Shedding Weight

1BADSTANG · May 16th, 2008, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by ujslost

FIXT

LOL

nolife · May 16th, 2008, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by JBIGBOOTSY

This is true, Ive held Ryans shaft in my hand too, it's defiantly a beefy one.

Yeah but did you jerk it to see if it absorbed any harmonics?

1BADSTANG · May 16th, 2008, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by nolife

Yeah but did you jerk it to see if it absorbed any harmonics?

they have a video up of it, try google.

ryans88gt · May 16th, 2008, 04:22 PM

oh boy, this thread went downhill in a hurry...lol

Hey Jbig, whatdya doing this weekend? Sunday? Byron? Dragracing?

JBIGBOOTSY · May 16th, 2008, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by ryans88gt

oh boy, this thread went downhill in a hurry...lol

Hey Jbig, whatdya doing this weekend? Sunday? Byron? Dragracing?

I am currently having some serious tuning problems. I put heads on, 30lb inj and a mass air tube for the inj. the car runs crazy lean(on the plugs), so I put the 24lb tube back in the maf with the 30lb injectors. Part throttle is fine, but full throttle cleans the plugs from dark to white in no time. I'm just gonna get a victor, and a quick fuel and call it a car.

ryans88gt · May 16th, 2008, 05:15 PM

Are you sure you are lean?? It is really hard to read the plugs with unleaded gas and EFI. What does the grounding strap look like?

I would swear that I was pretty close when I put the procharger on based on reading the plugs, but actually I was richer than 10:1. Porcelain was just barely tan and no soot.

Tuning my buddies car, we went up 5 jet sizes on the fuel (nitrous kit) and the plugs still looked white even though it was blowing black smoke.

I finally quit trying to adjust A/F on unleaded gas with EFI. Too hard to read. What I did learn is that the porcelain is deceiving and the grounding strap sometimes gives a better read out.

Wideband?

rockybalboa · May 16th, 2008, 06:10 PM

carpet removal should be big

Darrell · May 16th, 2008, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by 1BADSTANG

Other than tires, smog pump, and air conditioning, What are some good ways to shed weight in an 88 gt? I got rid of the rear seat seat belts, because i dont need them. No stereo, no smog pump.. Im looking around the car seems bare already lol what else can i do to lighten her up?

Here are some factory and aftermarket weights that I've personally weighed with calibrated scales.

stock K-member
58 lbs
stock A -arms (each)
10.5 lbs
stock spindle, strut, brake rotor and caliper (one side)
56 lbs
stock 8.8 rear axle drum to drum
183 lbs
stock front spring (each)
10 lbs
stock rear spring (each)
9 lbs
stock seat (LX - each)
36 lbs
stock rear lower control arm (each)
7 lbs
stock rear upper control arm (each)
3 lbs
stock heater assembly
28 lbs
sound dedner
22 lbs
tar paper
23 lbs
stock master cylinder
8 lbs
stock battery
47 lbs
stock driveshaft
19 lbs
wiper motor and arms
6 lbs
rear bumper support
31 lbs
front bumper support
23 lbs
center console arm rest/change compartment
8 lbs
door crash braces (each)
18 lbs

AJE chromoly K-member
16 lbs

QA1 K-member
26 lbs

AJE drop spindle (each)
9 lbs

AJE tubular adjustable A-arm (each)
5 lbs

AJE coil over strut and spring (each)
10 lbs

8.8 with Mark Williams 35 spline gun drilled axles, spool, yoke, Aerospace brakes, bracing, coil over brackets
182 lbs

