How I stripped 157.7lbs off my TC for $0.00 in 1hr
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i'm real interested to see if anyone has stripped signifigant weight from the engine compartment yet... given the tC's front/back weight ratio, i'd think slimming the front down would be more beneficial to handling. anybody wieghed the stock front bumper and fenders yet?
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Wow that's what I was wondering when I read this thread. The front/rear weight ratio is already pretty bad on the car. A lot of the weight you removed is from the BACK.... That must throw it off even more.
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the stock buckets are lead weights too. i too took them out to run my amp wires and i thought i was gonna throw my back out. to bad i dont have anyplace to store the entire interior, or i would strip everything from the dash all the way back, replacing the seats with a set of fiberglass recaros. the service dept would probably crap themselves when i took it in for an oil change 
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Originally Posted by RedLine_tC
Originally Posted by LaMbO_tC
i saved 250 lbs today by not letting my friend tag along...
My fast likes to keep things light and streamlined.
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thanks for the insight, 230-160=70lbs - not too sure it's healthy to be 70lbs, but thanks. oh, and too late, I already did, and I'm still working on it. Just broke the sub-200lbs category for myself. Losing about 2lbs/week.
So, that means by calculations, my car (including me in it) weighs 2980lbs on race day, give or take.
Not bad, seeming how the stock car weighs 2950 with nobody in it and a half a tank of gas.
So, that means by calculations, my car (including me in it) weighs 2980lbs on race day, give or take.
Not bad, seeming how the stock car weighs 2950 with nobody in it and a half a tank of gas.
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who cares if people give you ____ for removing seats. Its your car, if you want it lighter then so be it. Great job removing the excess weight in the tc...every 100lbs will get you a tenth of a second off your quarter times.
I pulled out my spare as well, if i get a flat I have a wife to come get me with one of my stock wheels thats sitting in my garage. Might as well get something out of marriage right? =)
I pulled out my spare as well, if i get a flat I have a wife to come get me with one of my stock wheels thats sitting in my garage. Might as well get something out of marriage right? =)
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there is no feasable way to lose 3-400lbs off the vehicle and still make it a useable daily driver unless you spend a lot, lot, LOT of money.
a Carbon Fiber hood will save about 10lbs, a CF trunk will save about 25lbs, a CF roof will save about 45lbs. Carbon fiber front side fenders will save about 10lbs combined. You've already spend over $2,000 in just parts alone on those carbon fiber parts, and noone without a full shop and full mechanical arsenal can install a carbon fiber roof.
The numbers I gave are initially true, and running low fluids and stripping the car out as I did makes it still a feasable daily driver, and I would guess the front seats are about 40lbs each, you could cut that in half with aftermarket seats and save another 40lbs at a cost of about $1500 for high quality race seats that actually weigh less than stock (some e-bay race seats actually weigh just as much as stock as they don't use any special materials or bracing)
To knock another 100lbs off the car past what I've mentioned, you would either have to spend thousands of dollars, or literally rip the car down to it's shell with race seats, and even then, I don't think the entire interior would weigh 100lbs.
a Carbon Fiber hood will save about 10lbs, a CF trunk will save about 25lbs, a CF roof will save about 45lbs. Carbon fiber front side fenders will save about 10lbs combined. You've already spend over $2,000 in just parts alone on those carbon fiber parts, and noone without a full shop and full mechanical arsenal can install a carbon fiber roof.
The numbers I gave are initially true, and running low fluids and stripping the car out as I did makes it still a feasable daily driver, and I would guess the front seats are about 40lbs each, you could cut that in half with aftermarket seats and save another 40lbs at a cost of about $1500 for high quality race seats that actually weigh less than stock (some e-bay race seats actually weigh just as much as stock as they don't use any special materials or bracing)
To knock another 100lbs off the car past what I've mentioned, you would either have to spend thousands of dollars, or literally rip the car down to it's shell with race seats, and even then, I don't think the entire interior would weigh 100lbs.
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Originally Posted by Otocan
there is no feasable way to lose 3-400lbs off the vehicle and still make it a useable daily driver unless you spend a lot, lot, LOT of money.
a Carbon Fiber hood will save about 10lbs, a CF trunk will save about 25lbs, a CF roof will save about 45lbs. Carbon fiber front side fenders will save about 10lbs combined. You've already spend over $2,000 in just parts alone on those carbon fiber parts, and noone without a full shop and full mechanical arsenal can install a carbon fiber roof.
The numbers I gave are initially true, and running low fluids and stripping the car out as I did makes it still a feasable daily driver, and I would guess the front seats are about 40lbs each, you could cut that in half with aftermarket seats and save another 40lbs at a cost of about $1500 for high quality race seats that actually weigh less than stock (some e-bay race seats actually weigh just as much as stock as they don't use any special materials or bracing)
To knock another 100lbs off the car past what I've mentioned, you would either have to spend thousands of dollars, or literally rip the car down to it's shell with race seats, and even then, I don't think the entire interior would weigh 100lbs.
a Carbon Fiber hood will save about 10lbs, a CF trunk will save about 25lbs, a CF roof will save about 45lbs. Carbon fiber front side fenders will save about 10lbs combined. You've already spend over $2,000 in just parts alone on those carbon fiber parts, and noone without a full shop and full mechanical arsenal can install a carbon fiber roof.
The numbers I gave are initially true, and running low fluids and stripping the car out as I did makes it still a feasable daily driver, and I would guess the front seats are about 40lbs each, you could cut that in half with aftermarket seats and save another 40lbs at a cost of about $1500 for high quality race seats that actually weigh less than stock (some e-bay race seats actually weigh just as much as stock as they don't use any special materials or bracing)
To knock another 100lbs off the car past what I've mentioned, you would either have to spend thousands of dollars, or literally rip the car down to it's shell with race seats, and even then, I don't think the entire interior would weigh 100lbs.
I'd imagine going through all this trouble to lose weight would be easier and cheaper with the tC spec edition.
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Originally Posted by superemu
what about user comforts like speakers, ac and such?
I'd imagine going through all this trouble to lose weight would be easier and cheaper with the tC spec edition.
I'd imagine going through all this trouble to lose weight would be easier and cheaper with the tC spec edition.
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http://www.cardomain.com/ride/403392/1
Thats real weight reduction. My buddies probe. And what my probe will look like after I get a tC.
edit: not a daily driver. but he dropped around 900lbs...no ac, no interior, nothing.... its a blast to ride in though
You can make a false floor out of some lightweight composite wood. Sturdy for heavy objects but light enough to save weight.
Thats real weight reduction. My buddies probe. And what my probe will look like after I get a tC.
edit: not a daily driver. but he dropped around 900lbs...no ac, no interior, nothing.... its a blast to ride in though
You can make a false floor out of some lightweight composite wood. Sturdy for heavy objects but light enough to save weight.