curious at what his setup would lose in weight. i dont' know the stock weight #'s thats why i'm asking.
CF hatch, possibly with lexan...most likey actually
CF hood
CF doors
CF front fenders
aftermarket front, rear, sideskirts, not sure if a wing or not.
take out stock - seat belts and parts, rear tire, etc. and probably rear seats
racing seats
maybe a CF dash, dash panels (carbonwekrs.com)
lexan back side windows.
and anything else?
the reason is i'm thinking of going AWD...thinking i said. probably all depends on if howell makes the aluminum block or not. if i go awd i'd want to lose all the weight possible. and anyone know if the GSX's can get aftermarket transmissions? i know they can get them to be stronger but what about the gearing to be better for more topend?
appreciate the help

Matt
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stock hood weighs 40 lbs, I don't know any of the others.

with the hood, fender, door skins, hatch, front and rear bumpers, seats, and some other misc stuff we droped 800lbs off a tsi (my manufacturer)

that was with 2 cf seats we got and a full interior stock hatch glass

You can have it cheap, fast or good. Pick any two.

If you want it cheap and fast, it's not going to be good.
If you want it cheap and good, it's not going to be fast.
If you want it good and fast, it's not going to be cheap.

thanks for the info.
motofool, you ever able to get pics of the CF ones? and can you give me the link again to the pics of the fiberglass ones again? and some prices? would the front and rear bumper make that much of a difference as opposed to a urethane one? cause i still want some style with it. and with the CF seats, were they adjustable? appreciate the help guys

Matt
a.k.a. bustrblue1
R.I.P '95 Eclipse GS
intake, exhaust, push button starter, painted interior, custom short shifter, and one shiny car!
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email me or hit me up on aim ill help u out

shoot me a list on what your interested in buying as far as parts u buy more then 1 thing the prices go down meaning i give ya a discount if u order multiple parts

You can have it cheap, fast or good. Pick any two.

If you want it cheap and fast, it's not going to be good.
If you want it cheap and good, it's not going to be fast.
If you want it good and fast, it's not going to be cheap.

>curious at what his setup would lose in weight. i dont' know
>the stock weight #'s thats why i'm asking.
>CF hatch, possibly with lexan...most likey actually
>CF hood
>CF doors
>CF front fenders
>aftermarket front, rear, sideskirts, not sure if a wing or
>not.
>take out stock - seat belts and parts, rear tire, etc. and
>probably rear seats
>racing seats
>maybe a CF dash, dash panels (carbonwekrs.com)
>lexan back side windows.
>and anything else?
> the reason is i'm thinking of going AWD...thinking i said.
>probably all depends on if howell makes the aluminum block
>or not. if i go awd i'd want to lose all the weight
>possible. and anyone know if the GSX's can get aftermarket
>transmissions? i know they can get them to be stronger but
>what about the gearing to be better for more topend?
>appreciate the help

you just named off about 4000 bucks worth of carbon fiber not to mention the install, hope you prepare to tweak the fuck out the suspension, probally need to run jic components to get what you want out of it, so add another 3000, i think all that carbon fiber will be a little extream for a street driven car or a little tacky, that setup is mostly seen on full trailor queen race cars.

and btw, the stock hoods weigh a hella more than some 40lbs

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Fully built motor,Hrc stage 3, 19 inch rollers, Big Brakes, Targa top conversion, custom hood,supra taillights, trd wing with cf, kaminari widebody kit, air ride, autometer guages and all of Apexi Sacf, avc-r, rev/speed meter. interior fully glassed, tenzo r seats, pics soon to come!

i wouldn't say its not worth it to do ona street car but it is expensive and most people would paint over the carbon so its fiberglass that most people would do...

i dont see how the suspension would have to change witha lighter car that much the hood (3 layer) actually stiffens the chassis up..

it definatly makes the car lighter and faster it drops about 800lbs if u do it right...

You can have it cheap, fast or good. Pick any two.

If you want it cheap and fast, it's not going to be good.
If you want it cheap and good, it's not going to be fast.
If you want it good and fast, it's not going to be cheap.

the seats are a mold to buttocks basis non adjustable...

the ureathen is definatly heavier but u could just use a ureathane bumper no big deal, looks to me would be worth the 50lbs or so,

You can have it cheap, fast or good. Pick any two.

If you want it cheap and fast, it's not going to be good.
If you want it cheap and good, it's not going to be fast.
If you want it good and fast, it's not going to be cheap.

>i wouldn't say its not worth it to do ona street car but it
>is expensive and most people would paint over the carbon so
>its fiberglass that most people would do...
>
>i dont see how the suspension would have to change witha
>lighter car that much the hood (3 layer) actually stiffens
>the chassis up..
>
>it definatly makes the car lighter and faster it drops about
>800lbs if u do it right...

whenever you drop that much weight from a car, suspension will always need tuning, thats if you do it right though

HRC SUPER 16G FOR SALE BRAND NEW,, 800 USD
Dwayne H
A.K.A D-low
"PAID THE COST TO BE THE BOSS"

Fully built motor,Hrc stage 3, 19 inch rollers, Big Brakes, Targa top conversion, custom hood,supra taillights, trd wing with cf, kaminari widebody kit, air ride, autometer guages and all of Apexi Sacf, avc-r, rev/speed meter. interior fully glassed, tenzo r seats, pics soon to come!

what do you mean about the suspension being tweaked? and i'm not getting fiberglass because it isn't as durable as CF. don't know if i'll paint it either. just add insult to injury with the looks but i don't know if i'll get everything, probably won't get the dash...at least not right off.

Matt
a.k.a. bustrblue1
R.I.P '95 Eclipse GS
intake, exhaust, push button starter, painted interior, custom short shifter, and one shiny car!
http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page_id=230275
^ shows what happened to my baby