Less weight = more power; Have you lightened your Z?
10-04-2008, 04:02 AM
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Although there was a claim of increasing weight each year, all years Zs were relatively close to one another, assuming the same trim level. So, there was no increase in weight in reality. Many of us have confirmed this to be true at the drag strips using their scales.
10-05-2008, 06:52 AM
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Stock 'O4 Touring Coupe (non-rev-up); I get 2 weeks outta'fa tankfull ('bout 19-26 MPG, depending on
traffick type [city, highway]).
traffick type [city, highway]).
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11-10-2008, 10:57 AM
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I've gone about as light as I can except for Tires, I run 285/35R18s up front and 295/35R18s in the rear.
As far as the cute replies about stripping a car, to each there own. I attend many events each year and my car gets more than it fair share of attention, nothing but firewall and sheet metal. It is no different than tossing 400 pounds of stereo or two hundred pounds of turbo on it, I went for stock reliability for power and worked on driving skills and less weight (and I'm cheap!)
I had a Ford Lightning that made gobs of power but wasn't reliable. Road course and non-reliable does not equal fun. So I went the opposite way.
It is only now that I question pulling the heater core out. I'm upgrading the Metro (my DD) and it will be on jack stand for another week or two. So I have to DD the Z. If you are laughing that I'm upgrading a Metro go ahead, it is comical but I'm putting Z33 springs under it (having to cut a coil), base model Z33 rotors with Austin/Healey 4 pot calipers tucked in side of 240Z wheels (14x7) with 195/45R14 Toyo T1Rs, and fabbing up a sway bar. All of that for H mod AutoX next year.
As far as the cute replies about stripping a car, to each there own. I attend many events each year and my car gets more than it fair share of attention, nothing but firewall and sheet metal. It is no different than tossing 400 pounds of stereo or two hundred pounds of turbo on it, I went for stock reliability for power and worked on driving skills and less weight (and I'm cheap!)
I had a Ford Lightning that made gobs of power but wasn't reliable. Road course and non-reliable does not equal fun. So I went the opposite way.
It is only now that I question pulling the heater core out. I'm upgrading the Metro (my DD) and it will be on jack stand for another week or two. So I have to DD the Z. If you are laughing that I'm upgrading a Metro go ahead, it is comical but I'm putting Z33 springs under it (having to cut a coil), base model Z33 rotors with Austin/Healey 4 pot calipers tucked in side of 240Z wheels (14x7) with 195/45R14 Toyo T1Rs, and fabbing up a sway bar. All of that for H mod AutoX next year.
12-22-2008, 11:02 PM
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Great way to be positive contributors to my350z.com guys. And we all wonder why this site is being run to the ground with pissing matches, negativity, disrespect, idiotic threads, and overall stupidity. Hopefully, the potentially new members of this site do not judge our forum based on posts like these. Thank God we still have some positive contributors on this site besides the knuckleheads that make this site resemble Honda-tech.
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12-22-2008, 11:23 PM
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Seeing that this thread has gone to crap in the last 6 months or so with useless posts
...lets put this thread on the right track again.
Seibon OEM style CF fenders: = 4.52 lbs
OEM Fenders: 7.7 lbs
Weight savings: 3.18lbs/per fender
Total weight savings: 6.36 lbs
Their dry carbon pieces should run in the 2lb range or a bit less if they duplicate the OEM style without the 10mm flare.
...lets put this thread on the right track again. Seibon OEM style CF fenders: = 4.52 lbs
OEM Fenders: 7.7 lbs
Weight savings: 3.18lbs/per fender
Total weight savings: 6.36 lbs
Their dry carbon pieces should run in the 2lb range or a bit less if they duplicate the OEM style without the 10mm flare.
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12-23-2008, 08:39 AM
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Good lord Rickdogg!!!!!!!! 
I remember a few years ago – you did a few gutsy things to lighten your “street” car… now it a friggen race car!!!! That thing will weigh nothing! Nice job. My how time flies and things change.
BTW that roll cage is stellar!!! Primo welds!
I remember a few years ago – you did a few gutsy things to lighten your “street” car… now it a friggen race car!!!! That thing will weigh nothing! Nice job. My how time flies and things change.
BTW that roll cage is stellar!!! Primo welds!
12-23-2008, 09:49 AM
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After hearing how much fun people had and how they liked how the meets were not segregated like most, I plan to host some meets in the near future again. So come on out! Thanks for the props. Lcon race cars deserves the credit
12-23-2008, 09:51 AM
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....well than it should be pretty difficult to lose more weight on your car 
or do you have something already in mind?
12-23-2008, 12:27 PM
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Edit: C-west Hood is coming next week. Hopefully it is a few pounds lighter than stock
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