Weight Reduction Thread
02-01-2010, 04:55 AM
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Weight Reduction Thread
Post what you have done to reduce the weight of your tC
Anything from street to track...
From removing the spare to getting the grinder out...
From the engine bay to the suspension to the interior...
Lets hear it!
Pictures are always nice also!
removed windshield washer fluid
removed windshield wipers & motor
removed all interior panels
removed headliner
removed a,b,c pillars
removed anything in trunk
removed rear seats
removed passenger seat
drivers seat replaced with plastic RCI seat
removed carpet
removed interior sound deadening
removed interior metal webbing behind panels
battery replaced with lightweight
exhaust is only a downpipe
carbon fiber hood
removed antenna
removed front crash bar
removed rear crash bar
removed oem seat belts
removed glove box
removed center console
removed balance shafts
removed radio
removed speakers & tweeters
Anything from street to track...
From removing the spare to getting the grinder out...
From the engine bay to the suspension to the interior...
Lets hear it!
Pictures are always nice also!
removed windshield washer fluid
removed windshield wipers & motor
removed all interior panels
removed headliner
removed a,b,c pillars
removed anything in trunk
removed rear seats
removed passenger seat
drivers seat replaced with plastic RCI seat
removed carpet
removed interior sound deadening
removed interior metal webbing behind panels
battery replaced with lightweight
exhaust is only a downpipe
carbon fiber hood
removed antenna
removed front crash bar
removed rear crash bar
removed oem seat belts
removed glove box
removed center console
removed balance shafts
removed radio
removed speakers & tweeters
Last edited by trd07tc; 02-03-2010 at 06:32 PM.
02-01-2010, 05:52 AM
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i have a few tricks up my sleeve in order to still be compliant with scca street mod rules. sometimes these rules do lead to odd looking vehicles so dont judge if i post pics lol
02-01-2010, 06:53 AM
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i so far have taken out the back seats, factory header and muffler and resonators. balance shaft in the motor, light weight crank pulley, no spare tire, no rear hatch plastic and trunk plastic, and that all i did to stay in legal with street mod spec but this year im going to race prepaped so the not be any heat or ac no glass roof no door panels no bumper supports or radio and speakers no washer tank and 5 gallon fuel cell instead of the factory tank, plastic window lightweight seats and wheels no center console and gut out the dash and the heat sheild under the car i will try to get pics of the car as i go and then a final wieght before the season starts and weights of everything i take out to see what really is heavy and what just looks it
02-01-2010, 06:54 AM
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spare tire, jack, stock sub, floor mats, headrests, center console, and anything else that just snaps off right now. come spring, rear seats, maybe passenger seat, door panels, rear panels, and whatever else i can pull out.
02-01-2010, 04:07 PM
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i so far have taken out the back seats, factory header and muffler and resonators. balance shaft in the motor, light weight crank pulley, no spare tire, no rear hatch plastic and trunk plastic, and that all i did to stay in legal with street mod spec but this year im going to race prepaped so the not be any heat or ac no glass roof no door panels no bumper supports or radio and speakers no washer tank and 5 gallon fuel cell instead of the factory tank, plastic window lightweight seats and wheels no center console and gut out the dash and the heat sheild under the car i will try to get pics of the car as i go and then a final wieght before the season starts and weights of everything i take out to see what really is heavy and what just looks it
For the people that posted useless garbage please dont post here
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02-01-2010, 04:08 PM
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my car is completeley gutted, no sound deadening and no carpet, no back seats, pretty much every bracket inside the car is out, no headliner, and almost all panels removed. I'll try to post better pictures tonight when i get home!
Last edited by dodaddy; 02-01-2010 at 04:13 PM.
02-01-2010, 04:44 PM
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1st of all i have a spec tc, which means no sun roof or any of those mechanics just a glass roof which i will be replacing soon, no cc or any operation on steering wheel (nrg wheel and short hub on order)
as for the rest of the car im completely gutted, no headliner, sound deadning no crashbars on stock doors (atleast 35lbs) no plasic panels at all no back seat or seat brackets no carpet no unnecessary brackets no air bags and alot more im sure im forgetting.
only got a picture of the back right now, ill get some more asap.
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in the process of painting the interior (low gloss base and high gloss over)
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as for the rest of the car im completely gutted, no headliner, sound deadning no crashbars on stock doors (atleast 35lbs) no plasic panels at all no back seat or seat brackets no carpet no unnecessary brackets no air bags and alot more im sure im forgetting.
only got a picture of the back right now, ill get some more asap.
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Last edited by mileoutrage; 02-01-2010 at 04:55 PM.
02-01-2010, 05:26 PM
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dodaddy-hahah how can you leave off the important stuff? you should take your car to a truck scale and see what it weighs, you do have oem lip kit right?
and yeah the car is crazy noisy i wish there was something i could do about it, i tried riding in the back while my girlfriend was driving to see what and where it was coming from but that didnt work out.
and yeah the car is crazy noisy i wish there was something i could do about it, i tried riding in the back while my girlfriend was driving to see what and where it was coming from but that didnt work out.
02-01-2010, 07:03 PM
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