05-13-2021, 02:38 PM | #29 |
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I recently saved another 10kg or so with this
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05-14-2021, 01:53 PM | #30 |
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Here's a mockup of my driver seat.
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05-24-2021, 03:34 PM | #31 |
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Well I got it down VERY light lol. But it has literally 1.5 gallons of gas in it.
I removed the washer bottle and bracket, sun visors, rear seat belts and bracing, floor mats, battery cover, a small cover below the driver headlamp. I put on Kooks headers with no cats and shed about 18-20 right there. I got titanium lugs, have Falken tires (possibly lighter??). It weighed 3654 like that. Then I swapped seats for my kirkeys and swapped the battery for a Deka etx30l. Money shot = 3558!!!!!! Not bad for a pig 5th gen. I left a few wrenches and stuff in the passenger seat because my bracket isn't here yet and I wanted to be as accurate as possible. I could remove the rear seats altogether but honestly they are feather weight. I figure with a few gallons of gas ill still be u der 3600. I'm pretty happy!
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05-25-2021, 03:15 PM | #32 |
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Is the lift side in front with you in the car?
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05-25-2021, 04:07 PM | #33 |
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I'm not in the car for the scale weight. Left side will always weigh more because of the steering column and gage cluster, etc.
My Z was 3800 at an scca race in 2018 with half tank of gas in it. So I shed 175-180lbs give or take.
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05-30-2021, 12:06 PM | #34 | |
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Do you have the weight of the oem headers and the oem seats? |
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05-31-2021, 11:40 AM | #35 |
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Are you planning on doing any carbon fiber to reduce weight too?
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05-31-2021, 05:19 PM | #36 |
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In post 32 above, you mentioned removing the rear seat bracing. I thought that brace was part of the car's structure. Did you notice a difference in the car's handling?
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06-02-2021, 07:19 AM | #37 |
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I didn't weigh any of the parts individually.
I would give it a look for sure, but I'm not spending $1000 to save 5lbs or whatever the case may be. I really doubt that it's a structural piece. It's fairly beefy, but that is likely because it has the rear belts bolted to it, and in a crash with rear seat occupants, it would have to handle thousands of pounds worth of force. I haven't noticed anything.
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06-02-2021, 09:49 AM | #38 |
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If you still have the parts, could you please weigh them - if possible?
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