what possible weight reduction?

mystang0673 · January 2nd, 2009, 08:04 PM

ok guys... im gonna make my gt a "race car" lol... its gonna be street drivin and its still gonna be slow but im taking as much weight as possible out of it.. dont care about looks or comfort "besides heating and ac".... so far i have my battery relocation to the trunk even though i know its not actuall weight reduction... other than that i have the trunk carpet out, trunk panels, all interior panels minus door and center, rear seat, carpet, and i will be getting race seats soon, front sway bar... what else can i strip out of it? bumper suports? that about all?

Novanutcase · January 2nd, 2009, 08:47 PM

Spare tire and jack?

You building a drag car?

John

mystang0673 · January 2nd, 2009, 09:44 PM

well. i mean.. im still gonna drive it whenever i want to... it will be completely streetable... just gutted.. and i forgot that the tire and jack were out before i got it.. ha... i mean.. besides carbon fiber hood and trunk i dont know what else there could be.. i already run 15" pro stars.. that saved a lot... but yes... this car is strictly for 1/4 mile.. i dont care how it handles around curves or anything.. im not a speed demon when i drive so i dont mind poking around a little more just to get some weight out of the car... but i will be buying another vehicle soon so im not down.. like i am right now because i broke the rear end last weekend and im having to hitch rides till i get it back together. lol

White99stang · January 2nd, 2009, 09:58 PM

buy a odyssey battery, weights about 14 lbs, buy a tubular k-member, put a lightweight spool in the rear, remove front and rear bumper supports, strange race brakes. but the carpet ain't gonna make a difference, leave it in, you don't need to remove any panels at all. total panels and carpet maybe will save you 10lbs if you are lucky which will not make a difference what so ever. Also you can do a aluminum driveshaft.

MustangMatt96GT · January 2nd, 2009, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by White99stang

buy a odyssey battery, weights about 14 lbs, buy a tubular k-member, put a lightweight spool in the rear, remove front and rear bumper supports, strange race brakes. but the carpet ain't gonna make a difference, leave it in, you don't need to remove any panels at all. total panels and carpet maybe will save you 10lbs if you are lucky which will not make a difference what so ever. Also you can do a aluminum driveshaft.

Tim... amazingly enought... the carpet weighs over 30 pounds with the sound deadinging and padding... when i took my cars interior all out (everything) but dash, and stock powered drivers seat... I lost over 150 pounds. head liner is still in the car too... but gutting it like mine is not very fun to drive on the street, but i got mine below 2990 pounds with 5 gallons of fuel a bottle of nitrous in it and STOCK k member... i am hoping for 2850 race ready without me this next season...

SWEET2KSTANG · January 2nd, 2009, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by White99stang

total panels and carpet maybe will save you 10lbs if you are lucky

YouTube - [Scrubs] - Wrong wrong wrong wrong!

Originally Posted by MustangMatt96GT

Tim... amazingly enought... the carpet weighs over 30 pounds with the sound deadinging and padding... when i took my cars interior all out (everything) but dash, and stock powered drivers seat... I lost over 150 pounds. head liner is still in the car too... but gutting it like mine is not very fun to drive on the street, but i got mine below 2990 pounds with 5 gallons of fuel a bottle of nitrous in it and STOCK k member... i am hoping for 2850 race ready without me this next season...

its not that bad to drive on streets, just a little noisy. the car reacts totally different as well, steering seems touchy after the car gets gutted.

mystang0673 · January 2nd, 2009, 10:13 PM

i never put the panels back in from where i painted them... so its not gonna cause me any problems to have it out. and i been ridin like that since thanksgiving so im used to it.. and yes the carpet and all panels do weigh about 30-35 lbs... and just like some of you said the back seat doesnt weigh much. my back seat, foam panel and trunk carpet weighed 52lbs..... i know im gonna buy a k member soon.. thinkin about usin my tax money to build botom end and throw a bigger shot on it.. lol. i think ima pull the bumper supports out next though... and like i said.. i dont care how it handles.. i want it to hook and get to the other end faster than before... lol... and a lot of weight reduction is free.. my ole lady loves the racing scene so she doesnt care at all about the car being gutted, she understands the beauty of it... ha

MustangMatt96GT · January 2nd, 2009, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by SWEET2KSTANG

YouTube - [Scrubs] - Wrong wrong wrong wrong!

its not that bad to drive on streets, just a little noisy. the car reacts totally different as well, steering seems touchy after the car gets gutted.

Agreed.... and the extra creaks and cracks.... well maybe that was from me twisting the frame with out subframes on it launching at 4500 on nitrous

SWEET2KSTANG · January 2nd, 2009, 10:17 PM

i hear ya there. i have heard some bad snapping and poping at the track when i launched hard on radial. it sounded like it snapped the front winsheild, but the sound was coming from all over the car.

mystang0673 · January 2nd, 2009, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by SWEET2KSTANG

i hear ya there. i have heard some bad snapping and poping at the track when i launched hard on radial. it sounded like it snapped the front winsheild, but the sound was coming from all over the car.

yeah.. i heard a very loud pop last weekend at the track... it was the torque bitch slapping my 31 spline differential in its mouth and knocking all the teeth loose!!! ha

White99stang · January 2nd, 2009, 10:46 PM

well i didn't say the sound deadning material i said the carpet. But hey what do i know, my car weighs in at a wopping 2850 lol

MustangMatt96GT · January 2nd, 2009, 10:47 PM

well i will agree that the carpet alnone would be like 5 punds... but too much work to pull the sound deading off it for a car that goes on a trailer and back off of one... haha

White99stang · January 2nd, 2009, 10:48 PM

just me but taking all that off so you can have a car that you think is a race car that you will daily drive on the street really doesn't have point. I say enjoy the comforts, i wish i did. Squeeking and cracking and popping and all that gets annoying after a while.

