How else can my 8 shed some pounds?
02-18-2011, 07:04 PM
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6'4'' ~200 lbs.. I haven't been below 195 in the last 10 years and that was at 7% body fat so i dont think me going on a diet will help.
02-18-2011, 07:44 PM
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just eat Ramen for 3 weeks and that'll make it about 5 lbs lighter
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just eat Ramen for 3 weeks and that'll make it about 5 lbs lighter
02-18-2011, 10:44 PM
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my STX car on a low tank is almost 2700# and I can't remove the stereo, AC, or a number of other things being mentioned. You still have a long way to go, the question is are you willing to drop the dough to make it happen? Bottom line is you won't get there with most of the standard off the shelf aftermarket parts.
02-18-2011, 11:03 PM
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my STX car on a low tank is almost 2700# and I can't remove the stereo, AC, or a number of other things being mentioned. You still have a long way to go, the question is are you willing to drop the dough to make it happen? Bottom line is you won't get there with most of the standard off the shelf aftermarket parts.
02-19-2011, 05:40 PM
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Sooo i decided to go for it.. I'm not done yet but so far i've removed 48 lbs from the rear. I removed 10 lbs worth of junk out of the engine bay a couple of weeks ago so we're at a total of 58 lbs. I'm really curious to what the weight is at now but i need to finish my battery relocation so i can actually go drive it. The rest of my parts come Monday!
What i've removed from the rear is pretty much limited to interior panels, seats, seat belts etc. No speakers have been pulled yet. I'm still making up my mind on how far i want to take this project.
Engine bay (ignore the rats nest of wires my battery relocation is still in progress):
Rear:
What i've removed from the rear is pretty much limited to interior panels, seats, seat belts etc. No speakers have been pulled yet. I'm still making up my mind on how far i want to take this project.
Engine bay (ignore the rats nest of wires my battery relocation is still in progress):
Rear:
02-19-2011, 08:52 PM
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no, here is a break down of what i removed today
Item(Quantity): Total
Seat Belt(2): 3.56 lbs
Rear Seat Back(2): 12.42 lbs
Rear Speaker Grill(2): 2.86 lbs
Center part of rear deck(1): 2.05 lbs
Plastic behind rear seat backs(2): 1.18 lbs
Interior 1/4 panel(2): 3.38 lbs
Trunk panel sides(2): 2.64 lbs
Center pass through(1): 1.76 lbs
Seat belt receivers (2): 0.96 lbs
Child seat retainers(2): 0.22 lbs
Trunk carpet(1): 2.95 lbs
Trunk plastic(1): 2.24 lbs
Trunk jack holder(1): 1.71 lbs
Rear seat bottoms(2): 10.58 lbs
Air pump(1): 2.57 lbs
ACV Valve (I think...whatever is attached to the airpump and exahust manifold)(1): 1.87 lbs
Misc engine bay parts (battery tray, engine hoist, air pump brackets, misc plastics etc 5.49 lbs
Grand total: 58.44 lbs
Item(Quantity): Total
Seat Belt(2): 3.56 lbs
Rear Seat Back(2): 12.42 lbs
Rear Speaker Grill(2): 2.86 lbs
Center part of rear deck(1): 2.05 lbs
Plastic behind rear seat backs(2): 1.18 lbs
Interior 1/4 panel(2): 3.38 lbs
Trunk panel sides(2): 2.64 lbs
Center pass through(1): 1.76 lbs
Seat belt receivers (2): 0.96 lbs
Child seat retainers(2): 0.22 lbs
Trunk carpet(1): 2.95 lbs
Trunk plastic(1): 2.24 lbs
Trunk jack holder(1): 1.71 lbs
Rear seat bottoms(2): 10.58 lbs
Air pump(1): 2.57 lbs
ACV Valve (I think...whatever is attached to the airpump and exahust manifold)(1): 1.87 lbs
Misc engine bay parts (battery tray, engine hoist, air pump brackets, misc plastics etc 5.49 lbs
Grand total: 58.44 lbs
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02-19-2011, 10:38 PM
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I would love to ditch those for the GT spec brace eventually. How much does it weigh? I don't think I've seen a confirmed weight for it yet.
