Less weight = more power; Have you lightened your Z?
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Yesterday, I switched out my Odyssey PC680 battery for a Braille B14115, which saved me another 3.5 lbs. The huge advantage of this unit is the higher crank amps and the ease of relocating due to its size. When I looked at the box that it came in I started laughing because two 1 dollar bills could cover it
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Originally Posted by Rickdogg
Yesterday, I switched out my Odyssey PC680 battery for a Braille B14115, which saved me another 3.5 lbs. The huge advantage of this unit is the higher crank amps and the ease of relocating due to its size. When I looked at the box that it came in I started laughing because two 1 dollar bills could cover it
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Originally Posted by 03Z33
You'll switch back to the Odyssey within a few months The Braile's are crap and die after a few days of sitting in the car. It'll work if you disconnect your negative terminal everytime you park for more than a few hours
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Originally Posted by UsafaRice
Someone has made it, but it's just really expensive.
http://www.varis.co.jp/e%2Cz33a1.html
Scroll down there and look. It saves 28 lb for ~$2,000. That's about 60$/lb. The reason people don't make them is that most people don't really care to save weight. An easier way would have been to buy and s2000 and then up the power on it instead of buying a powerful car and lowering the weight...
I'll eventually be getting this hatch, just not in the immediate future. I also need to research lexan more.
http://www.varis.co.jp/e%2Cz33a1.html
Scroll down there and look. It saves 28 lb for ~$2,000. That's about 60$/lb. The reason people don't make them is that most people don't really care to save weight. An easier way would have been to buy and s2000 and then up the power on it instead of buying a powerful car and lowering the weight...
I'll eventually be getting this hatch, just not in the immediate future. I also need to research lexan more.
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Old Setup = 2 Corbeau CR1 Seats (26 lbs each) + 2 Corbeau mounting brakets (est. 5 lbs each) + 2 sets Corbeau 3" 5-Point Harnesses (est. 3 lbs each) TOTAL= est. 68 lbs.
New Setup = 1 Corbeau FX1 Pro Seat (16 lbs) + 1 Corbeau mounting bracket (est. 5 lbs) + 1 set Corbeau 3" 5-point harnesses (est. 3 lbs) TOTAL = est. 24 lbs.
TOTAL SAVINGS = est. 44 lbs!
I don't know what the savings would be from the stock seats, stock brackets, and stock seatbelts would be, but I know its more than what I just saved.
New Setup = 1 Corbeau FX1 Pro Seat (16 lbs) + 1 Corbeau mounting bracket (est. 5 lbs) + 1 set Corbeau 3" 5-point harnesses (est. 3 lbs) TOTAL = est. 24 lbs.
TOTAL SAVINGS = est. 44 lbs!
I don't know what the savings would be from the stock seats, stock brackets, and stock seatbelts would be, but I know its more than what I just saved.
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I don't know what the savings would be from the stock seats, stock brackets, and stock seatbelts would be, but I know its more than what I just saved.
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Originally Posted by knight_white99
I think the stock (non-power) seats are something like 37 pounds each, Mike. The belts would add a couple more. Nice going! What do you estimate your new weight at?
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Originally Posted by Rickdogg
Really? Let me see how it plays out in the coming weeks
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I have been following this thread for a long time now and have gotten alot of good ideas from it. I dont think that I will be going to the extent of carbon fiber doors like Mr. Rickdogg, but since it is winter here in Wisconsin and I am working on my car, I have come up with a few things to eliminate weight (to make up for the added weight of the turbo kit) and hopefully get slightly better weight distribution.
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Originally Posted by Rickdogg
I have had the Braille long enough to make a call now. For me, it has the same battery life as the Odyssey PC680 I had before and the benefit for me is that this unit is lighter. I no longer use a battery tie down since it is so small and just use 2 zipties to hold it in place
http://www.spturbo.com/OnlineStore/D...rnessStore.htm
Tell Bill I sent you he should give you some discount or at least free shipping
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After reading this thread, I've been doing some looking around for what esle I can easily do to lighten my Z a bit more. One of the easy things seemed to be removing the rear wiper and motor (and yes, it was easy). I never use it here in Arizona anyway (heck, its been 102 days since we had rain!).
However, when I removed the rear under cover from the hatch I also noticed a black bracket in the middle of the hatch that was suspending a small black box (about the size of a pack of cigarettes). It seemed really unusual to me. The thing is plastic, but is suspended by a pretty stout metal bracket. Definitely intended to be isolated from vibration, as its mounted on four little rubber fingers to the bracket. I've searched through the parts list and also the shop manual, and can't find it. I have no idea what the heck this thing is. Anyone know?
Thanks.
However, when I removed the rear under cover from the hatch I also noticed a black bracket in the middle of the hatch that was suspending a small black box (about the size of a pack of cigarettes). It seemed really unusual to me. The thing is plastic, but is suspended by a pretty stout metal bracket. Definitely intended to be isolated from vibration, as its mounted on four little rubber fingers to the bracket. I've searched through the parts list and also the shop manual, and can't find it. I have no idea what the heck this thing is. Anyone know?
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by sentry65
rear hatch weight for cars without rear spoilers
I guess since I am getting a carbon fiber wing installed, I can definitely remove the weight!
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Remember this... A wise man once told me... Its not about finding one place to lose a pound is about finding 16 places to lose an ounce. Two bolts instead of three, plastic covers, carpets, gauges, seats, cardboard doors like Tommy Boy, for those drop top Z's out there, tear off the top and make it a roadster. See lots of ways to drop that unwanted weight. Sorry guys... I need to stop drinking while I type.
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First time I have visited this topic I believe weight is over looked a lot in the performance world, a good example we have a shop car a CRX the first setup we had in it the car made 206hp the car weighs between 1500lbs-1700lbs the car went 12.8 in the quarter with its new setup on low boost the car did 300hp and went 7.5 missing 4th in the 8th mile which is mid to low 11s in the quarter, but I will tell you this when you get down to that kinda weight traction is a issue this same car on the street with BFG drag radials will spin through 4th gear, you also lose comfort and quietness below is a video of the car in the 8th you all can see how gutted the car is and yes it is a street car.
http://videos.streetfire.net/player....1-140324448386
http://videos.streetfire.net/player....1-140324448386
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I think to end this thread someone needs to post a list of exactly how to get to a specific weight. Like Rickdog...your at 2800? How the hell did you do that, and was the performance gain worth it?
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I know I don't have much of anything to contribute to this thread, but last night I was able to weigh my Z while I was at the track. With a half tank of gas, spare left in, me not in the car, passenger seat still in, stock everything except for a pro1 exhaust, the car weighed exactly 3200 lbs. Personally, to me it's worth the extra 400lbs to keep the car comfortable like stock. I would rather squeeze out more horsepower to make up for the weight. But then again, for my uses as my daily driver and only mode of motorized transportation, it fits my needs.