Weight Reduction On SS
03-28-2009, 12:41 PM
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Ditch all unnecessary interior. Ditch spare tire. Remove rear speakers. Remove A/C. Remove all sound deadning material. Lighter wheels. every 10 lbs of rotational mass is about equal to 100 lbs of stationary mass. Lightened flywheel. Remove bumper supports.
LOL!!!!! Epic.
LOL!!!!! Epic.
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03-28-2009, 01:02 PM
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Damn so aiming for 2500 would not be that hard at all. I was thinking carbon hood and trunk remove rear seats and passenger seat. Get a racing seat. Light weight weight tires and bolts for the tires. ac delete. Spare tire delete. Lose 30 pounds my self lol! But I have to keep the radio.
03-28-2009, 01:03 PM
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Damn so aiming for 2500 would not be that hard at all. I was thinking carbon hood and trunk remove rear seats and passenger seat. Get a racing seat. Light weight weight tires and bolts for the tires. ac delete. Spare tire delete. Lose 30 pounds my self lol! But I have to keep the radio.
03-28-2009, 01:11 PM
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no, weight reduction, beyond removing things, gets very technical AND expensive. i was talking to a company that makes cf parts for cars and they said between 6-7k for cf: hood, trunk, roof, both doors, fenders, front/side/rear lip....
and if you want to go farther than stripping down the interior, start machining EVERYTHING possible out of a lightweight aluminum, or any other material thats lighter than what it already is made out of.
i plan on doing a full sheetmetal interior, carbon fiber every body panel possible, and start machining parts.. btw, i work at a machine shop with 3 DIFFERENT types of CNC's, many many many sheetmetal tools and machines, and everything else i'ld need to do all this
and if you want to go farther than stripping down the interior, start machining EVERYTHING possible out of a lightweight aluminum, or any other material thats lighter than what it already is made out of.
i plan on doing a full sheetmetal interior, carbon fiber every body panel possible, and start machining parts.. btw, i work at a machine shop with 3 DIFFERENT types of CNC's, many many many sheetmetal tools and machines, and everything else i'ld need to do all this
03-28-2009, 01:16 PM
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like i said before, its gonna get expensive fast if you're serious about this. i got down to 2734 by just removing the pass seat, rear seat, rear seat rests, rear headrests, rear seat belt clips(the ones bolted to the floor), sub, spair, carpeting on sides of trunk, "floor" of trunk. you can also, depending on your track rules, take out your driver headlight and 4 of your 5 tail lights
03-28-2009, 04:03 PM
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I dont think 500 is realistic.. with some super light wheels. carbon fiber hood/trunk. remove the rear seats, spare tire, passenger seat, etc. that will still be no where near 500
03-28-2009, 06:33 PM
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If you take 500 pounds out, you might as well call it a drag car, it would be too uncomfortable to drop 500 pounds of dead weight and still have a comfortable street car.
