Lets Play Weight Reduction

[AccordB20A]

what have you pulled off you car to weight reduct it... Any useless parts that werent needed etc.. list them
my list...

-Air Box/Filter/Pipes/Boxes all gone
-Complete A/C removed.
-exhaust manifold head shield
-black box
-keyholes in front door handles
-ecu bracket and plastic cover
-removed rusty metal from under the bumper.
-rear intake manifold bracket that bolts frm the block to the intake over the PCV
-rear exhaust bracket that goes frm the block to the exhaust under the car
-exhaust heat shield under the car by the gear shifter
-Useless mount on the front crossmember
-cast iron bracket that bolts to the gearbox and block under neath in the front
-windscreen wiper cover
-battery holder tray thingee
-misc intake pipes and useless sensors
-rear speakers
-Cruise Control
-exhaust manifold bracket that bolts onto the block in the front

if i think of any more ill post it. post yours :)

[A18A]

umm

all body panels & lights
most interior (still has AC)
misc unneeded engine bits
rust
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff295/88vigor/vigor/stripped/100_6207Large.jpg
i can lift it too hehe, oh and its still goes

i'll also post more if i think of ne

btw all the junk in the car weighs more than what i took off so i dont really gain anything there

[Civic Accord Honda]

trunk interior
trunk sound dending
replaced intake with SRI much lighter then old box
removed A/C pump condensor and lines
removed P/S pump and lines and PS canaster
removed plastic wheel wells
cut out center of bumper
removed foam from inside bumpers
manifold heat sheld thingy
removed muffler
removed rear speakers
removed radio (ATM ONLY LOL)

[bobafett]

- all my interior COMPLETELY is gone except my dash.
- that means no lights, no speakers no headliner, nothing is left except 2 seats, 2 seatbelts, an ecu, and a dash. :)
- removed most wiring harnesses that are not necessary (door harnesses etc)
- swapped to manual mirror (and blank)
- swapped to manual crank windows
- removed CC, PS, AC, and hideous bracket that holds them on the engine
- removed blackbox
- removed distributor
- swapped stock exhaust manifold for lighter DC Sports header
- removed radiator fans and radiator (will replace with civic half wide radiator)
- removed engine wiring harness (only keeping the alt wiring and oil/water dummy gauges - which all go into the same plug w00t)
- will be building new bumper support from angle iron to replace the stock one.
- planning on possibly replacing glass with polycarbonate windows for my hatch back, and rear windows. (need to weigh this stuff + the hardware to see if it will really be worth it)
- removed car alarm
- removed complete ignition system (to be replaced with standalone)
- removed upper timing cover (who needs it lol)

anything that is not explicitly necessary in my engine bay has been pulled too.

I'm sure there is a lot more that is missing. The car is getting slowly down to the bare essentials. :)

[MessyHonda]

does an ex girlfriend count?:dunno:

[TWOLOUDNPROUD]

does an ex girlfriend count?:dunno:

:bowrofl:she been:Owned:

[AccordB20A]

does an ex girlfriend count?:dunno:

why was she fat???

[Bglad420]

Complete gutted interior, seats belts and dash only
AC gone
Power steering gone
Carbon fiber hood
Mud flaps, and splash guards gone
extra wiring gone
sound deadener gone
extra braketry gone
cut all side impact beams from doors
bumpers gone... I just have covers

[MessyHonda]

why was she fat???



no but i did gain like 115 pounds.

[thegreatdane]

Lol this sounds more like a "stuff you pulled off that either doesnt work anymore or rusted out" thread

[knarg]

Lol this sounds more like a "stuff you pulled off that either doesnt work anymore or rusted out" thread

true. most of the "weight reduction" in this thread is pretty useless

[AccordB20A]

most of mine was "remove unneeded bullshit" from the engine bay... the amount of gay brackets that arent needed i dunno lol

[TWOLOUDNPROUD]

no but i did gain like 115 pounds.

what was she before she added the 115 pounds?

[RamThis]

I got you all beat, I dont even have a dash, seats, windshield, engine, doors, hood, headlights, or wheels, and anything else that's attached to the car other than the suspension and gas tank LOL.

I do, however, still have my cruise control, and CV Shafts!! :wave:

[A18A]

but i bet your cars slow having no engine or anything :kekeke:

oh yeah i also edited my post up top^^

[RamThis]

but i bet your cars slow having no engine or anything :kekeke:

oh yeah i also edited my post up top^^


It's fast!! If you count the speed at which the earth rotates........ right now it's drifting, since it's parked in a North/South direction..... ;)

[A18A]

ahahhahaha, then we all have fast 3geez :O except for the people driving against the rotation of the planet, they will be going slower lol

[AccordB20A]

It's fast!! If you count the speed at which the earth rotates........ right now it's drifting, since it's parked in a North/South direction..... ;)

you could push that across the finish line or.. tow it


......u cdnt even tow that across the finish line (no wheels)

[Demon1024]

if you've done all this u can still take a dremmel and go around and cut in out unnecessary pieces. like old old pieces that held bolt holes for unused stuff in the interior but it's much work little gains. but it'd keep u busy!

[AccordB20A]

drive round on two wheelnuts:)
put only one bolt in each door hinge instead of two.. same with the bonnet.
take of your passenger side wiper
take the lead wheel balancing things off your wheels

[A18A]

sand off all the paint :ugh2:

[thegreatdane]

lol you guys are so cheap

[AccordB20A]

new reductions as of tonight: no bumper no left fender no left reaR tail light

[2ndGenGuy]

Umm... there's a guy on poolude power, he removed all the panels from his 2g poolude, the whole interior, all the doors, trunk, bumpers, etc. I think when he was done, it weighed 1900lbs. Plus it's got a B16 in it... This is the same lude that was in all the Johnny ricer videos

http://www.preludepower.com/forums/showthread.php?t=271639&highlight=weight+reduction

[knarg]

that prelude is awesome :)

[nzBA1lude]

i did weight reduction on my race car 2g prelude
most heavy bits were cast iron exhaust manifold and cat
a/c and bracket
headlights except covers
interior including sound deadening
electric mirrors (replaced with almost weightless fiat uno ones sacrelige i know)
as for girlfriend...what girlfriend simple equation (being proud of a 1980s honda = no girlfriend


anything not needed on motor gone battery in boot
sparco racing wheels are very light

exhaust was a major weight saver whole system went from 43kg to 8 including headers and muffler also fucking load and crisp

car has gone from 1140kg to under 900kg with driver
for a conparison a mini in the mini race series here (full race cars) weigh 1350kg
prob did a whole lot of other stuff but cant remember

[Blizzard]

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[itzdave]

removed: rear seats
carpet
door panels
headliner
everything in trunk
a/c and all components
p/s and all components
c/c
black box (cuz its soo heavy)
sound deadener stuff
all interior plastic trim pieces
header (saves weight and add power, love it!)
inner fender trim
both radiator fans
upper and lower timing belt cover
all the plastic 'gaurds' or whatever under the engine/bumper
cut a big hole in the roof (sunroof)
all the metal vacuum lines under the hood that are bolted on
glovebox (i dont wear gloves)
pretty much, the only things in my car are the front 2 seats, seatbelts, dash, and center console thing by the shifter(cuz it doesnt weigh much and its mainly just cosmetic)

[AccordB20A]

my car currently has no interior, just 2 seats a dash and a drivers door panel. and thge window switches frm another car hooked up lol. Waiting to get a new interior frm another car so i can remove my special f1 stuff lol

[A18A]

hahaha