*Official Weight Reduction thread*

[Sho Nuff]

Yo reading owns jo!!!!
Soysaucecb7: WHERE TO WEIGH CAR!!
Deever: "You CAN weigh your car at truck weigh stations along the highway. They aren't terribly accurate for such low weights (since they usually measure tons) but it'll be close enough. I don't know how cool they'll be with it though... You'd need to ask and find out!"

All this was a couple posts back enjoy cheif slami

[flacopower]

how much would removing 50 pounds do? how much weight do you have to remove before you can feel the difference??

[deevergote]

You probably won't feel the difference with any stage 1 things... though handling might change once you shave a few hundred pounds off. The rule of thumb is 1 tenth of a second for every 100lbs lost. I've heard 2 tenths for the same thing, so I don't know for sure. I just know that a Civic with an H22 is considerably faster than an Accord with an H22! Weight DOES matter!

[flacopower]

thanks for clearing that up, cuz i have subs and all that shit and i wanted to know how much that would affect my car

[ACCORDing2R]

I heard the same formula... 100lbs = 0.1 off your 1/4 mile time. If you blind fold me somehow so i can still drive the car... i can tell whether there is a passenger in my car or not just by the way it accelerates and handles... So weight makes a big difference...
Also thos guys talking about how their car weighs in the 1600's they probably mean in Kilograms... Just wanted to clear that up.

[kentucky accord]

Actually, kentucky_accord did cut the hood reinforcement. I agree that it probably isn't the safest thing to do, but it would free up some weight!

[phatdoughnut]

holy crap havent seen you in a while!

[flacopower]

how much weight did that trim off??

[zipcreature]

Don't forget that if you have a CAI that saves around 6-8lbs for the stock air box and resignator.

[ACCORDing2R]

Wow! Sick! -Kentucky Accord..
That's exactly what i wanna do! Didn't think someone already has that done... I'm interested how much weight u took off due to that hood.. and how it behaves at high speeds...over 240km/h my stock hood begins to wobble like paper.. I think hood pins are a good idea.

[kentucky accord]

it probably only shaved off about 10-12lbs but every little bit counts and i wasnt even that aggressive with it. it only flexes in the middle because all the support is still around the edges. i dont know how fast you plan on going but i am gear limited(h22 trans w/ F22 engine) @ about 115mph and i dont fear it coming loose. if the support along the edges was cut, it would more than likely wobble like a girl in a Master P video.

[Snuff]

I myself have done a lot of the same WRT my 90 coupe.
I removed ALL of the interior, except the headliner.
I now only have sheet metal inside my car and gauges. It actually looks a lot like Kentucky's interior except a dirty white.
I have two Sparco EVO II's up front.
If you guys like, I can post pics or you can check out my ride.
BTW, I have a CF hood and it weighs almost nothing.

[Alex EX]

How about taking out the windshield, headlights, front and rear bumper, sunroof and all 4 doors, that would be so fast... lmao

[deevergote]

lmao...

leave. now.

[WiKKeDV16]

the sad part is.. mike this was done in a magazine to a nissan sentra... lol.. they removed everything.. that shit was bare.. no doors.. no front bumper.. just sad shit but ran mid 14s i think lmao