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<blockquote data-quote="Blaine" data-source="post: 7930913" data-attributes="member: 36571"><p>After this month I will be done with all my cosmetic changes to my GT500. </p><p></p><p>Before I start slapping on Crazy amounts of horsepower I want to slim down the weight of my car first. Starting with the rotating parts first then to the others without going crazy in areas such as the rear seat deletes and removing sway bars. (If I wanted 2 seats I would be in a Z06.)</p><p></p><p>Here is a comprehensive list of what I have come up with so far. Totaling over 500 lbs+ in weight reduction!! 300 lbs+ is about all that is $$ feasable. The 3k for a short block alone is a bit much for my budget along with some of the other carbonfiber pieces.. 2k for 13 lbs savings is a bit extreme, but this is a WHAT IF I WAS Made of $$ list/or what is possible if $$ was no object.</p><p> </p><p>1) Aluminum Driveshaft or Carbon Fiber Driveshaft ( -30lbs+) **Carbonfiber one from MMR weighs 1/2 the amount of Alum. one and doesn't require a driveshaft loop</p><p>2) Crankshaft Balancer Pully {mines an 07} (-12 lbs)</p><p>3) Tubular K-Member (-20lbs) </p><p>4) Tubular A-Arms (-11.2lbs)</p><p>5) Braille Light Weight Battery (-17lbs) (-21lbs to -15lbs depending on the battery) </p><p>6) Alum. Short Block (-100lbs)</p><p>7) 2-Piece brake rotors Front/Rear (~-40lbs) {STRANGE} Using 2-piece other will ~12 lbs</p><p>8) Forged Wheels (~18lbs+depending on wheels and size) </p><p>9) Lightweight Seats Driver/pass (-57lbs)</p><p>10) Ford Racing Shorty headers (-9 lbs)</p><p>11) X-pipe NO CATS (-??lbs)</p><p>12) Lower Control Arms (-6lbs)</p><p>13) SLP Loud Mouth Exhaust or Magnaflow with Muffler delete (-22lbs)</p><p>--no mufflers-- </p><p>14) Remover Rear Axles Dampers (-10lbs)</p><p>15) Carbonfiber Trunk @ $2,000[OEM weight??? - 8 lbs] (-??lbs)</p><p>16) Carbonfiber doors: 10 lbs each @ $4,000 (-??lbs) Need OEM weight</p><p>17) Carbonfiber fenders @ $890 each(-13 lbs for left + right fendors)</p><p>18) Panhard bar (-?? lbs)</p><p>19) Removed Rear Sub Box for Shaker 1000 (-56lbs)</p><p>20) Coil-over Front/rear suspension kit (-50lbs+) ***based on 50lbs Eibach Coilover kit weight compared to OEM suspension weight </p><p>21) Remove Strut Tower Brace (-4.5lbs)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>=487.5lbs</p><p></p><p>Other Areas: (Lose handling/braking/passenger room) Drag Racing </p><p></p><p>1) Rear set Delete (-20lbs-30lbs) Anyone have exact numbers? alot of conflicting info on weights here.</p><p>2) Front Sway Bar Delete (-17lbs)</p><p>3) Radiator Support Brace Delete (-11lbs)</p><p>4) Drag Racing Brakes (-76.3 lbs)</p><p>5) Remove AC (-60lbs)</p><p>6) Delete Windshield Res. (-10lbs)</p><p>7) CARBON Fiber Seats 8lbs each (-another 34lbs!!) Put these down here, since they don't look very confortable for long hauls.</p><p>8) Shorty Antenna (-.001 lbs) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p>9) Remove all stereo wiring/subs/radio/speakers (-30lbs)</p><p></p><p></p><p>OVER 650 lbs+!!!!! if your going All out race... Watch out Z06's.... U just lost your edge.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure Im missing some areas. Thanks Kyl for your list as well, I added in alot of yours that I was missing. Feel free to chime in some others or correct anything I may of mistyped.</p><p></p><p>Stock GT500 Parts Weights:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Shaker 1000 Sub Assembly with Amplifier/brackets____________56 lbs</p><p>Hood__________________________________________________34 lbs</p><p>Battery________________________________________________36 lbs</p><p>Headers________________________________________________24 lbs</p><p>Rear Sway Bar__________________________________________19lbs</p><p>5.4L Iron Short Block_____________________________________230lbs</p><p>Stock Supercharger_______________________________________36lbs</p><p>OEM Shock_______________________________________________4lbs</p><p>OEM Spring ______________________________________________6lbs</p><p>OEM Wheels (Each)______________________________________36 lbs Front</p><p>______________________________________________________37 lbs Rear</p><p>Wheels + Tires__________________________________________58 lbs