Loony-Z
07-30-2002, 01:52 PM
What all have you guys done to your cars to make them lighter? I have a '96 Z28 A4 and want to lighten it up a little bit. Thanks in advance!
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Weight Reductionjp2002ls1 07-30-2002, 04:29 PM I have thought of lightening mine up also, the easiest weight would be to remove the rear tire/jack, rear seat, carpeting, speakers and amp have a lot of weight but you might not want to remove all of this, you can swap out some heavy suspension parts with chrome moly which is lighter. if you really want, replace the front seats with racing seats, the wheels will make a difference, swap the stock heavy rims for some drag-lites and you will kick off a tenth in the quarter mile. If you really want to get serious you ca remove the air conditioning and stuff like that. Loony-Z 07-30-2002, 07:56 PM What do you mean by removing the carpeting? Loony-Z 07-30-2002, 09:47 PM Lol, thanks for clearin that up bro. LPEdave 07-31-2002, 12:26 AM Here's a list I accumulated over the years... http://www.go-fast.org/z28/dragrace.html#weight Dave ------------------ 1997 LPE 383/n2o Camaro Z28 Convertible (http://www.go-fast.org/z28) 12.39@112.2, 1.76 60' (na) 11.27@124.6, 1.76 60' (n2o) LT1 Diagnostics (http://www.go-fast.org/z28/diagnostics.html), New to Nitrous? (http://www.go-fast.org/z28/new_to_nitrous.html) Northern California Racing Club (http://www.ncracing.org/) 97 WS6 T/A Conv 07-31-2002, 04:19 AM <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Loony-Z: Lol, thanks for clearin that up bro.</font> LMAO http://web.camaross.com/bb/biggrin.gif ------------------ Gary My 97 WS6 T/A Convertible (1 of 463). (http://www.homestead.com/my97ws6/index.html) 13.27 @ 104.25 (1.96) Best MPH 105.99 292.8 HP 328.5 TQ M6, FLP LT's, Borla, GM 3.73's, lots of small stuff. ksharr 07-31-2002, 07:32 AM This year has been operation weight reduction for the Z. So far...I have removed the following. ABS,Cruise, AC, Airbags, all interior panels (except door), All carpeting, Heat, Swapped radiators, Removed EGR system, bumper supports, draglites, Lift-off hood, rewired the car (no lie...we removed at least 40 lbs of wire), carbon fiber driveshaft (good to 1500hp, and weighs 5.3 lbs), all seats removed...drivers replaced with a sparco evo, and I'm sure theres more I'm forgetting.... But overall we are looking for a weight reduction of about 500lbs. 91rs383 07-31-2002, 08:15 PM last winter i removed most of my wiring harness which i didn need because of the carburetor conversion. i also removed the heater core, evaporator core, and all air ducts, oh yeah and heater fan motor. i took out the stock guage cluster and fabricated a sheetmetal piece to replace it with autometer guages. i did use the clear plastic cover that goes over it though. i also pulled out most of my sound deadener. not too much weight there but hey every ouce counts. i weighed the car last week and came up with a really impressive number. 3085 without me. it is a 91 rs, 383 carbureted, 400turbo, stock rear, stock wheels. ive heard of guys taking the crash reinforcement bars out of the doors. hard job i heard, but worth about 65 pounds supposedly. anybody done this? good luck with whatever you do. have any ?????? just speak up. ------------------ brandon 79 Z, 357, pro1 heads, victor jr.intake, prostars, powerglide, 9" ford w/ 4.86 gear, etc... best pass to date :10.16@132.72mph 91 rs stroked not sprayed 11.86@115 so far........ newby 08-01-2002, 01:24 AM Hey, it was either in the new Super Chevy or Hot Rod magazine that they showed how to fabricate some of your own body parts out of fiberglass instead of the stock steel parts, stuff like rocker panels etc. It was really cool, something you should try and find. ------------------ 1986 Z28 383 ci Stroker, Dart Sportsmen 2 heads, roller rocker arms, Crower Hot Street Beast cam, edelbrock 750cfm carb and performer rpm intake, Corvette Servos, shift kit and 2600 rpm stall convertor, 3.73 gears and Eaton limited slip posi rearend. Loony-Z 08-01-2002, 12:30 PM <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by LPEdave: Here's a list I accumulated over the years... http://www.go-fast.org/z28/dragrace.html#weight Dave </font> That's quite a list there bro. Where can I get Lexan windows?? The side windows on my Z are scratched up from somthin inside the door I think, anyone else have this problem?? Anyways, how much for the Lexans and where? Thanks bro! Loony-Z 08-01-2002, 12:32 PM <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by ksharr: This year has been operation weight reduction for the Z. So far...I have removed the following. ABS,Cruise, AC, Airbags, all interior panels (except door), All carpeting, Heat, Swapped radiators, Removed EGR system, bumper supports, draglites, Lift-off hood, rewired the car (no lie...we removed at least 40 lbs of wire), carbon fiber driveshaft (good to 1500hp, and weighs 5.3 lbs), all seats removed...drivers replaced with a sparco evo, and I'm sure theres more I'm forgetting.... But overall we are looking for a weight reduction of about 500lbs.</font> 40 POUNDS-O-WIRE!?!?!?!!? damn....can you show me how some...how???? Loony-Z 08-01-2002, 12:34 PM <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Loony-Z: 40 POUNDS-O-WIRE!?!?!?!!? damn....can you show me how some...how???? </font> Also...lol I forgot...where can I get that driveshaft??? ksharr 08-01-2002, 02:14 PM Loony.... I'll take a picture of the PILE of wire tonight... it's amazing.... Everything is now hard-wired to a switch panel... and all unnecessary GM Bulls$%^ was removed... ie...fuse boxes..VATS..ABS...you get the idea.. It took about 2 weeks to complete the wiring delete. The driveshaft is pretty sweet(the acpt weighs 9.6 if memory serves correct) so you can see why I would wanna go with a 5.3, If ya shoot me an e-mail to kevin_sharratt@colpal.com I will give you the necessary info. ( It's the same company most of the PRO-STOCK guys use)...and quite a bit cheaper than acpt (695 for mine) Loony-Z 08-01-2002, 08:19 PM Where can I get racing seats? And about how much would it cost to get a driver and passenger seat? Thanks... Loony-Z 08-01-2002, 08:23 PM Also, where could I get a stock looking fiberglass hood? I like the sleeper look! Penchant For Buggery 08-01-2002, 10:42 PM www.vfnfiberglass.com (http://www.vfnfiberglass.com) [Also, where could I get a stock looking fiberglass hood? I like the sleeper look!] Wicked 08-01-2002, 10:51 PM I solved all of your weight reduction problems.... see attached! I know it's on a mustang board but trust me this is how it's done!! http://www.mustangworld.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22230 Gonna do my car just like it!! ------------------ Plates: "Stock 95" 1995 Firebird Formula O'ring/4bolt 383, GTP Race Ported AFR 210s, Yank TH400, Yank 3800 Stall, Trans Break, Moser 12 Bolt w/ 3.73s, and the usual stuff like Hooker Long Tubes, Holley 58mm TB, Sphon Torque Arm, etc.... LPEdave 08-02-2002, 04:45 PM That's a great write-up! http://web.camaross.com/bb/smile.gif http://web.camaross.com/bb/smile.gif Dave | ||
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