mrcox

iTrader: (59)

There is a evap and purge canaster under the left rear of your car that you could remove.

edit:sorry you beat me to it

AznFlip

iTrader: (8)

It says on BR site that a cf hood weights more than the stock hood .

brettla

iTrader: (1)

I remember reading that carbon fiber doors will save about 100lbs but they are also very expensive.

TrinaBabe

iTrader: (3)

The car will have a cage in it... I wont need to door beams.

TrinaBabe

iTrader: (3)

Who sells carbon fiber body parts? Like the doors?

And these are the things I wish someone already had the weights for... the door wieghts, that evap weight, fender weights, seat weights, etc...

marks03evo

iTrader: (11)

lose the passenger seat and get a lightweight replacement for the driver seat, get a smaller battery to replace the heavy stocker, lightweight rims, lose the wing i dunno those are a few things.

if your building a RACE CAR why not go all out then and remove the AC etc and what not I dont understand..

TrinaBabe

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Hey Brettla, your from Madison also... we should hook up sometime or something.

VIIImylunch

iTrader: (6)

You can take out the fan on your radiator.

TrinaBabe

iTrader: (3)

Thats my problem I want a racecar but I also want my street car and cant afford two Evos so I am trying to do the best I can. I already have a smaller battery, my wiring I need for street driving. Does anyone have any real weights for this stuff... like for 2 grand worth of rims and saving 10lbs isnt a great $/lb.. I would rather start with something like seats, steering wheels, airbag type stuff.

I just dont know how to get the seat rails and everything to work for the seats, and have no idea on how to go about tossing the airbags and controls for them. Id bet the whole airbag system weighs 50lbs.

TrinaBabe

iTrader: (3)

I have a SPAL Fan... I kinda need something to keep the car from overheating The SPAL seems much lighter than the stocker.

Remember, I do (Try to) drive this car everyday.

BADWRX

iTrader: (1)

Lightweight and relocated battery, front and rear 5mph crash beams, CF driveshaft, and remove sound deadening material from under carpets in cockpit and trunk.

Those are just a few that I can come up with off hand.

MaxR

iTrader: (3)

scrap your hood hinges, hood stand, the lock assembly and cables, and use 4 hood pins. that'll save you 5-10 pounds.

TrinaBabe

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I was thinking about that and the cable to the rear. Thats a good idea

Evilution VIII

Well getting rid of the bumper supports and spare tire crap is a gimme, you look like you are running out of options with out ripping more crap out or replacing parts.
get real man, i mean come on, this topic has been covered a thousand times on what can be removed to save wieght, research, your post just made you seem like your either lazy or cheap, you want another idea? how about you take your seats out and carpet and get your hair dryer and scraper and start going at the sound deadening crap on the floor?

search.

TrinaBabe

iTrader: (3)

"I am wondering if anyone took the time to actually weigh out alot of the components of the car."

That is what the post was more designed towards... and I have read plenty of weight savings the problem is most are either 'gimmes' like you said or are designed for a flat out race car. I have an RX7 that is designed as a pure race car and it is stripped, without heat, glass, some of the various metal bracketry, holes drilled through, etc...

I was looking for weights of various componants mainly and some more ideas of 'gimmes' as you say. Or maybe some info on where i could buy some lighter weight componants (Like the doors).