weight loss ideas

[Dooie Pop Pop]

how bout carbon propshaft/driveshafts, that' d save a few kg' s. no-one seems to make them for the R though

you could exchange some of the engine brackets for lightweight aluminuium ones....or is that daft?

cut a big chunk out of your bumper bar like i did

strip the loom

wieght loss seems to depend on what you want the car for really doesn' t it?

 

[Fast Guy]

how bout carbon propshaft/driveshafts, that' d save a few kg' s. no-one seems to make them for the R though

Yes they do and for around £2000 it'll save you about 9kg. It's on my todo list (after carbon seat, carbon tailgate/doors etc :lol: )

 

[Dooie Pop Pop]

lucky im a skinny sub ten stone then :lol:
how much does the sound deadening stuff weigh then??

 

[Fast Guy]

how much does the sound deadening stuff weigh then??

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About 15kg

 

[houghy_1]

How about that bloody heavy bracket for the air con pump thats bolted to the bottom left of the block :!: :!:
Bloody Hell :!: :!:
(If youve removed the air con that is :idea: )

Advice from andy chan"just dont get your hands underneath it when it drops" :idea: :lol:
That weighs 4.5kg :!:

Matt

 

[stokie1]

carbon fibre doors and boot r avaliable

if u got 4k spare

 

[nismoboy]

how much does the sound deadening stuff weigh then??

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About 15kg

ive done this and it dosent weigh that much, its more like 7kgs in total,

 

[nismoboy]

how bout carbon propshaft/driveshafts, that' d save a few kg' s. no-one seems to make them for the R though

Yes they do and for around £2000 it'll save you about 9kg. It's on my todo list (after carbon seat, carbon tailgate/doors etc :lol: )

how much would u save on just having a carbon propshaft?
how much for just the drive shafts? if we could gauge enough intrest maybe a groupbuy could be arranged to reduce prices.

 

[Fast Guy]

Soundproofing behind dash 7kg
Soundproofing to floor 15kg

I'll take Nad's word on it as he's removed and weighed it

The £2000 and 9kg was just for a carbon propshaft.

Carbon doors and tailgate from where already?

 

[Dooie Pop Pop]

how much does the sound deadening stuff weigh then??

Use the search button :roll: :lol:

About 15kg

spose i deserved that :lol:

would it be much more beneficial to lose as much wieght from the upper part of the car as possible and lower the centre of gravity?

or would it not make that much difference?

 

[Rich@Redline]

carbon fibre doors and boot r avaliable

if u got 4k spare

Really? Didnt know this. From where?

 

[Fast Guy]

would it be much more beneficial to lose as much wieght from the upper part of the car as possible and lower the centre of gravity?

or would it not make that much difference?

There isn't a great deal to remove at height, but yes it would lower the centre of gravity and may improve things abit. It would also be beneficial to remove as much weight from the front to improve the weight distribution from the almost 70/30 front rear split.

 

[macphegf]

So when it comes to handling, Subs and amps in the back are actually a good thing!! :shock:

 

[GTiR_Mic]

Best weight loss thing is lose weight yourself :lol: If you need to that is.

Mic