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    Weight reduction

    Ok, I'm giving some thought to weight reduction... Stage I, for any Gran Turismo fans

    What kind of reduction do you think I could get easily? Without buying any expensive parts (carbon fiber stuff) or removing crazy things? I'm talking about taking out my back seat, passenger seat, emptying my trunk of everything... running on as little gas as I dare...

    What else could I do, and how much weight do you think I could take out? I was playing around with some of those online calculators, and I realize that if I can drop a few pounds, I can pick up some major speed! (well, kinda...)






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    well mike the back seat really doesnt weight that much so its not really worth taking out. i mean you take out your spare and shit but still its like every hundred pounds is a tenth of a second
    cb7 sold
    2002 mineral gray mustang gt not stock
    95 accord lx daily driver

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      #3
      Yeah, I figure if I can knock off about 200lbs, I'd be in good shape. I'll be getting a CF hood eventually, but no time soon. There are more important things! (wheels, for example)






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        #4
        Where is safety on your priority list? You can remove your bumpers and take off some of the reenforcement and put the covers back on. 92AccodDX, I think I hold a different view point on the back seat. I think it's a whole lot heavier than it looks. Top and bottom is a good 40 pounds. Also, all the little things add up. Take off those tow hooks, and exhaust heat shielding underneath. And most important of all...NO FAT GIRLFRIENDS!
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          I keeps em skinny...

          I'm looking mainly for modifications I can do either at the track, or just before I go there. I guess I could take the reinforcement out of the bumpers... The track isn't all that far from my house (and even closer to my mom's, if I allow her to know what I'm doing...) Safety wouldn't be all that much of an issue in that case. That's a really good idea! Something I never thought of, which is my reason for posting this!






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            #6
            My butt dyno likes my lack of crap.

            The door panels and headliner are heavy. Definitely the hood. Carpet is heavy as piss. So is the pasenger seat. I say take out the passenger seat and leave the rear bench. More legroom and less weight.

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              #7
              Lol, that reminds me of this sticker I saw on this lowered s10 before. "no bags and no switches = no fat bitches"

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                Originally posted by Fearit22
                Lol, that reminds me of this sticker I saw on this lowered s10 before. "no bags and no switches = no fat bitches"
                hahah ive seen that before ive also seen no fat bitches 18s will rub. and no fat bitch truck will scrape
                cb7 sold
                2002 mineral gray mustang gt not stock
                95 accord lx daily driver

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