*Official Weight Reduction thread*

[wed3k]

im going to bring the plasma cutter to all the sheet metal on the door panels. dont need windows, door locks or handles.

[Flatline]

im going to bring the plasma cutter to all the sheet metal on the door panels. dont need windows, door locks or handles.

Exactly! who needs doors for a race car too. Just take the off and weld some sheet metal on

[wed3k]

Exactly! who needs doors for a race car too. Just take the off and weld some sheet metal on

why am i going to cut sheet metal off to put some on? im going to leave it all open because my cage will protect me. i should also weld the doors shut so it doesnt take away from the strutural integrity. all these unibody shit.

[J-specCb4]

i weighed my EX recently.... with the wiretuck(best weight reduction i can think of) cf hood and cf trunk light wheels and full interior the car was 2700 and change with over three quarters of a tank..... wiretucks arent so pointless anymore are they?

car has no AC,PS,CC and a LOT of other random shit under the hood....

gonna strip the interior a bit get light buddyclub front seats and wee where im at.

the car also had about 110 lbs of crap inside it at the time(roadtrip)

[wed3k]

you essentially dont lose any weight from a wiretuck? maybe a couple bolts and brackets.

[Tnwagn]

you essentially dont lose any weight from a wiretuck? maybe a couple bolts and brackets.

Where the weight loss comes in is all the stuff that usually gets removed during a tuck (PS, CC, AC, ect.), not the actual tucking of wires.

[J-specCb4]

you essentially dont lose any weight from a wiretuck? maybe a couple bolts and brackets.

not the actual tucking of wires... u would be shocked at the amount of crap u eliminate.... and yes u DO lose quite a bit.

[Flatline]

why am i going to cut sheet metal off to put some on? im going to leave it all open because my cage will protect me. i should also weld the doors shut so it doesnt take away from the strutural integrity. all these unibody shit.

i meant to take the doors off and put less metal on. thus making it lighter

[12gage]

not the actual tucking of wires... u would be shocked at the amount of crap u eliminate.... and yes u DO lose quite a bit.

X2. I have about a 3 foot high pile in my basement from all the shit i took off.
I just love how light that front end feels now. Most of the shit in the basement consist of about 55% of AC, PS, and CC shit but the other 45% is brackets.

[KeeleDesign]

you essentially dont lose any weight from a wiretuck? maybe a couple bolts and brackets.

did you read what i said about my wire tuck in the previous page?

I can't wait till my car is back together to see just how much overall weight was eliminated.

[Tnwagn]

Everyone is missing the point that wed3k is making.

Wiretuck = Moving around wires and throwing out a few wireties

PS/AC/CC Delete = Taking off a whole bunch of stuff that weighs a lot

The two aren't the same thing, but they are usually done at the same time. Because of this, most people assume that getting rid of those components is part of the definition of a wiretuck. Put quite simply, it's not; there are many people who retain PS and/or AC and/or CC when doing a wiretuck. And on the other hand, you can remove all of those items and not do a wiretuck. Thus, he is correct, a wiretuck doesn't eliminate much weight at all.

And if you REALLY look at the way really good wiretucks are done, the end result (all PS/AC/CC deleting excluded) you will add a little weight to the car. Take J-spec or oneoffaccord for example. They have to extend wires. This adds a little bit of weight. They are adding body filler to make the bay cleaner as well. While this looks awesome, it adds a little bit of weight. However, the losses they get from taking out their PS/AC/CC make up for these minor additions by leaps and bounds.

[cb9tuner]

Everyone is missing the point that wed3k is making.

Wiretuck = Moving around wires and throwing out a few wireties

PS/AC/CC Delete = Taking off a whole bunch of stuff that weighs a lot

The two aren't the same thing, but they are usually done at the same time. Because of this, most people assume that getting rid of those components is part of the definition of a wiretuck. Put quite simply, it's not; there are many people who retain PS and/or AC and/or CC when doing a wiretuck. And on the other hand, you can remove all of those items and not do a wiretuck. Thus, he is correct, a wiretuck doesn't eliminate much weight at all.

And if you REALLY look at the way really good wiretucks are done, the end result (all PS/AC/CC deleting excluded) you will add a little weight to the car. Take J-spec or oneoffaccord for example. They have to extend wires. This adds a little bit of weight. They are adding body filler to make the bay cleaner as well. While this looks awesome, it adds a little bit of weight. However, the losses they get from taking out their PS/AC/CC make up for these minor additions by leaps and bounds.

well put thier Tnwagn

[wed3k]

why would a wire tuck consist of a cruise control deletion? then it would be considered a cruise control deletion and vice versa with the rest of components.

get your terminology correct, people. it's like shaving or flattening a head. a machinist MACHINES a head, we dont flatten or shave shit.

[J-specCb4]

Everyone is missing the point that wed3k is making.

Wiretuck = Moving around wires and throwing out a few wireties

PS/AC/CC Delete = Taking off a whole bunch of stuff that weighs a lot

The two aren't the same thing, but they are usually done at the same time. Because of this, most people assume that getting rid of those components is part of the definition of a wiretuck. Put quite simply, it's not; there are many people who retain PS and/or AC and/or CC when doing a wiretuck. And on the other hand, you can remove all of those items and not do a wiretuck. Thus, he is correct, a wiretuck doesn't eliminate much weight at all.

And if you REALLY look at the way really good wiretucks are done, the end result (all PS/AC/CC deleting excluded) you will add a little weight to the car. Take J-spec or oneoffaccord for example. They have to extend wires. This adds a little bit of weight. They are adding body filler to make the bay cleaner as well. While this looks awesome, it adds a little bit of weight. However, the losses they get from taking out their PS/AC/CC make up for these minor additions by leaps and bounds.

i extended one wire. and i consider a wiretuck to be more than moving wires its eliminating everything that isnt absolutely necessary, a lot of tucks and trust me there has been nothing but weight lost in my engine bay. there is almost zero filler in my bay at all to add that to the weight added u may as well add the dust on my car as well cuz its around the same thing. its absolutely insignificant......

[J-specCb4]

why would a wire tuck consist of a cruise control deletion? then it would be considered a cruise control deletion and vice versa with the rest of components.

get your terminology correct, people. it's like shaving or flattening a head. a machinist MACHINES a head, we dont flatten or shave shit.

ive always seen wiretucks as deleting everything that isnt needed to give ur engine bay an empty look.... that is simply what i and a LOT of other people have called it for years. to seriously say a wiretuck adds weight is retarded....

sure some people who add lots of metal and all types of other stuff maybe but usually that still doesnt even put a dent on the amount of weight that was taken out there are tond of little brackets and stuff that come out