What can i take out aside from rear seat, spare tire to get some weight reduction?
Weight reduction
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Spoiler, passenger seat, center console, carpet, radio, amps and speakers, inside door panels, all sound deadening material, lose some weight, ac system and controls, the car jack, the trunk lining
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I know a guy who went as far as cutting off the door bars... wouldn't want to get t boned.
Depends on how far you want to go.
Depends on how far you want to go.
Always get a chuckle out of the lose some weight. I wish someone would tell me that, I'm 6' 4'' 175 lbs. haha
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Tubular k-member.
8 lb. brick off the IRS, aluminum flywheel, aluminum drive shaft, light weight rotors(drag race only), ditch the stock front seats or at least the power drivers seat, dash bracing, floor mats, fender liners, bumper supports
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There are plenty of ways. Tubular K-member, Rear seat delete, racing seats for both Driver and passenger, spare tire and jack, sound deadnening, al flywheel and driveshaft, 2piece rotors are extremely light, light weight wheels (forged). Rotational mass will make the car faster since it's less rotational mass to spin, front bumper support I'm buying a donothan racing one. There are more but more the most part that's what I have and my car is decently light for having a big ass iron block 
Ofcoarse Power adders, and suspension put some of the weight back on..
Ofcoarse Power adders, and suspension put some of the weight back on..
Is this a street/strip car? street car? full out drag car?
Before I can help out, I need to know, lol.
Before I can help out, I need to know, lol.
Buy a race car and leave your street "nice" car the heck alone!! haha
My race car is in around 2800 lbs emtpty maybe even lighter.
My race car is in around 2800 lbs emtpty maybe even lighter.
2785 race weight here!
how are you guys gettin down that low?
sra, tubular k and gutted interior/trunk?
sra, tubular k and gutted interior/trunk?
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http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/terminator-talk-229/419119-weight-reduction-specifics.html
The Ultimate Weight Reduction List
front seats, rear seats..spare tire and battery relocate....AL flywheel..AL DS...then...k-member/front a-arms....coilovers...
The Ultimate Weight Reduction List
front seats, rear seats..spare tire and battery relocate....AL flywheel..AL DS...then...k-member/front a-arms....coilovers...
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I removed the cup holder.
I found 40 lbs in wire.
Don't trash the car if it is your DD...
+1 i completely agree. I mean I did a stage 5 weight reduction :rollseyes and took off my spoiler :beer:
I COMPLETELY stripped my 01 GT when I was 17 years old in high school because I couldn't afford hop ups. No bumper supports, no air bags, no AC, no interior accept the dash and seats. Car handled great with minor suspension mods and was a little quicker, but was horribly loud to drive and always raised the cops eye brows during my speeding tickets. I spun a rod bearing 2 years ago and the car sat until I just had it car junked for a GRAND, thats it!!!! It was literally worthless when I was done with it. I now have a full interior 01 cobra at the age of 22 and I couldn't be happier. Learn from my mistakes please
Recently I took out all my sound deadening in the trunk, my back seat, my radio, and my mach system.
Now granted these things arent going to be out forever, but I've noticed a not insignificant performance difference by doing them.
Honestly, I'd stick to things that are reversible, I know that before I go to the track I will strip all this stuff out, and that I am probably switching to a set of Sparco Evo IIs soon, partly for weight, and partly because they look like pure sex.
Honestly, if its a DD or street/strip car you can do radio, back seat, sound deadening, and maybe A/C if its not too hot where you live, but please, leave the rest intact
Now granted these things arent going to be out forever, but I've noticed a not insignificant performance difference by doing them.
Honestly, I'd stick to things that are reversible, I know that before I go to the track I will strip all this stuff out, and that I am probably switching to a set of Sparco Evo IIs soon, partly for weight, and partly because they look like pure sex.
Honestly, if its a DD or street/strip car you can do radio, back seat, sound deadening, and maybe A/C if its not too hot where you live, but please, leave the rest intact
I had plans to turn my Cobra into a road race car. I went to my first open track event and the gears were already turning in my head that evening after my first day of lapping.
I mentioned some of my plans to another mustang racer there and he told me "your car is too nice to be a race car" that ruined my plans right there and Im very glad it did. I opened tracked the car for a few more years and then bought a built race car.
Honestly having a race car is more fun, I've done things to my race car that worked out great but I cringe at the thought of doing the same to my cobra.
I mentioned some of my plans to another mustang racer there and he told me "your car is too nice to be a race car" that ruined my plans right there and Im very glad it did. I opened tracked the car for a few more years and then bought a built race car.
Honestly having a race car is more fun, I've done things to my race car that worked out great but I cringe at the thought of doing the same to my cobra.
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