MRDOHC When in doubt ... Accelerate! Member 440 Member For: 23y 1m 1d Location: Melbourne, Hoppers Xing Posted 30/10/06 09:51 AM Posted 30/10/06 09:51 AM Curiosity is getting to me...How much weight could you take off an XR6t or/and F6 typhoon? what would give you the biggest weight saving? would it translate into a big performance increase, Eg: how much kilos do you need to loose before you can see a good increase.How much do the rear seats weigh? Exhaust? Engine ?This is one for thoses that know the weight of each part of the car I think ?
sinnkexr6t Member 291 Member For: 20y 3m 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Hampton Park Posted 30/10/06 10:16 AM Posted 30/10/06 10:16 AM Take the engine out and you will see good performace increase
shockF6 Legacy Donating Member 478 Member For: 21y 6d Location: Melbourne Posted 30/10/06 10:27 AM Posted 30/10/06 10:27 AM I took the back seat, spare tyre, misc interior bits and my 2 10" subs out on the weekend, all its done is made 2nd gear wheel spin when it hits boost like 1st used to. as for first now, well unless your just after a smoke show you just dont bother anyway, my point is that those 3 things made a BIG difference. need to keep in mind though that my subs in there box would weigh close to 30kgs
mickey_gee Member 593 Member For: 21y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle NSW Posted 30/10/06 10:43 AM Posted 30/10/06 10:43 AM A carbon fiber bonet saves 30kgs or so I have been toldMG
Fat-Tony Legacy Donating Member 5,364 Member For: 20y 6m 19d Posted 30/10/06 10:49 AM Posted 30/10/06 10:49 AM A carbon fiber bonet saves 30kgs or so I have been toldMG←But if left in the carbon fibre look would also point out to every1 else that I am a gay rice boy and should be driving a lancer. Wanna save weight, pull the interior out, carpet and everything, door cards ect. add a light weight drivers seat, ect ect. It all depemds on how far your willing to take it.
GTjake Member 46 Member For: 21y 2m 26d Location: Geelong, VIC Posted 30/10/06 01:25 PM Posted 30/10/06 01:25 PM Get the lightest wheels you can afford.Saving eg 10kg on the wheels is reckoned to be the equal to at least 30kg off the body.How much you want to spend making a big-ass car lighter?Or do you mean just by getting rid of bits?
Falchoon I see red Member 5,758 Member For: 23y 9m 23d Location: nowhere in particular Posted 31/10/06 10:38 AM Posted 31/10/06 10:38 AM You could replace the rear electric window regs with manual ones from XT/XR6 n/a. Wouldn't save a lot of weight but every little bit helps I guess.
TurboDewd FG Falcon fan! Member 1,452 Member For: 23y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 31/10/06 11:20 AM Posted 31/10/06 11:20 AM Im guessing 30-35kg removed will save you 0.1s off the quarter.At the end of the day effort spent on increasing power FAR outweighs effort on reducing weight which I think is a waste if your car is a daily driver.
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Legacy Donating Member 13,318 Member For: 23y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 31/10/06 11:26 AM Posted 31/10/06 11:26 AM (edited) A carbon fiber bonet saves 30kgs or so I have been toldMG←But if left in the carbon fibre look would also point out to every1 else that I am a gay rice boy and should be driving a lancer. Wanna save weight, pull the interior out, carpet and everything, door cards ect. add a light weight drivers seat, ect ect. It all depemds on how far your willing to take it.←Yet another helpful post BTW where's your donation free loader post whore biatch Edited 31/10/06 11:36 AM by Buf-Phoon
PhantomFox6 Throbbing Member Member 123 Member For: 20y 14d Location: N.S.Farkin.W. Posted 31/10/06 11:28 AM Posted 31/10/06 11:28 AM drive around with a very empty fuel tank- only enough to make it to the next pump station, that'll save on weight
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