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Alright I just weighed the stock Evo 8 GSR suspension:

Front strut is 9.9kg or 21.8lbs EACH
Rear strut is 5.1kg or 11.2lbs EACH

If anyone has any aftermarket coilover lying around, would greatly appreciate it if you could weigh each strut and post its weight here. I'm curious how much would a typical coilover save weight.

I suspect the rear strut is already quite light (I can easily grab it in one arm) but the stock front strut was a heavy beeyatch.

fastevo03

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Below are some weight reduction on my car:
Changed to Tein Type RA Coilover : saved 18.6lb
Mini battery kit : save 18lb
Cat delete pipe : save 10lb
DC frt Ti strut bar: save 5lb (not as strong as stock bar)

More to come

MR 600

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Got this info from a search a did a while back:

JIC Front Suspension 14.20 Vs stock 21.0 (save 13.6 lb)
JIC Rear Suspension 11.40 Vs stock 10.8 (increase 1.2 lb)

nj1266

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The Buschur exhaust does not have a resonator and that is why it is lighter. Also there are two Buschur exhausts the one with a regular can the the one with the Magnaflow. Which one are you refering to?

The stock exhaust weighs 34.8 lbs. I weighed mine on Tanita scale. So the Buschur does not save over 20 lbs, but 18.4 lbs to be exact.

I run the Invidia N1 Cat-Back and it has a resonator and it is relatively quiet and it only weighs 18.4 lbs.

nj1266

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I just weighed mine and they weigh 20.2 lbs w/o the balancing weights on the wheel.

trinydex

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why is the bar not as strong as stock... and actually it matters less because most of it should be tension force which the bar is sufficient for.

evopower1021

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take out the sound deadening material underneath the carpet. i heard you can lose quite a bit of weight with that, even though it might be a little noisy driving

144mph

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Yes, use dry ice and hit the panel with a hammer when cold to chip the dynamat type material off the interior panels. I estimate I saved about 15-20 lbs on my gsx this way and the noise difference is negligible if you continue to use the factory carpet with the heavy padding.

Also, and this is a bit of a stretch for most, but if you aren't using a feature, like the ac sprayer, rear window wiper, ac system, radio, etc... pull the wires from the harnesses throughout the car. My wiring harness in my dsm is a shadow of what it used to be.

Taking apart the stock dash will reveal lots of formed metal braces that are apparently for nothing other than to provide added rigidity in the case of abuse. I've also used hole saws , tin snips, and air nibblers on my dsm to remove excess metal from the interior.

However, if you really want to get serious about performance, you'll eventually add in a roll cage, so be prepared to sacrifice weight in the name of increased chassis rigidity and safety. It's worth it.