Hey every body, name is Dae. Yesterday i bought a TC with 1 miles on it !! Well anyways has any one started any weight reduction? not just regular carbon fiber hood + trunk or rims. any serious ones?

Thanks, Dae

 

Rick aka Raamaudio has done extensive weight reduction on his tC including removing the glass roof and replacing it with a CF/Kevlar panel like used in the Toyota Celibrity Race tCs.

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unless you plan on racing this thing, no point in ripping out parts like i have

 

depends on how crazy you wanna get.

Carbon Fiber Hoods
Carbon Fiber Trunks
Lightweight wheels
Removal of Air Conditioning Unit
Stripped Interior
Check out companies like Seibon that make CF fenders, front bumpers, Rear Bumpers etc.

But IMO it's not necessary. Especially if it's your only car.

 

Ditch the spare, get a tire repair kit that'll let you limp home from small punctures, and keep your cell phone charged.

 

take off your seats :D

 

you end up lookin like that, but that is a old pic
i also have the passenger seat out and eDead installed

it helps on the track, but if its your daily driver or not looking to race
the time/effort to DRASTICALLY reduce the weight on the tC is not worth it

 

ditto

its like a waste of money, theres other cars out there that is light and cheap to begin with.

 

yup!!

but since mine is going to track-only status, and project will be completed in a year or so, i am taking it all out

 

yea dude with the junk you toke out you can make a tC out of your bed as your chassis

 

haha

 

i would get a turbo charger instead of doing '""serious'"" weight reduction

 

More power is not always a band aid for a heavy car. In many cases very light cars with low power (Radical, Ariel Atom) are often as fast if not faster than heaver more powerful cars (F430, Murcielago, etc). If road racing and handling are the primary goals, reduced weight will offer exponentially better results than more power.

 

i would just try to lighten the front as much as i can to make the car more balanced. our weight distrobution stock is nearly 60/40.

if you take weight from the rear, you risk running with that really screwed up weight distro. an ideal weight distribution would be something near 50/50 or 45/55 so when you brake before cornering your car will still be balanced and achieve minimal weight transfer.

cf hood,
cf fenders
battery relocation

and to make it extreme, take the weight from the top of the car (sunroof)
and make everything with ballast lower gravity.

 

dont forget lightweight aluminum radiator

 

take off bolts here and there that aren't neccesary! LMAO JK.

remove the seats,dc sports header, diffrent exhaust, lightweight racing wheels Also take out the cleaner and towels from you rear right passenger compartment.

 

its 3m tape and belt lube
no longer in the car since i dont have those panels anymore

 

i was just kidding. Why are you trying to lighten your car.