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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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Weight Reduction Tips

What can I remove to lighten up my balts fat ass?

Cobalt Sedan. 3200 lbs
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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subscribed... GM estimates 2 door coupe weighing in around 2700lbs, but the lighter you are, the faster you are...
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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Does that mean Paris Hilton is faster than Kimbo?
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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well i weighed my 2 door sport last weekend at the track with my in it, and some car cleaning stuff in the back and somewhere around 1/2-1/4 tank of gas; i was 3050lbs. But as for weight reduction...


CF hood
CF trunk
lightweight battery
lightweight wheels
take out spare/the rest of your trash
run with under a 1/4 tank of gas (full takes are heavy)

if you want extreme,
get thinner glass
remove seats, etc.
take off AC, powersteering etc.
go on a diet
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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Does that mean Paris Hilton is faster than Kimbo?
in the sheets, yes, in the ring.....
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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removing seats isnt extreme.
I gutted my seats, spare, jack, floor mats, trunk mat, every week for the track in about 10 minutes
150lbs+
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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very easy to do, there is a how to in the how to section if you search.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 11:42 PM
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rear seat belts and rear seats/braket weighs a good deal i took out around 90 pounds including the spare and jack if you want to get serious go CF or take out the trunk and hood skeletons
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:35 AM
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rear seat belts and rear seats/braket weighs a good deal i took out around 90 pounds including the spare and jack if you want to get serious go CF or take out the trunk and hood skeletons
I've heard the CF hood is about 50 lbs, which makes me wonder what the stock hood was.

CF trunk?

If anyone can link me to that how to on weight reduction, that would be great because I see no such thread.
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:48 AM
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cf hood is about 18lbs
stocker is about 48lbs
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:52 AM
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what does a stock battery weigh? i see lightweight ones weigh 11.5 pounds
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by wbrevels
what does a stock battery weigh? i see lightweight ones weigh 11.5 pounds
I would guess around 30lbs easy.
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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yeah i weighed mine and it was just over 30lbs you get get some light weight batteries from tirerack. under 10lbs

they do recommend that you use at least the 11.5lbs battery for daily use.

http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/..._mount_6lb.jsp
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Dunkinuts
well i weighed my 2 door sport last weekend at the track with my in it, and some car cleaning stuff in the back and somewhere around 1/2-1/4 tank of gas; i was 3050lbs. But as for weight reduction...


CF hood
CF trunk
lightweight battery
lightweight wheels
take out spare/the rest of your trash
run with under a 1/4 tank of gas (full takes are heavy)

if you want extreme,
get thinner glass
remove seats, etc.
take off AC, powersteering etc.
go on a diet
Dont we have eletric power steering? how is that removed?
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:48 PM
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^^^ I am not sure what kind of power steering we have. i was just going under general things that can be removed in most cars.
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Dunkinuts
^^^ I am not sure what kind of power steering we have. i was just going under general things that can be removed in most cars.
oh ok, any body know?
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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I shed 13lbs from changing exhaust. Another 9lbs when changed to my coilovers. You can also remove the rear speakers and sub, not sure on the weight though.
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 05:03 PM
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on my grand am, i was able to shed well over 100 lbs. in about an hour of work. this involved gutting the trunk of EVERYTHING that was in it (spare, jack, liner, sound deadening), back seats out, floor mats out, switched to 14 in. pontiac wheels from 16s (about 8 lbs. per wheel!), and cleaning the crap out of the car.
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