OC_350Z

I have a Jocky drive my car at race events. That saves me about 70lbs cause I starve his *** for a week before the race.

zxsaint

Weight reduction? Here you go

jng1226

Muwhahahah!

reallyredZ

I think some practical stuff like:
Lighter rims
Flywheel, exhaust.
Seats could also be a biggy. Leather is pretty heavy. Some nice looking sparco or brides could save about 20 pounds each. That electric seat mechanism is pretty heavy. So you're going to lose about 60 with the seats and it still looks good and functions just as well. As for the battery... I would get a re locator kit and put it in the rear. Less weight up front and more in the back means better weight transfer. It isn't all about weight reduction, but weight transfer as well.

MySunset350Z

iTrader: (23)

i dont know if its just me, but i'd do almost anything for an edge over someone else in a race.

smaller and lighter 16x8 drag rims
test pipes instead of cats. the cats are very heavy.
no after market stereo equipment
take out spare tire.
empty out the wiper fluid tank. sad, but i do it.
1/4 tank of gas or less.
sometimes, i makes sure i havent had too much food (if any) before going to the track. oh and be sure to drop the kids off at the pool before leaving for the track. (you know what im talking about)

hopefully a true CF hood in the near future will help out some more. oh and a lighter battery.

thats probably as for as ill go. i couldnt handle taking the seat off everytime i go to the track, let alone stripping the interior.

phile

Whare you talking about? This is the first I have heard that every exhaust, with respect to true dual, has caused a loss in horsepower. As far as I know, that's totally untrue.

rouxeny

Don't forget to drive naked. That'll save a pound or two.

Oh, and shave your head, arms, legs and back. Another few ounces!

It may help to give yourself an enema prior. Also gives you a fresh feeling.

I agree with all you guys on weight savings, but if I was really into power to weight ratios and making a really fast drag car, I probably would have gone ahead and bought something with more hp and less weight to begin with.

Oh, and one more thing, if you aren't into driving naked, make sure you wear briefs and not boxers, they're lighter.

reallyredZ

In the civic SI (the newer one) they used a light weight shift boot. Now they're talking.

UsafaRice

Stock hood weighs about 24 pounds. Lightest CF I've ever seen is 15. You could lose half of that again by cutting out supports and braces, but then your hood would flap in the wind.

Gas weighs 6.5 lb/gal, so we can carry 130 lbs of fuel on a full tank. That's something else to consider.

808_FairladyZ

[QUOTE]Originally posted by UsafaRice
Stock hood weighs about 24 pounds. Lightest CF I've ever seen is 15. You could lose half of that again by cutting out supports and braces, but then your hood would flap in the wind.

Gas weighs 6.5 lb/gal, so we can carry 130 lbs of fuel on a full tank. That's something else to consider. [/QUOT

Hell yeah a full tank of gas makes a hugh difference in my car. I never fill my gas tank more than half way and even a half tank makes a diffferent. As for me, i'm a 236 pound male who just put about 60 lbs of sounds into my car so if i can lose about 41 lbs , i'll be able to off set most of the additional weight that i put into the car. Oh yah, minus the spare and the jacks and i will be able to off set the full 60 lbs and then some...lol! Every little bit counts right?

808_FairladyZ

[QUOTE]Originally posted by UsafaRice
Stock hood weighs about 24 pounds. Lightest CF I've ever seen is 15. You could lose half of that again by cutting out supports and braces, but then your hood would flap in the wind.

Gas weighs 6.5 lb/gal, so we can carry 130 lbs of fuel on a full tank. That's something else to consider. [/QUOT

Hell yeah a full tank of gas makes a hugh difference in my car. I never fill my gas tank more than half way and even a half tank makes a diffferent. As for me, i'm a 236 pound male who just put about 60 lbs of sounds into my car so if i can lose about 41 lbs , i'll be able to off set most of the additional weight that i put into the car. Oh yah, minus the spare and the jacks and i will be able to off set the full 60 lbs and then some...lol! Every little bit counts right?

808_FairladyZ

Hell yeah a full tank of gas makes a big difference in my car but how about this for an idea? I'm personally a 236 lbs male who just put about 60 lbs of sounds into my car so my car is a wee bit heavier than it should be. What if i go and lose about 41 lbs. That would pretty much off set the weight of my sounds right. Oh yah, i also tossed my spare and tools so actully, i would be off setting the entire weight of my sounds and then some. That means that i'm actully saving a little bit of weight? Does that count as wieght reduction...? hehehe!

808_FairladyZ

Ahhh...? Sorry, reprint...?

808_FairladyZ

What the??? My post are getting wierd???

Mr B

iTrader: (2)

I weighed my stock hood at 24lbs and my CF hood is 14lbs. Neener neener neener. j/p.

TopicsII car is basically going to the extreme. Gut everything you don't need (carpet, sound deadening, sound system, air conditioning, and VQ motor ) and put a lighter engine in. His car makes around 370whp and weighs in around 2670lbs, give or take. Hopefully Chris can come in this thread and give some insight on this subject.
Btw, it might actually weigh less now with the diff, wing, and windsheild mod, huh Chris? JUST KIDDING MAN! See ya in two weeks!

PoWeRtRiP

i took out all the stuff i my trunk mat tools spare etc. the panel under the hatch that covers the wiper motor. less than a quarter tank of gas. and have lighter components in my exhaust. no cats and injen exhaust. saves ~150 lbs off the car (gas is heav)

shimz350z

isn't there some sort of limit?...i mean there must be some point where it doesn't matter how much weight is taking away from the stock car to produce speed?...just curious...a bad example is when you run for a mile in your long sleeve tshirt are no tshirt at all?<----probably run the same time. Obviously if he wore a leather jacket it may slow the runner down...but my point is there must be a median

referring to stock chassis?-am i making any sense here

PoWeRtRiP

yes and no. every little bit counts but what matters most is where the weight is taken from. if you have traction probs then stripping weight from the rear is bad. if you want better braking then rotating mass and front weight can be reduced. but yes it does fall into diminishing returns. as a 2500 lb stock z will probably not save .9 off the et due to new problems that result from decreased weight but it should easily shave .5.

NismoKid

What's the weight difference between the Base model and Touring? I have a Base and weigh about 150lbs and would like to know how much lighter I'd be compared to a Touring with a 200lb person.

EDIT: Touring is 59lbs more. So a guy 50lbs heavier than I will be 109 all together. For some reason, the manual trans in the Touring weighs 8 lbs less, but weighs 13 lbs more on the Enthusiast, hmm...

PoWeRtRiP

i think its funny that the track weighs most with the forged rims! with your base i would definitely recommend adding a lsd which would add about 25 lbs to your weight though.