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Seats... Anyone know what stock seats weigh?
I've got Corbeau Tara RS seas in my car now that weigh 27lbs each. (dropped bout 75lbs in my Probe with those)
I've got Corbeau Tara RS seas in my car now that weigh 27lbs each. (dropped bout 75lbs in my Probe with those)
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i found under the dash a bunch on sound deadening stuff and under all the front carpet and i think i saw something in the door that could do some damage! well see
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Ah yes, I forgot. I had Corbeau Forzas in my Base. I weighed them and the base seats, I think it was a bit less than 10lbs each difference- not a bunch, but they weren't barfing their stuffing all over like the stock seats and they really held me in. The TII seats are much better for holding me than base seats, but probably weigh a bit more. When I get sick of GT3 and force feedback I might put the Forzas in my TII :-)
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There's sound deadening that's "permanently" attached to the floor that you can yank, got about 25+ lbs off of my '80 race car.
Here's what you do:
1. Go buy some dry ice (a few pounds is good enough)
2. Pull up the carpet
3. Take the dry ice and break it up and drop it on the floor by the sound deadening crap. You can (IF YOU'RE WEARING GLOVES) push it down and move it around on the sound deadening to make sure it gets REALLY cold.
4. Pull out ye 'ole hammer
5. Strike the sound deadening with the hammer.
6. Watch the sound deadening chip into pieces.
7. Pull out ye 'ole shop vac
8. Vacuum up the crap.
9. Weigh the crap. Say "stupid people who like cars to be 'comfortable', what a waste of weight".
Here's what you do:
1. Go buy some dry ice (a few pounds is good enough)
2. Pull up the carpet
3. Take the dry ice and break it up and drop it on the floor by the sound deadening crap. You can (IF YOU'RE WEARING GLOVES) push it down and move it around on the sound deadening to make sure it gets REALLY cold.
4. Pull out ye 'ole hammer
5. Strike the sound deadening with the hammer.
6. Watch the sound deadening chip into pieces.
7. Pull out ye 'ole shop vac
8. Vacuum up the crap.
9. Weigh the crap. Say "stupid people who like cars to be 'comfortable', what a waste of weight".
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i managed to get a lot of sound deadening material out by just pulling today... lots of junk came out of the back... i removed the 2 cubbys and found more under there and some plastic/ fiberglass stuff.... quite a bit of stuff came out! cant wait till i do the front!
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I swear my carpeting and sound deadener weighed a ton, also it was very damp. My list to date
replaced all carpeting/deadener with rubberized bedliner
headliner
replaced seats with nex seats
aentenna motor
rear wiper motor
rear wiperfluid can
carbon fiber hood
replaced door panel inserts with carbon fiber
replaced center console etc with carbon fiber pieces
storage bins
ac
cold start fluid bottle thing
underpan
But I added a roll cage, and a body kit.
replaced all carpeting/deadener with rubberized bedliner
headliner
replaced seats with nex seats
aentenna motor
rear wiper motor
rear wiperfluid can
carbon fiber hood
replaced door panel inserts with carbon fiber
replaced center console etc with carbon fiber pieces
storage bins
ac
cold start fluid bottle thing
underpan
But I added a roll cage, and a body kit.
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I just need to lose about 50 lbs myself, and that should do mine a world of good! anyone else out there a bit chunky? we need to start running ourselves to make our cars faster!
God Bless
<>< Matt ><>
God Bless
<>< Matt ><>
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Originally posted by boostmotorsport
I swear my carpeting and sound deadener weighed a ton, also it was very damp. My list to date
replaced all carpeting/deadener with rubberized bedliner
headliner
replaced seats with nex seats
aentenna motor
rear wiper motor
rear wiperfluid can
carbon fiber hood
replaced door panel inserts with carbon fiber
replaced center console etc with carbon fiber pieces
storage bins
ac
cold start fluid bottle thing
underpan
But I added a roll cage, and a body kit.
I swear my carpeting and sound deadener weighed a ton, also it was very damp. My list to date
replaced all carpeting/deadener with rubberized bedliner
headliner
replaced seats with nex seats
aentenna motor
rear wiper motor
rear wiperfluid can
carbon fiber hood
replaced door panel inserts with carbon fiber
replaced center console etc with carbon fiber pieces
storage bins
ac
cold start fluid bottle thing
underpan
But I added a roll cage, and a body kit.
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when I weighed my 87 T2 at the track is was 2950 with me in the car ( im 195 ) and 1/4 tank of gas
abs removed ( like 50 pounds!!)
air pump and cats and spare tire
Im going to be taking off the a/c and powerstreeting and sound deading.
and putting in a roll cage I wounder how much a cage weighs
i want to get the car down to 2700 with me in it.
abs removed ( like 50 pounds!!)
air pump and cats and spare tire
Im going to be taking off the a/c and powerstreeting and sound deading.
and putting in a roll cage I wounder how much a cage weighs
i want to get the car down to 2700 with me in it.
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try running a few more miles each day fatty!
try running a few more miles each day fatty!
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My car - empty weight 2140# !!!!
Yes it is a race car only but there are some strange places that I lost weight, The stock winshield weighs 17# more then the Lexan one. Hood (glass) -25, doors -30 (gutted stock), sound tar -35#, that **** is all the way up the fire wall. dash board -40#, seats ? Battery ( I use a smaller one from a honda) Header, the stainless one weighs 1/2 as much as the steel. Keep searching the weight is everywhere...
Yes it is a race car only but there are some strange places that I lost weight, The stock winshield weighs 17# more then the Lexan one. Hood (glass) -25, doors -30 (gutted stock), sound tar -35#, that **** is all the way up the fire wall. dash board -40#, seats ? Battery ( I use a smaller one from a honda) Header, the stainless one weighs 1/2 as much as the steel. Keep searching the weight is everywhere...
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Yes I do and it uses the steel frame with a lexan insert. Haven't weighed it but it has to be at least 30# lighter. I made it myself from 1/8 lexan as opposed to the Motorsport one which is 3/16 and a lot heavier.
Yes I do and it uses the steel frame with a lexan insert. Haven't weighed it but it has to be at least 30# lighter. I made it myself from 1/8 lexan as opposed to the Motorsport one which is 3/16 and a lot heavier.
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