Anyone want to chime in an let us know if a rear tower brace serves the same function as the cross braces behind the seats? For track duty that is.
Anyone want to chime in an let us know if a rear tower brace serves the same function as the cross braces behind the seats? For track duty that is.
... tell me everything you know...
02-20-2011, 01:22 AM
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getting weight out of the rear is easy, not so easy in the front once you move the battery and get rid of the air box. This is why the RacingBrake 2-pc rotor with aluminum caliper front brake kit is highly recommended by me (OE size with open curved slots kit is the lightest). That's at least 24 lbs right there, another 4lbs off the rear if you get the matching 2-pc open curved slot rear rotors from them too.
base 2005 car; no traction control or other crap
I don't run a front strut brace and didn't install any other aftermarket bracing
aluminum racing shocks with aluminum mounts and 2.25" springs chops weight
fully custom exhaust with ultra thin T321 stainless piping and lightweight cat/mufflers (my entire system; manifold, cat, three mufflers, and piping weighs less than the OE catback exhaust). Dropped 7.75 lbs out of it last week by replacing the more durable but heavy stainless mesh muffler packing with course stainless steel wool instead, just has to be repacked annually now but I found a great deal on 10 lb spools of 4" wide SS wool so I have plenty and it's not that difficult to pack them.
dropped 28 lbs getting rid of all the aero and appearance package bodywork that I has previously installed, it was all just dead weight for autox, never really kicked in until 70+ mph
Li-ion racing battery & aluminum mount, now weighs 10.75 lbs after I spent two hours cutting 3/4 lb out of the mount today, yet has 3x-4x the capacity of your PC680
picked up a set of early 1-pc SSR Comp Type C 17 x 9 wheels and some light tires too, mounted wheel/tire is only 38 lbs each plus much smaller OD means extra gearing and less inertia
lots of odds and ends, couple pounds here, a pound there, half a pound there, it starts to add up if you really push it
added a pound filling the OE motor mounts with urethane, lol ...
base 2005 car; no traction control or other crap
I don't run a front strut brace and didn't install any other aftermarket bracing
aluminum racing shocks with aluminum mounts and 2.25" springs chops weight
fully custom exhaust with ultra thin T321 stainless piping and lightweight cat/mufflers (my entire system; manifold, cat, three mufflers, and piping weighs less than the OE catback exhaust). Dropped 7.75 lbs out of it last week by replacing the more durable but heavy stainless mesh muffler packing with course stainless steel wool instead, just has to be repacked annually now but I found a great deal on 10 lb spools of 4" wide SS wool so I have plenty and it's not that difficult to pack them.
dropped 28 lbs getting rid of all the aero and appearance package bodywork that I has previously installed, it was all just dead weight for autox, never really kicked in until 70+ mph
Li-ion racing battery & aluminum mount, now weighs 10.75 lbs after I spent two hours cutting 3/4 lb out of the mount today, yet has 3x-4x the capacity of your PC680
picked up a set of early 1-pc SSR Comp Type C 17 x 9 wheels and some light tires too, mounted wheel/tire is only 38 lbs each plus much smaller OD means extra gearing and less inertia
lots of odds and ends, couple pounds here, a pound there, half a pound there, it starts to add up if you really push it
added a pound filling the OE motor mounts with urethane, lol ...
Last edited by TeamRX8; 02-20-2011 at 01:45 AM.
02-20-2011, 01:26 AM
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getting weight out of the rear is easy, not so easy in the front once you move the battery and get rid of the air box. This is why the RacingBrake 2-pc rotor with aluminum caliper front brake kit is highly recommended by me (OE size with open curved slots kit is the lightest). That's at least 24 lbs right there, another 4lbs off the rear if you get the matching 2-pc open curved slot rear rotors from them too.
02-20-2011, 04:09 PM
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The test tool was a crappy Gtech pro rr though, not 100% accurate for sure.
Still worth it for track use, imho.
I'd surely stay away from multi-point heavy rear bars though.