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KMPrenger · 09-23-2011, 10:32 PM

There are some topics on this issue.

The quickest ways to shed weight and make the car feel light and drive better is to replace the stock exhaust, and replace the stock RS 20's with a lightweight alternative. (Check out the wheels that member Beauwulf is running who commented above. They are the cheapest lightweight 20s I've seen, and actually look pretty decent) Reducing unsprung-rotating mass makes an even bigger difference than simply replacing body panels will ever do. Also, you can go with a lightweight battery. I think Braille makes 15 or 20lb batteries to replace the stock one, which I think weighs somewhere in the 50 lb range?

Doing the exhaust, battery, and rims alone will get you somewhere around 80 or 90 lbs dropped. After those easy ones, it starts getting much tougher for weight removal.

If you've got the cash to do lightweight panels, well then by all means have fun (not my money) but its gonna be very expensive.

09-23-2011, 10:32 PM	#7
KMPrenger Drives: 16 Camaro SS, 15 Colorado Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jefferson City, Missouri Posts: 13,943	There are some topics on this issue. The quickest ways to shed weight and make the car feel light and drive better is to replace the stock exhaust, and replace the stock RS 20's with a lightweight alternative. (Check out the wheels that member Beauwulf is running who commented above. They are the cheapest lightweight 20s I've seen, and actually look pretty decent) Reducing unsprung-rotating mass makes an even bigger difference than simply replacing body panels will ever do. Also, you can go with a lightweight battery. I think Braille makes 15 or 20lb batteries to replace the stock one, which I think weighs somewhere in the 50 lb range? Doing the exhaust, battery, and rims alone will get you somewhere around 80 or 90 lbs dropped. After those easy ones, it starts getting much tougher for weight removal. If you've got the cash to do lightweight panels, well then by all means have fun (not my money) but its gonna be very expensive. __________________ 2016 Camaro 1SS - 8-speed - NPP - Black bowties 2010 Camaro 1LT V6 (Sold. I will miss her!) Last edited by KMPrenger; 09-23-2011 at 10:48 PM.