QA1 rear coil over shock and spring assembly (each)
8 lbs

Aerospace front brake assembly (each)
14 lbs

Mickey Thompson ET Front 26x4.5-15 (each)
12 lbs

Mickey Thompson ET Drag 28x10.5-15 (each)
23 lbs

Summit plastic drag bucket seats (each)
12 lbs

Aerospace master cylinder kit
3 lbs

Optima 8022-091 Battery
35 lbs

Ford Racing aluminum driveshaft
14 lbs

17x9" AFS CobraR 95 chrome
24 lbs

17x10.5" AFS CobraR 95 chrome
26 lbs

17x9" AFS 03 Cobras chrome
27 lbs

17X10" AFS 03 Cobras chrome
29 lbs

17x9" AFS 03 Cobras satin
26.1 lbs

17x10.5" AFS 03 Cobras satin
26.5 lbs

18x9" AFS 03 Cobras satin
25.5 lbs

18x10.5" AFS 03 Cobras satin
29.1 lbs

17x9" BBS Spider
21 lbs

15x3.5" Bogart drag-on fly star
9 lbs

15x7.5" Bogart Classic Star
10.5 lbs

15x8" Bogart Classic Star
11 lbs

16x7" 91-93 Mustang Pony wheel
23 lbs

17x8" Bullitt satin
28 lbs

18x9" Bullitt chrome
29 lbs

17x9" Cobra R
25 lbs

17x8" Cobra 96 satin
23 lbs

17x8" Cobra 98 satin
21 lbs

17x8" Cobra 99 satin
22 lbs

17x8" Cobra 99 polished
25 lbs

18x9.5" Cobra R 00 chrome
29 lbs

18x9.5" Cobra R 00 powerder coated
27.5 lbs

17x9" Cobra 03 satin
25.5 lbs

17x9" Cobra 03 10th anniv
23 lbs

17x11" Fikse
16 lbs

18x9" FR500 satin
26 lbs

17x8" GT 99 satin
17 lbs

17x8" Mach I 03 satin
25 lbs

18x9" Mille Miglia MM11-2's
25 lbs

18x8" SSR Integral
19.5 lbs

18x9" SSR Integral
20 lbs

17x9" Steeda ultralights satin
21.5 lbs

17x9" Steeda ultralights chrome
24 lbs

18x9" Steeda ultralights satin
22 lbs

18x9" Steeda ultralights chrome
24.5 lbs

15x3.5" Weld draglites
10 lbs

15x8" Weld draglites
13 lbs

15x10" Weld draglites
14 lbs

15x8" Weld Rodlites
13 lbs

15x3.5" Weld pro-stars
10 lbs

15x8" Weld pro-stars
12 lbs

15x10" Weld pro-stars
14 lbs

15x4" Centerline Convo-Pro
9.5 lbs

15x8.5" Centerline Convo-Pro
12.5 lbs

15x4" Centerline Tel-Stars
12 lbs

15x8" Centerline Tel-Stars
16 lbs

15x7" 99 V6 Mustang wheels
14 lbs

17x9" Wheel Replica Bullitts
23 lbs

17x9" Wheel Replica Bullitts chrome
24 lbs

17x10.5" Wheel Replica Bullitts chrome
25 lbs

16x7" Crown Vic oem wheels
25 lbs

18x8.5" BBS RK (Silver)
19 lbs

18x10" BBS RK (Silver)
20 lbs

16x7" GT Waffle wheels
19 lbs

17x9" Konig Villain wheels
21.5 lbs

Darrell · May 16th, 2008, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by ryans88gt

I think the FMS aluminum driveshaft weighs almost the same amount as the stock driveshaft since it is larger diameter.

5lbs to be exact......5lbs of rotating weight. The main thing is the strength due to the 1/2" diameter difference and the use of 1330 u-joints.

EscortSportage · May 24th, 2008, 09:50 PM

ok check me out, cuz my stang is GUTTED!

no ac,
no heat bullshit, heat exchanger, blower motor and all that crap behind the dash (duct work and all that climate control shit)
rear seat delete, racing seats, no carpet, no sound insulation, no rear selt belts, no spare tire/jack

no smog pump

fiberglass hood, fiberglass hatch
lexan glass
take the interior paneling out and if u want to keep it just take the sound insulation out from under the panels and then put the panels back

EscortSportage · May 24th, 2008, 09:58 PM

another thing, u could get rid of the front bumper support shit underneath the bumper cover, and aluminum driveshaft i heard is real good too! the lil elbow box thing on the center console piece, the metal that mounts it to the floor is like 20 lbs its retardaly heavy

Arctic Fox · May 25th, 2008, 10:30 AM

^ what does your car weight?

May 16th, 2008, 04:22 PM	#44
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 3,288	oh boy, this thread went downhill in a hurry...lol Hey Jbig, whatdya doing this weekend? Sunday? Byron? Dragracing? __________________ 89 LX 515 hp 497 ftlbs 88 GT 11.4 @ 118

May 16th, 2008, 05:15 PM	#46
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 3,288	Are you sure you are lean?? It is really hard to read the plugs with unleaded gas and EFI. What does the grounding strap look like? I would swear that I was pretty close when I put the procharger on based on reading the plugs, but actually I was richer than 10:1. Porcelain was just barely tan and no soot. Tuning my buddies car, we went up 5 jet sizes on the fuel (nitrous kit) and the plugs still looked white even though it was blowing black smoke. I finally quit trying to adjust A/F on unleaded gas with EFI. Too hard to read. What I did learn is that the porcelain is deceiving and the grounding strap sometimes gives a better read out. Wideband? __________________ 89 LX 515 hp 497 ftlbs 88 GT 11.4 @ 118

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May 16th, 2008, 06:10 PM	#47
rockybalboa Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 37	carpet removal should be big

May 24th, 2008, 09:50 PM	#50
EscortSportage Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 69	ok check me out, cuz my stang is GUTTED! no ac, no heat bullshit, heat exchanger, blower motor and all that crap behind the dash (duct work and all that climate control shit) rear seat delete, racing seats, no carpet, no sound insulation, no rear selt belts, no spare tire/jack no smog pump fiberglass hood, fiberglass hatch lexan glass take the interior paneling out and if u want to keep it just take the sound insulation out from under the panels and then put the panels back

May 24th, 2008, 09:58 PM	#51
EscortSportage Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 69	another thing, u could get rid of the front bumper support shit underneath the bumper cover, and aluminum driveshaft i heard is real good too! the lil elbow box thing on the center console piece, the metal that mounts it to the floor is like 20 lbs its retardaly heavy

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