Trimming the fat...

[daphatgrant]

Originally Posted by ffrcobra_65

Start with 1SS
Remove the rear seats
Replace front seats with aftermarket lightweight seats
Replace the stock intake and exhaust systems
Switch to lighter wheels
Switch to carbon fiber hood

could go on but above should net a couple of so hundred pounds

Looks like a good start to me.

[MikesZ]

Originally Posted by Dragoneye

Weight doesn't effect highway fuel economy. You want to adjust aerodynamics, and efficiency to improve that.


Thank you, Fbod.


Pure Magic...mark my words.


RatedZ, this is the last time I'll post in here, only because I have nothing more to say, not becaue I'm upset or whatever...

Though in the minority, a few people want to do what you want to do, and there's no reason to attack anybody who wants to...it's just another form of modification. But unless you work in or around the auto Industry, it's nearly impossible to understand the reasons behind the 'problem', and exactly how difficult it is to "fix" it.

My post that you quoted as "fail", attempted to explain that to you, in detail, and calmly...apparently, you'll stop at nothing however to ignore reason and continue with this game.

Weight absolutely impacts fuel economy.

[maxq]

all this about wieght reminds me of a story in HOT ROD magazine. They stripped down a stock caddy to just the frame and a seat and it ran a 12 second 1/4 .

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by rodimus prime

Well to be fair all they did was take the g8 platform and hacked it up to fit the Camaro. The only thing original on the car is interior and the l99.

Ooooooh so sorry rodimus prime...............wrong answer.

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by rodimus prime

This car is nowhere near a ground up design. Its a shortened up g8. That is why its heavy. Because its a shrunken down sedan.

Still wrong. Sorry. Good try though.

[detroitboy]

My GT500 vert is 3900 lbs too (and its a much smaller car physically than a Camaro)....get used to it. I'd rather have the extra weight for the beef to protect me in case of an accident than to have a trimmed down piece of racing elegance that would not protect me if I got broadsided at a traffic light.
These are street cars that are fast, not race cars. Enjoy the power and safety of them, and be glad that your family is as safe in them as they would be in a new Toyota (or whatever).

[2cnd chance]

Originally Posted by RatedZ

No, actually, this thread was littered by all kinds of poor, tortured souls who felt my "pig" statement was just too much to bear. If everyone would have stuck to the question at hand, this thread would have died a long time ago. It's not my fault you have such an immature bunch floating around your site.

It's your group of people who can't stick to a subject at hand which is a legitimate one. It was real simple. All I was looking for was advice on how I could pull unneeded weight out of a vehicle that I was possibly going to purchase. It's called "research." All anyone had to do was answer the question, but instead, a few of the fanboys chose to start a flame war out of a simple subject.

Enjoy your forum, and thanks for no help. Good to know where not to look for any sort of useful info.

UNBELIEVABLE!
There are plenty of practical thoughts in this thread to put you in the direction you want to head, but YOU continued non-stop to make it an ongoing confrontation, hi-jacking your own thread.

You just don't let up do you?!
Your questions were answered a number of times, you obviously would rather interface with those you offended, and you continue to do so.

Your 500 lb. reduction can't realistically happen, so go back through and find the post that will lead in the direction your comments say you want to head.

[Z/28orSs]

Originally Posted by RatedZ

Actually, this is what I'm looking for. As for being into "refined" automobiles, no, I'm really not; I mean, geez, I own an STi that has next to no sound deadening, a stiff suspension, and it crashes and bangs over the slightest of bumps.

And then there's the other side of me who wants a comfortable machine that looks good, goes fast in a straight line, and is fun to drive in the twisties. I'm not looking to "slam the car around like the Dukes of Hazzard," but I surely want a car that I can take a corner with. I like to drive....how you'd call, "spirited."

If I can get a Camaro down to 35xx lbs, I can live with that. It's not quite my target weight, but it's close enough.

so 35xx is the magic number that will make it handle like an m3. thank you for pointing that out

[2010-1SS-IBM]

Originally Posted by RatedZ

No, actually, this thread was littered by all kinds of poor, tortured souls who felt my "pig" statement was just too much to bear. If everyone would have stuck to the question at hand, this thread would have died a long time ago. It's not my fault you have such an immature bunch floating around your site.

It's your group of people who can't stick to a subject at hand which is a legitimate one. It was real simple. All I was looking for was advice on how I could pull unneeded weight out of a vehicle that I was possibly going to purchase. It's called "research." All anyone had to do was answer the question, but instead, a few of the fanboys chose to start a flame war out of a simple subject.

Enjoy your forum, and thanks for no help. Good to know where not to look for any sort of useful info.

FYI, you're still trolling the posters here instead of asking questions related to Camaro performance.

If you had paid attention to that, you would know that the most popular suggestions currently are: reducing unsprung wheel weight, and getting sway bars.

[gtwss]

Originally Posted by RatedZ

No, actually, this thread was littered by all kinds of poor, tortured souls who felt my "pig" statement was just too much to bear. If everyone would have stuck to the question at hand, this thread would have died a long time ago. It's not my fault you have such an immature bunch floating around your site.

It's your group of people who can't stick to a subject at hand which is a legitimate one. It was real simple. All I was looking for was advice on how I could pull unneeded weight out of a vehicle that I was possibly going to purchase. It's called "research." All anyone had to do was answer the question, but instead, a few of the fanboys chose to start a flame war out of a simple subject.

Enjoy your forum, and thanks for no help. Good to know where not to look for any sort of useful info.

Do you mean that your all done Even after a lot of people did try to help Then to say this was a flame war, when you fueled the flames Maybe we should keep this going on in your forum I think if we did, you'd be doing this.... I don't know but, think I'll join your forum in a few......

[Milk 1027]

Thank you to everyone who provided answers to the original question.

And thank you to evryone else for proving me right. This thread has now gone in circles.