How too reduce car weight??

**Magic WRAITH** · 08-19-2008, 07:19 PM

I feel bad if he does the stupied stuff.

**SVG210** · 08-19-2008, 07:26 PM

hey guys what did I miss?

**screaminbird** · 08-19-2008, 07:40 PM

hey when your racin only race with no moree then 5 gallons of gas as is so heavy also anything you can besides seats a buddy of mine too out the center console and dash and made the dash aluminum and carbonfiber

**Danger731** · 08-19-2008, 07:42 PM

Buy a Corvette lol

**screaminbird** · 08-19-2008, 07:43 PM

also take out the speakers and speaker covers like the pice that covers the spare tire, and i wouldnt reccomend taking the ttops off your frame may bend easier do too hp and tq

**TransAm11973** · 08-20-2008, 05:33 AM

remove the engine......

**screaminbird** · 08-20-2008, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by TransAm11973

remove the engine......

haha yah race like fred flintstone cut o hole in the floor and use ur feet haha

**afattitude** · 09-15-2008, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by transAMchubby

proper diet and exercise

and before racing

more like proper diet

and exercise

b4 racing

haha

**JoshuaGrooms83** · 12-12-2010, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by shady milkman

i hope your joking..if not..your retarded

wow i dragged this thread out of the grave didnt i lol
6LE makes Fibergalss and Carbonfiber targa tops for the fbodys

not joking lol

**shady milkman** · 12-13-2010, 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by JoshuaGrooms83

wow i dragged this thread out of the grave didnt i lol
6LE makes Fibergalss and Carbonfiber targa tops for the fbodys

not joking lol

Well those are great and all..but he said remove them..assuming the op is going to drag...
the t tops must be on. Same for hpde events. I don't know why they have a targa top for the f body..it isn't a targa..and if someone cuts the I bar..they greatly weaken the ridgity of the frame which is pointless for ax or hpde

**JoshuaGrooms83** · 12-13-2010, 08:21 AM

Technicaly you are removing the heavy tops. They dont cut the Tbar. All you have to do is swap the hardware from your t tops to the targa and remove the bolted on center bar that keeps the t tops in place. No cutting. its on 6lE right now. check it out. im considering it in carbon fiber for racing days, same with some kind of carbon fiber hood. VIS makes some pretty good looking hoods. 3 different kinds actually for the TA alone. kinda cool. A base, R AIR, and then some kind of triple extractor hood that looks different from any hood ive seen before. replacing any kind panel with carbon fiber will reduce alot of weight. and judgin by the last posted reply from mine, its been awhile since the OP had recieved a good anwser to his original question, and i too would like to know a few other trick myself. like more carbonfiber options for TAs

**Smittro** · 12-13-2010, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by blk-ws6

Well my friend was running his 3.8 camaro and i weigh 160lbs. with me he ran a 9.9 and a 9.89.... when he ran without me he ran like a 9.72

Intresting.. What setup?

Stripped, of everything the best we can hope for is mid 13's N/A with bolt ons..

**vette0009** · 12-13-2010, 10:53 AM

Coolant overflow Bottle aka expansion tank
remove air cond
remove windshield wiper resevoir
remove stock cast iron exhaust manifolds
replace with aftermarket headers
delete airbags
run a bagless MOMO steering wheel
Brembo 1piece rotors/lighter than oem
aluminum flywheel
run Z06 magnesium rims
Aluminum pulleys

You can run a lightweight Deka Batterie 20lbs 26AH
or lighter verses the stocker at 30lbs
remove 2 rear O2 sensors
Remove Air pump

**justinmc978** · 12-13-2010, 10:57 AM

um, the giant 20-30lb wing?

**FutureWS6** · 12-15-2010, 06:19 PM

those 90lb Asian guys have about a 10hp extra vs some of us then...

**BashamWS6** · 12-16-2010, 12:20 PM

basically remove everything besides the engine, tranny, go with drag wheels, different brakes, sparco steering wheel, and replace driver seat with a sparco racing seat (seatbelt is optional)

**shady milkman** · 12-17-2010, 04:48 AM

if a dedicated track car..cut the front bumper supports and just weld a light bar..also look into getting a lightweight radiator and taking your gas tank out and only running a 5 gallon+ race tank ..of course these are for after you do the all the easier things

**Dzel** · 03-09-2014, 07:13 PM

Wow this thread is older than most of my kids!! Good read though.

**pajeff02** · 03-10-2014, 02:29 AM

Actually, looks like things got kind of stupid. Some good suggestions though in the serious responses. I have scaled my car a couple of times - gained weight in the rear and lost it in the front. It has been a while since the last time I weighed it and more mods have been completed. I do need to drop it back on the scales with the track wheels mounted.

**Dzel** · 03-10-2014, 02:48 AM

I would like to get to 3,000 or less. They stated earlier that carbon fiber replacements are good weight reducers, which is true if you buy (dry) carbon fiber which is really expensive. I'm a big dude so weight loss is needed in both the car and myself! LOL