Reducing Weight - Page 2

Dec 16, 2003 | 09:58 AM

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Jhouse

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oh ok lets take the measly 159 ft/lbs away that our cars have and then see how they perform.

Dec 16, 2003 | 10:39 AM

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Hanzo

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Originally posted by RobDickinson
Which is why F1 cars have loads of Hp and no torque...?

F1 has around 900hp and 600lbs torque, I wouldn't say 600lbs is no torque especially consider the car only weighs around 1500lbs.

Dec 16, 2003 | 10:40 AM

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Hanzo

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Originally posted by 13B-MSP
Actually, i think we can save a LOT of weight on the wheels... just a bit Pricey.... the actual weight we save on the Flywheel, Rims are actaully 1:8 lbs due to the rotation inertia... so if you save 1 pound on the rim... you are actaully saving 8 lbs of curb weight...SSR comp C 18" weights 14-15 lbs each i believe... that's 5 lbs x 8 lbs x 4 sides = 160 lbs ... with a lighter tire, flywheel, hood, trunk, uneccesary stuffs away... i think 300 lbs total is very possible..... putting us... the equal curb weight as the RSX-S...
I read the Rotation Inertia, on another forum... i might be wrong... can someone confirm... don't want to mislead anyone here...

Very good point.

Dec 16, 2003 | 10:41 AM

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Hanzo

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BTW air bags are very heavy as well and the stock car has them in the seats.

Dec 16, 2003 | 12:04 PM

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med_mx6

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Originally posted by -=Zeqs=-
... Some bicycle shops offer nitrogen tire fills because it's a lighter gas. ...

sorry to nitpick, but nitrogen vs. air can't make that much difference... really? (air is 79% nitrogen.) must be a psychological thing... how about helium then? probably hard to keep tire pressure...

Dec 16, 2003 | 05:08 PM

#31

93rdcurrent

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Rodmeister,

Those are some excellent suggestions I don't know why I didn't think of them myself. I imagine that if we took out the entire exhaust sytem (cats and all) we could save some pretty serious weight. If we removed the battery all together and push-start the car we can save weight there. And think about all the girls we would meet when we asked them to help us push our cars to get them started.... Could be an added bonus of saving weight I never considered.

Don't forget though that any girls you meet will need their own rides since that would seriously compromise your weight savings.