real weight savings, as in taking 800lbs off a 2300lb car, comes from literally ripping the car apart and doing away with whatever doesn't need be their,
Its they addition, or should i say subtraction of many little peices that leads to super-light racecars.
Some realistic options?
Battery-If your engine doesnt require to many cranking amps switch to a 15lbs battery like a Odyssey PC680, its about 20-30lbs lighter then most standard batteries, and seeing how batteries are usually mounted up high and far from the center of the car it can really help to loose some weight there. My PC 680 never let me down unless i didn't run the car for a week in below freezing weather, more importantly though it seemed to fully charge in just minutes!
Tubular Header: Besides possibly giving the car a better sound as well as better perfomance tubular headers can usually be good for a 20-50lb reduction depending on engine type and size, just dont buy OBX/Ebay headers, those things sound like shit
Spare Tire-Jack- Replace with a can of "fix a flat" and a good insurance agency, easy 30lbs
Aluminum Bumper Reinforcements- If you have old steel bumpers you can save about 40-50lbs by going aluminum (ive heard steel bumpers can be as much as 90lbs on each end), this requires a bit of fabrication and precision work on your part to make it work safely, BUT bumpers are at the far ends of the cars and pretty high up, making them "dirty weight."
A/C- I wouldnt take mine out as i like A/C too muc, but it can be worth 40+lbs if you remove all of the A/C related systems. The heaveist part of the A/C, the compressor, is usually mounted very low in the engine and near the center of the car, so its rather "clean" weight
Sound Deadening- Not worth it in my opinion (especially as i drive rather niosy cars already), but if you chip out all the hardened sludge and take out the matts it can be worth 25-100+ depending completely on the car
ill post some more later when i remember them, but thats basically the jist of all the reasonable stuff you can do to a road car without effecting any of its drivability (a/c, and sound deadening removal not withstanding)
I think I see where this is going :lol:
says the man who thinks
fartcans looks cool, i call bullshit on you sir
stripped cars dont have to look stupid, this is Steve Hoelschers 1750lb (with ballast!) mki MR2, the car started out at about 2300lbs!