Front</p><p>______________________________________________________60 lbs Rear</p><p>Upper Strut Brace________________________________________4.5lbs</p><p>Stock Intake+filter_______________________________________7.0lbs</p><p>Stock Panhard Bar+Brace__________________________________9.5lbs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blaine, post: 7930913, member: 36571"] After this month I will be done with all my cosmetic changes to my GT500. Before I start slapping on Crazy amounts of horsepower I want to slim down the weight of my car first. Starting with the rotating parts first then to the others without going crazy in areas such as the rear seat deletes and removing sway bars. (If I wanted 2 seats I would be in a Z06.) Here is a comprehensive list of what I have come up with so far. Totaling over 500 lbs+ in weight reduction!! 300 lbs+ is about all that is $$ feasable. The 3k for a short block alone is a bit much for my budget along with some of the other carbonfiber pieces.. 2k for 13 lbs savings is a bit extreme, but this is a WHAT IF I WAS Made of $$ list/or what is possible if $$ was no object. 1) Aluminum Driveshaft or Carbon Fiber Driveshaft ( -30lbs+) **Carbonfiber one from MMR weighs 1/2 the amount of Alum. one and doesn't require a driveshaft loop 2) Crankshaft Balancer Pully {mines an 07} (-12 lbs) 3) Tubular K-Member (-20lbs) 4) Tubular A-Arms (-11.2lbs) 5) Braille Light Weight Battery (-17lbs) (-21lbs to -15lbs depending on the battery) 6) Alum. Short Block (-100lbs) 7) 2-Piece brake rotors Front/Rear (~-40lbs) {STRANGE} Using 2-piece other will ~12 lbs 8) Forged Wheels (~18lbs+depending on wheels and size) 9) Lightweight Seats Driver/pass (-57lbs) 10) Ford Racing Shorty headers (-9 lbs) 11) X-pipe NO CATS (-??lbs) 12) Lower Control Arms (-6lbs) 13) SLP Loud Mouth Exhaust or Magnaflow with Muffler delete (-22lbs) --no mufflers-- 14) Remover Rear Axles Dampers (-10lbs) 15) Carbonfiber Trunk @ $2,000[OEM weight??? - 8 lbs] (-??lbs) 16) Carbonfiber doors: 10 lbs each @ $4,000 (-??lbs) Need OEM weight 17) Carbonfiber fenders @ $890 each(-13 lbs for left + right fendors) 18) Panhard bar (-?? lbs) 19) Removed Rear Sub Box for Shaker 1000 (-56lbs) 20) Coil-over Front/rear suspension kit (-50lbs+) ***based on 50lbs Eibach Coilover kit weight compared to OEM suspension weight 21) Remove Strut Tower Brace (-4.5lbs) =487.5lbs Other Areas: (Lose handling/braking/passenger room) Drag Racing 1) Rear set Delete (-20lbs-30lbs) Anyone have exact numbers? alot of conflicting info on weights here. 2) Front Sway Bar Delete (-17lbs) 3) Radiator Support Brace Delete (-11lbs) 4) Drag Racing Brakes (-76.3 lbs) 5) Remove AC (-60lbs) 6) Delete Windshield Res. (-10lbs) 7) CARBON Fiber Seats 8lbs each (-another 34lbs!!) Put these down here, since they don't look very confortable for long hauls. 8) Shorty Antenna (-.001 lbs) :P 9) Remove all stereo wiring/subs/radio/speakers (-30lbs) OVER 650 lbs+!!!!! if your going All out race... Watch out Z06's.... U just lost your edge. I'm sure Im missing some areas. Thanks Kyl for your list as well, I added in alot of yours that I was missing. Feel free to chime in some others or correct anything I may of mistyped. Stock GT500 Parts Weights: Shaker 1000 Sub Assembly with Amplifier/brackets____________56 lbs Hood__________________________________________________34 lbs Battery________________________________________________36 lbs Headers________________________________________________24 lbs Rear Sway Bar__________________________________________19lbs 5.4L Iron Short Block_____________________________________230lbs Stock Supercharger_______________________________________36lbs OEM Shock_______________________________________________4lbs OEM Spring ______________________________________________6lbs OEM Wheels (Each)______________________________________36 lbs Front ______________________________________________________37 lbs Rear Wheels + Tires__________________________________________58 lbs Front ______________________________________________________60 lbs Rear Upper Strut Brace________________________________________4.5lbs Stock Intake+filter_______________________________________7.0lbs Stock Panhard Bar+Brace__________________________________9.5lbs [/QUOTE]
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