Weight reduction???

strion · Post by **strion** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 2:17 pm

yeah 1100 is pretty good...i know dturbo just looks at things he doesnt like and throws them but what are people taking out....i mean cookie what have you taken out man...or what havent you??

i think this should be looked into coz i rekon its really holding the starions down....its too much for a 2ltr sohc...

hcca · Post by **hcca** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:30 pm

Take the doors off - that's two thirds of the total weight there :)

Taking a lot of things out will make your car non-roadworthy.. most of the interior, spare tyre etc. (obviously not an issue if it's just a track car).

I decided it was easier to stick a stupid powerful engine in rather than try to reduce the weight of the car :)

TD05 · Post by **TD05** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:39 pm

CF bonnet's the go, on the average a 110 Kg bonnet will weigh just 16Kg
a good way for the girl to lose some weight

bigmoz · Post by **bigmoz** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:44 pm

haha i saw a r33 drivind around at the drag ages ago without a bonnet it was one of the most stupid thins i have seen cause it was raining that night and when he stoped at the lights the manifold would just send off a fuk load of steam it looked like his car was on fire hahaahahahahhah.... stupid skyline LOL

big moz :pimp

Cookiemonster · Post by **Cookiemonster** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:56 pm

BITS REMOVED:

Airconditioning Compressor and mounting bracket.
Windscreen sprayers and reservoir. (front and rear)
Bonnet heat shield.
Rubber seals strips around engine bay.
Horn.
Everything under the dash. I mean everything.
Interior carpet.
Interior tar.
Passenger seat.
Rear seat.
Spare wheel.
Roof lining.
Interior light.
Brake booster.
Ammeter gauge.
Hatch release cable.
Fuel cap release cable.
Bonnet release cable.
Steering column surround.
Centre console.
Glovebox.
Stereo.

BITS REPLACED:

Drivers seat -> Sparco Ultra.
Pedals -> Wilwood pedal box.
Battery -> Odyssey 680.
Front bumber -> Fibreglass.
Seatbelt -> Harness.
Exhaust -> Side exit exhaust.

BITS STILL TO BE REMOVED:

Drivers windows and power mechanism.
Door impact bars.

BITS STILL TO BE REPLACED:

Rims -> To something lighter.
Caliper mounting brackets -> To alloy.
Rear hatch -> Perspex.

strion · Post by **strion** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:04 pm

shit....thats some determined weight reduction bro...so far ive only removed the a/c unit, power steeering, and lil shit.....but i replaced them with huge 18inch wheels that weight more than the bloody car and a heavy ass sub box....got to get rid of them this week sometime

Camotec · Post by **Camotec** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:16 pm

I must say I have removed most of what cookie has removed and, it took me the most part of the day, although I haven't removed must under the dash yet, although the stereo and centre consoles and any other plastic trims not needed, sounds like a sardine can when i close the door. hehe
As much as i want to remove the passenger seat I want to leave it in there for a passenger. I want to get some sort of grip tape for the floor though.

Maybe I should get my scales out and weigh the stuff I removed and see just how much it weighs.

Cheers
Ben

WANTSOM · Post by **WANTSOM** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:56 pm

I agree with Cookie 100%. Its harder than it looks, the Starion is just a heavy car. And then you reach a point where the last 50-100kgs is REALLY difficult - read expensive.

You're kidding yourself if you think you can pull that much out of them and still have a registerable and user friendly car. Accept the car for what it is and just enjoy it as a comfortable GT Performance car.

TD05 · Post by **TD05** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:11 pm

Camotec wrote:I must say I have removed most of what cookie has removed and, it took me the most part of the day, although I haven't removed must under the dash yet, although the stereo and centre consoles and any other plastic trims not needed, sounds like a sardine can when i close the door. hehe
As much as i want to remove the passenger seat I want to leave it in there for a passenger. I want to get some sort of grip tape for the floor though.

Maybe I should get my scales out and weigh the stuff I removed and see just how much it weighs.

Cheers
Ben

I'd say if you remove everything Cookie has then your car'll be 1100kg..

what power increase would that kind of weight loss be equivalent to?

I wonder..

NXTIME · Post by **NXTIME** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:00 pm

About 30rwhp. or 0.7 quicker over the 1/4.

CussCuss · Post by **CussCuss** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:21 am

cookie when you get the rear hatch changed to perspex would you be kind enough to ask about the legality of it for road use and infrom us how much it cost and where it could be done.

tmz_99 · Post by **tmz_99** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:49 am

start drilling holes in interior panels :)

4g6beat · Post by **4g6beat** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:39 pm

hey there tmz is that a full metal alchemist gif i spy there?

i'm pretty sure theres no beef with perspex as long as it's lexan since it breaks nicely in the event of an accident. How much would the rear seats save? i heard they were only like 10 kgs anyway. also has anyone a rough idea how much weight reduction any of these mods made.

strion i wouldn't be overly fussed with the weight of the staz as 1250 is by no means lardass think of how much safer you are in the event of an accident. Have you seen how much of a tank the staz is in an accident!
That said evos and sti's now weight about 1400 and they're pretty quick.

Just think of whether what you're doing is worth it for the type of driving. Circuit car: go nuts! but a daily driver becomes a real pain when it sounds like a tin can with rocks rolling around in it :)

Cookiemonster · Post by **Cookiemonster** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:02 pm

CussCuss wrote:cookie when you get the rear hatch changed to perspex would you be kind enough to ask about the legality of it for road use and infrom us how much it cost and where it could be done.

Will do. There is a place just close by here at Blacktown which does perspex/lexan work to order.

www.18u · Post by **www.18u** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:14 pm

If you wan't to know the weight of anything just ask and i'll pull it off my car and weigh it (im a scale tech) so i have scales big enough to weigh anything including the whole car as i build weighbridges aswell

Austarion

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