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Todd808 · 07-10-2016, 12:37 PM

Aloha gang,
I can't believe how much this car weights. I just traded in my cam and header LS2 corvette. Hi 11 second car on street tires. Picked up this 2010 SS/RS. I love this car, but man. Me in it, 1/2 tank gas. 1420lbs. That's ridiculous! Feels slower than my vette even with the supercharger and headers. The supercharger weight 125lbs. I also have the hotchkins race pack. I forget how much that weighs, but I doubt it's worth the extra weight. I may remove most of the kit. Where is some places to cut weight. Without losing durability. 550+whp. Thanks for any help on this

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davidscamaro · 07-10-2016, 12:51 PM

I gutted my trunk ,never weighted the the air pump and trim and carpet but I probably shaved 25lbs at best lol. Not to many ways to cut weight in a gen5, I love the interior to much in the cabin to gut down to just a race seat. Probably only be worth -200lbs at best anyways

Dizzy82 · 07-10-2016, 02:02 PM

You will love that weight if you were ever to get into a wreck though.

vinman · 07-10-2016, 02:13 PM

Start with the mcds, lol

jrhagen · 07-10-2016, 03:09 PM

Driver mod.

Russell James · 07-10-2016, 03:24 PM

Wheels, tires, battery...

Put a 3.91 gear in it, retune. Should feel like a new car with better gearing and lighter wheels.

Cast 20s are ridiculously heavy. Not going to get anywhere near Corvette weight, but the gearing alone would make it much sportier to drive. The thing about the Camaro is getting it to feel fast and not worry about the number on the scale.

A stock ZL1 is portly, but drives like a much lighter car because of engineering. Your car just needs some final touches. And if it feel slow now, definitely some tuning work.

NC_SS · 07-10-2016, 03:30 PM

I too have a weight problem, and so does my car

NC_SS · 07-10-2016, 03:31 PM

Actually I might be one of the few that likes fat cars

Sure they're not gonna be Vette territory fast but man my SS offers a pretty comfortable ride for the speed it does give me so I am very happy with that

motorhead · 07-10-2016, 03:43 PM

Back seat, pass side seat, all carpet and sound deadening, wheels, brake rotors, remove all the speakers and wiring, air conditioner and all piping, battery, custom carbonfiber hood, deck lit and front fenders, exhaust system, exhaust manifolds, .....

JLSuperfly · 07-10-2016, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by vinman

Start with the mcds, lol

then Jenny Craig.

Pushrod Pete · 07-10-2016, 04:42 PM

There's a couple of great threads on here for weight reduction. Just have to search for them.

You can easily knock off close to 200 lbs without completely comprising the interior of your car with some simple things like emptying trunk, long tube headers, racing seats, backseat delete, etc.

The_Driver · 07-10-2016, 05:47 PM

I think the front seats alone are around 45+ lbs each. Aftermarket 18's could save up to 10-15 lbs per wheel over the heavy OEM 20's which would equal even more in unsprung weight. Braille battery and suitcase muffler delete would take it over 200 lbs saved. That alone should make a noticeable difference.

Todd808 · 07-10-2016, 09:37 PM

I'm 6' 1" 195lbs. I quess I could lose 5 pounds. I already have long tubes. Light exhaust. The supercharger weights 125lbs. The car just doesn't feel real fast because the weight. I'll try to find the thread on dropping 200lbs. I am thinking 3:91 gears. I hope coil overs are lighter. I will be switching those out soon. Defiantly the wheels

PDXSSCE · 07-11-2016, 02:06 AM

Hips & thighs.

07-10-2016, 12:37 PM	#1
Todd808 ANTI-MATTER Hawaii band Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS, manual,Kooks, Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: HONOLULU Posts: 88	Where to lose weight Aloha gang, I can't believe how much this car weights. I just traded in my cam and header LS2 corvette. Hi 11 second car on street tires. Picked up this 2010 SS/RS. I love this car, but man. Me in it, 1/2 tank gas. 1420lbs. That's ridiculous! Feels slower than my vette even with the supercharger and headers. The supercharger weight 125lbs. I also have the hotchkins race pack. I forget how much that weighs, but I doubt it's worth the extra weight. I may remove most of the kit. Where is some places to cut weight. Without losing durability. 550+whp. Thanks for any help on this __________________ 2010 SS LS3 6speed. Supercharged, kooks Lt heeders, 3" exhaust,monster clutch, 1000 hp axles, peeders drop springs, hurst short throw, borla. Hotchkins race pack, all lights blacked out. 1.2" front 1.5" rear drop

