I wasn't really sure where to put this so I put it here. What can be done to lighten up the third gen cars? Im taking my Formula to the track for the first time ever and I'm trying to get a 14.99 out of it. I think I'm close so every bit is gonna help.

 

Ditch the AC and smog pumps.That will also free up some power.
Ditch the catalytic converter.

 

Back seats....spare tire....

 

Minimum gas, a full tank weighs in at 80+ pounds.

Remove the passenger seats, make sure nothing extra is in the car, and that's about all you can do without major dissasembly and lightweight parts. (f'glass hood, etc.)

 

aluminum driveshaft

 

You're not going to gain any power from ditching the AC, you will lose some weight, but it is not worth it.

Martin

 

Well the point of the thread is weight reduction.....

The removal of the AC from spinning and its weight combined with the weight removal of the smog pump and its power draining spin and getting rid of the catyctic converter will net him a tiny bit more power.

 

Ive already done away with the spare tire and cats. The cats were more for sound than weight though, they didnt weight more than 10 pounds.

Im keeping the AC cause it gets hot in the summer, but lets talk about the smog pump, how do i get rid of it?

 

^The whole AC assembly weighs about 50lbs

 

The smog pump? Just yank that **** off! Unless you have a damned serpentine system.. which in your case I believe you do...

 

AC stays, end of discussion

yeah ive got the serpentine belt, but i know after i take it off i need a 96.8 inch belt. Theres nothing i have to do? I just rip it out? Ive heard horror stories about what could happen if you take it off though, has anybody actually done it?

 

i dont run in on mine...but its a 4th gen, not connected to the belt...just take it off and plug the holes in the manifolds

 

I've done it in my 3rd gen and have no ill effects. Just pull the belt off and then the smog pump and all hoses attached to it. Take the plug that goes to the pump and tuck it away otherwise you can remove it completely, I tucked mine under the throttle body. The use pipe caps and cap off the smog pipes on your manifolds and since you removed the cat you should not have the pipe that leads down to it anymore otherwise you would need to cap that off as well. Good luck, it is really easy to do and costs nothing more than the belt.

 

you could get the smog delete pulley and save the belt..

 

seems like the belt would be cheaper than the pulley though, i think ill go that way.