Stealth06LT

Hey all I'm looking to lighten my car as much as possible for the track tomorrow nite,lol, Im a big guy (285lb) so I wanna lighten the car as much as possible to offset my weight any suggestions. I wanna return it to stock afterwards. Can I remove the passenger and/or rear seats? HELP FAT GUYS RACE!! Lol.

BlkSS4dr

start running.....lol
but yeah you should be ablr to lose the seats

p7x

All the seats, anything in the truck, 1/4 tank of gas or less and don't eat before going to the track.

italstalnprd86

dont forget to take a dump before you go too.... lol and def. lose the spare tire and jack and crap in the trunk

Roadrunner

wow i am glad to see you have such good humor about your weight and all

carbon fibre hood and trunk would be my idea, lighter wheels too (rims and tires)

Lil Blue SC

let me at it ill brake out the plamsa cutter hand have at it.... rear seat wont lose much get ride of all ur **** in the trunk including the tire and jack like he said run on only a 1/4 tank like he said.... and if u have time ill give u a list of thing u can cut out of your car without losing the strenght of the body or car... about 250lbs of weight... but dont plain on ever trading n the car... lol.....

memphisr24

How much does the a/c weigh? I almost never use it, even in 100 degree heat. To me it's not a necessity. They are heavy right? Maybe 50 lbs?

RiCeEaTeR05SS

lose the seats, spare tires, take a good crap and dont eat or drink anything all day, instead, spit in a cup or just keep spitting, weightloss tecnique used for wrestling weigh-ins, but then after the races, you can eat and drink, but i'd start out slow then of course, a diet.

BLKSS

take spare out of the trunk and make sure to take a good crap.

plyboy-illest

seats are easy to take out, but other then that im not sure what else is removable from the car(inside atleast)

djt81185

Fat guys always use a/c.

Loose weight...I can say that since I am a fellow fat guy lol.

But in my neon I used to:
Remove passenger seat, empty glove box and all compartments
remove trunk carpet
rear seat back and bottoms
spare tire and jack
wing
1/2 tank of gas (will save atleast 40lb right there)
could empty washer sprayer bottle for about 5 lb

That right there should be over 100 lb

So much removed from the rear it actually sat an inch or so higher when I removed all that stuff

Stealth06LT

I ran a 16.7 at 81mph the first time and 16.9 at 81 the second, with 93 Octane, no passenger seat, no trunk material, no spare tire, no jack, and NO AIR FILTER,lol. I had INSANE reaction times, .153 the first time and .107 the second time. I cant figure out how to turn off traction control completely so I was pulling up the e-brake, pushing the brake, revving to 3000 RPM and then letting off the e-brake and brake at the same time while slamming the gas. I had 2 good launches, but traction control sucked and def limited me by at least .1 or .2. It wasnt bad for a stock auto 2.2L.

korax123

what were your 60' times? I had an 04 Ion QC3 manual trans though. I would run 16.4@84mph with 2.4 - 2.5 60' times. meaning I could have hit 15.9 with a good launch 2.2 60'. So what were your 60' times?

Kritter

Way to go Phil, just come out with the hack it up idea

Stealth06LT

My 60ft times were 2.472 in Run #1 and 2.552 in Run #2, i have the auto tranny too so i dont knnow how big a diff that made.