Taking The Thighs Off The Fb...
12-06-2003, 03:21 AM
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ok it is simple.. i want to hit as close to 1500 lbs of the fb as possible, how can this be done or how has it been done???? if pics are available it will be handy just want to take off the fat, to gain the extra speed(not really gaining speed but you know what i mean)...... i would just like to keep up with the z28's in town 
12-06-2003, 03:52 AM
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Originally Posted by spiney360' date='Dec 6 2003, 01:21 AM
ok it is simple.. i want to hit as close to 1500 lbs of the fb as possible, how can this be done or how has it been done???? if pics are available it will be handy just want to take off the fat, to gain the extra speed(not really gaining speed but you know what i mean)...... i would just like to keep up with the z28's in town
12-06-2003, 04:00 AM
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well checked to o'll 1/4 calc and the est. stock wieght of a gs is around 2300 right?(correct me if i am wrong) and with 120 rwhp it said i should run a mid 15, thinking this most likey see level becouse i ran a 16.8 (no traction) in mine a 5500 feet. so i put in 1500 lbs on it and it said i should run a 13.5! so taking into considaration of elevation and driving skills i should be scratching at a flat 15?? right, i have the time to totaly strip every last peace of un needed mass of the car, so this is my alternitive to a street port.. and i am broke
12-06-2003, 04:15 AM
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You also have to take into consideration your weight. If youre talking about weight like that, every lb counts. But ummm... I would say you would need to change your hood, replace the rear glass, replace all glass actually, replace body panels with lighter materials, replace doors, take out ALL interior, completely strip the engine, run only a header that dumps VERY early (to save weight on exhaust), ummm... yeah.
if the engine itself weighs about 300 lbs, then the chassis another 900-1000lbs. Add the panels, you, and anything else in the car.
I would say a street port is alot cheaper :-p
if the engine itself weighs about 300 lbs, then the chassis another 900-1000lbs. Add the panels, you, and anything else in the car.
I would say a street port is alot cheaper :-p
12-06-2003, 04:26 AM
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but see stripping is somthing i can do my self i have the skillz to make fibre glass fender and dorrs if i whanted to, the engine is stripped to the bone already, and the interior is half way there i would like to keep all the exhaust just becouse this is a daily driver, the glass defanetly has to go, just the rear window weighs nearly 100 lbs or windows i should say get some polly ones and your looking at 15 pounds for all 3, i have removed all the heat shields and cats, that was about 80 to 100lbs of ****, the stock muffler has to wiegh a good 50 lbs it sell those things are huge and i thing they are cast? the some of the dash has to stay becous ei like my radio, but i could make my own dash if i had to, all the stuff under the dash and the dash its self would be around 70lbs, like ac condencer(is that what it is called?) all that stupids wiring.. extra and pluss every last bit of trim inside the car, so we are prety close to 1900 lbs already this is just **** mazda stuck on there to give us a nice pleasant, quiet ride... and even stuff like the moon roof.. you take it out and cover the hole with a layer of fg, there is another 10lbs gone maybe if i whanted to get 1000 lbs car i would replace, fenders doors and panels with lighter components but i think 1500, 1600 pounds is verry acheivable with keeping all the body panles stock.. but the hood i would have fun with and make my own out of fg, that just ads caricter
12-06-2003, 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by sidewinderx7' date='Dec 6 2003, 02:15 AM
You also have to take into consideration your weight. If youre talking about weight like that, every lb counts. But ummm... I would say you would need to change your hood, replace the rear glass, replace all glass actually, replace body panels with lighter materials, replace doors, take out ALL interior, completely strip the engine, run only a header that dumps VERY early (to save weight on exhaust), ummm... yeah.
if the engine itself weighs about 300 lbs, then the chassis another 900-1000lbs. Add the panels, you, and anything else in the car.
I would say a street port is alot cheaper :-p
if the engine itself weighs about 300 lbs, then the chassis another 900-1000lbs. Add the panels, you, and anything else in the car.
I would say a street port is alot cheaper :-p
12-06-2003, 04:32 AM
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all and all it is alot to do but you need to take into consideration every little part wieghs somthing, maybe alot maybe hardly any, but it is all weight, i think i can do it or get realy close, it may take alot of time and alot of fibre glass but i think i can do it. and yes the big chunk of aluminum under the bumper covers would have to go.
12-06-2003, 04:41 AM
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Originally Posted by spiney360' date='Dec 6 2003, 02:32 AM
all and all it is alot to do but you need to take into consideration every little part wieghs somthing, maybe alot maybe hardly any, but it is all weight, i think i can do it or get realy close, it may take alot of time and alot of fibre glass but i think i can do it. and yes the big chunk of aluminum under the bumper covers would have to go.