take
Posted by RSin oRACLe, Sep-06-02 12:39 AM
yea this is true thats why i intend on doing more lol
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