And thought I'd share, just as a point of reference for those curious and/or interested in weight reduction.
I've always been into weight reduction, I just like the feeling of making a car lighter and more focused, and enjoy the all-around benefits (accel, handling, gas mileage, braking etc). My previous car was a modded 96 maxima that I had down to 2800 lbs with full interior (ran 14.6 @96).
The new car is a near-stock 96 GT T45 (just ebay intake and a 93 octane tune for the time being). It's pretty well optioned with leather int, all power, mach 460, factory 17s. I've already started on some weight reduction and the weight I got yesterday (at local junkyard scale - free
already reflects 80 pounds of reduction. Ive already taken out or swapped out:
- mach 460 rear deck (23)
- 17s for 16" waffle rims save 25lbs (weighed each w/tires - alot of the savings is in the tires)
- floor mats (mine were 8lbs)
- STB (8)
- wing (8)
- dash plate under steering wheel (3)
- trunk cardboard (4)
- Seatbelt holder thingies on front seats (1?)
Most ideas are from the WR thread on the modular misfits site.
With about 3/8 tank of gas it was 3260. :crying:
My first thought wasuttahere: and get into a fox body notch if I want light. Then I remembered why I got a 96 in the first place (pi swap and modular coolness, better structure/ride/handling/style etc), and decided to keep going with some semi-sane weight reduction (stretch goal is another 100 lbs with full interior, safety sys, and a/c intact). Actually 3260 isn't too bad if you figure it would be more like 3230 with low gas, and then 3200 with no spare/jack -- about 3400 even on a race night with me in it. One good thing about these cars is there's a lot of little things to take out or swap for WR. If there's any interest I'll keep you all posted on my progress this summer. I'm due for a baseline track time soon also.
I've always been into weight reduction, I just like the feeling of making a car lighter and more focused, and enjoy the all-around benefits (accel, handling, gas mileage, braking etc). My previous car was a modded 96 maxima that I had down to 2800 lbs with full interior (ran 14.6 @96).
The new car is a near-stock 96 GT T45 (just ebay intake and a 93 octane tune for the time being). It's pretty well optioned with leather int, all power, mach 460, factory 17s. I've already started on some weight reduction and the weight I got yesterday (at local junkyard scale - free
already reflects 80 pounds of reduction. Ive already taken out or swapped out:- mach 460 rear deck (23)
- 17s for 16" waffle rims save 25lbs (weighed each w/tires - alot of the savings is in the tires)
- floor mats (mine were 8lbs)
- STB (8)
- wing (8)
- dash plate under steering wheel (3)
- trunk cardboard (4)
- Seatbelt holder thingies on front seats (1?)
Most ideas are from the WR thread on the modular misfits site.
With about 3/8 tank of gas it was 3260. :crying:
My first thought was
uttahere: and get into a fox body notch if I want light. Then I remembered why I got a 96 in the first place (pi swap and modular coolness, better structure/ride/handling/style etc), and decided to keep going with some semi-sane weight reduction (stretch goal is another 100 lbs with full interior, safety sys, and a/c intact). Actually 3260 isn't too bad if you figure it would be more like 3230 with low gas, and then 3200 with no spare/jack -- about 3400 even on a race night with me in it. One good thing about these cars is there's a lot of little things to take out or swap for WR. If there's any interest I'll keep you all posted on my progress this summer. I'm due for a baseline track time soon also.