07-10-2016, 02:02 PM	#3
Dizzy82 Drives: 2011 1LT/RS A6 RJT SuperCharged Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 87114 Posts: 3,501 View My Garage	You will love that weight if you were ever to get into a wreck though. __________________ Power is worthless without control. *The 2nd* protects the 1st.** BMR sub frame brace, BMR tunnel brace, LSR sways, LSR CM ca & tl, Sphon ExD el, GM tower brace, Megan EZ Streets, Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided brake lines, PowerStop D/S rotors & pads, Doug Thorty Ceramic Shorties, Magnaflow x-pipe, MRT V2.0, KICKER PowerStage sub & amp, Infinity speakers & tweeters, Viteese Throttle Controller, Viteese Paddle Shifters, ACS T2 Splitter, ACS T2 Ports/Quad LED lights, VDI kit, Havoc diffuser, IPF ECU/TRANS tuned, IPF/KPE Supercharged. 364RWHP/297RWTQ

07-10-2016, 02:13 PM	#4
vinman The BBOMG fill-in husband Drives: 2015 2SS/RS 1LE AKA V1LE Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Elmira, NY Posts: 4,471 View My Garage	Start with the mcds, lol __________________ UPSTATE C5 MEMBER

07-10-2016, 09:37 PM	#13
Todd808 ANTI-MATTER Hawaii band Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS, manual,Kooks, Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: HONOLULU Posts: 88	I'm 6' 1" 195lbs. I quess I could lose 5 pounds. I already have long tubes. Light exhaust. The supercharger weights 125lbs. The car just doesn't feel real fast because the weight. I'll try to find the thread on dropping 200lbs. I am thinking 3:91 gears. I hope coil overs are lighter. I will be switching those out soon. Defiantly the wheels __________________ 2010 SS LS3 6speed. Supercharged, kooks Lt heeders, 3" exhaust,monster clutch, 1000 hp axles, peeders drop springs, hurst short throw, borla. Hotchkins race pack, all lights blacked out. 1.2" front 1.5" rear drop

07-11-2016, 02:06 AM	#14
PDXSSCE Yee-aay-ee! Drives: 2015 2SS/RS CV CE Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: ORegon Posts: 2,573	Where to lose weight Hips & thighs.

07-10-2016, 12:51 PM	#2
davidscamaro Drives: 2010 SS/RS M6 BIG cam Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: McDonald's DT Posts: 856	I gutted my trunk ,never weighted the the air pump and trim and carpet but I probably shaved 25lbs at best lol. Not to many ways to cut weight in a gen5, I love the interior to much in the cabin to gut down to just a race seat. Probably only be worth -200lbs at best anyways

07-10-2016, 03:09 PM	#5
jrhagen Banned Drives: Camaro Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: USA Posts: 2,701	Driver mod.

07-10-2016, 03:24 PM	#6
Russell James Drives: '15 SS 1LE, '69 Z28 drag car Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mich Posts: 4,482	Wheels, tires, battery... Put a 3.91 gear in it, retune. Should feel like a new car with better gearing and lighter wheels. Cast 20s are ridiculously heavy. Not going to get anywhere near Corvette weight, but the gearing alone would make it much sportier to drive. The thing about the Camaro is getting it to feel fast and not worry about the number on the scale. A stock ZL1 is portly, but drives like a much lighter car because of engineering. Your car just needs some final touches. And if it feel slow now, definitely some tuning work.

07-10-2016, 03:30 PM	#7
NC_SS Drives: 2012 M6 Camaro SS (RIP) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,684	I too have a weight problem, and so does my car

07-10-2016, 03:31 PM	#8
NC_SS Drives: 2012 M6 Camaro SS (RIP) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,684	Actually I might be one of the few that likes fat cars Sure they're not gonna be Vette territory fast but man my SS offers a pretty comfortable ride for the speed it does give me so I am very happy with that

07-10-2016, 03:43 PM	#9
motorhead Drives: Love the one you're with Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Downtown Charlie Brown Posts: 11,849	Back seat, pass side seat, all carpet and sound deadening, wheels, brake rotors, remove all the speakers and wiring, air conditioner and all piping, battery, custom carbonfiber hood, deck lit and front fenders, exhaust system, exhaust manifolds, .....

07-10-2016, 04:42 PM	#11
Pushrod Pete Drives: Camaro 1LE Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 489	There's a couple of great threads on here for weight reduction. Just have to search for them. You can easily knock off close to 200 lbs without completely comprising the interior of your car with some simple things like emptying trunk, long tube headers, racing seats, backseat delete, etc.

07-10-2016, 05:47 PM	#12
The_Driver Banned Drives: 2015 Camaro 1LS M6 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: U.S. Posts: 272	I think the front seats alone are around 45+ lbs each. Aftermarket 18's could save up to 10-15 lbs per wheel over the heavy OEM 20's which would equal even more in unsprung weight. Braille battery and suitcase muffler delete would take it over 200 lbs saved. That alone should make a noticeable difference.