White99stang · January 2nd, 2009, 10:49 PM

see thats what i am saying, removing the carpet, and a few rear panels might be 10lbs if you are lucky, so i think someone should remove the my wrong wrong video

1FUN4RD · January 2nd, 2009, 10:54 PM

What about the smog stuff like the evap system?

MustangMatt96GT · January 2nd, 2009, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by 1FUN4RD

What about the smog stuff like the evap system?

that and A/C crap can weight over 100 pounds if im not mistaken...

DickH · January 2nd, 2009, 11:01 PM

I weighed all the shit I pulled out of my car and it weighed about 150-160lbs. Back seat and brackets, carpet and padding from trunk and whatnot, spare and jack, and about 20lbs of bolts and misc junk I had in the car. I was surprised it all added up to be that much, seemed like it would all add up to maybe 50lbs.

mystang0673 · January 2nd, 2009, 11:04 PM

im not trying to make it a race trailer queen... it will be trailered to the track from now on. i learned my lesson from that last weekend... the reason i said race car is because people call gutted cars race cars... i drove my car without any of the creature comforts like carpet and all and i didnt really have a problem with it.. yeah its not pretty but i dont care about pretty... what all smog stuff is there to pull out? im not takin my ac off.. lol. i still want that..

1FUN4RD · January 2nd, 2009, 11:15 PM

I P/Md you with a link for removing the evap system.. Didnt want to post it here because it is a link to another mustang forum

MustangMatt96GT · January 2nd, 2009, 11:23 PM

pm it to me pleasee

January 2nd, 2009, 08:04 PM	#1
mystang0673 MM Fanatic 6.82@100mph 1.45 60' Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,239 iTrader: 0 reviews	what possible weight reduction? ok guys... im gonna make my gt a "race car" lol... its gonna be street drivin and its still gonna be slow but im taking as much weight as possible out of it.. dont care about looks or comfort "besides heating and ac".... so far i have my battery relocation to the trunk even though i know its not actuall weight reduction... other than that i have the trunk carpet out, trunk panels, all interior panels minus door and center, rear seat, carpet, and i will be getting race seats soon, front sway bar... what else can i strip out of it? bumper suports? that about all? __________________

January 2nd, 2009, 08:47 PM	#2
Novanutcase Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 GT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 1,042 iTrader: 0 reviews	Spare tire and jack? You building a drag car? John __________________ SOLD - '03 GT, Max Moto Max Grip Box, Wilwood SL 6 front/DL4 rear Big Brake Kit, Corbeau Seats, MGW Short Shifter, MAC Long Tube Headers/Prochamber mid/ Flowmaster 40, FRPP 4.10, TrickFlow Diff Cover/75mm TB/Plenum, Eaton Posi, Moser 31 spl Axles

January 2nd, 2009, 09:44 PM	#3
mystang0673 MM Fanatic 6.82@100mph 1.45 60' Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,239 iTrader: 0 reviews	well. i mean.. im still gonna drive it whenever i want to... it will be completely streetable... just gutted.. and i forgot that the tire and jack were out before i got it.. ha... i mean.. besides carbon fiber hood and trunk i dont know what else there could be.. i already run 15" pro stars.. that saved a lot... but yes... this car is strictly for 1/4 mile.. i dont care how it handles around curves or anything.. im not a speed demon when i drive so i dont mind poking around a little more just to get some weight out of the car... but i will be buying another vehicle soon so im not down.. like i am right now because i broke the rear end last weekend and im having to hitch rides till i get it back together. lol __________________

January 2nd, 2009, 09:58 PM	#4
White99stang MM's nicest mod, :) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Apex, NC Posts: 3,718 iTrader: 0 reviews	buy a odyssey battery, weights about 14 lbs, buy a tubular k-member, put a lightweight spool in the rear, remove front and rear bumper supports, strange race brakes. but the carpet ain't gonna make a difference, leave it in, you don't need to remove any panels at all. total panels and carpet maybe will save you 10lbs if you are lucky which will not make a difference what so ever. Also you can do a aluminum driveshaft. __________________ 06 Dodge MegaCab Diesel 455rwhp/815rwtq REAL TRUCKS DON'T USE SPARK PLUGS

January 2nd, 2009, 10:13 PM	#7
mystang0673 MM Fanatic 6.82@100mph 1.45 60' Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,239 iTrader: 0 reviews	i never put the panels back in from where i painted them... so its not gonna cause me any problems to have it out. and i been ridin like that since thanksgiving so im used to it.. and yes the carpet and all panels do weigh about 30-35 lbs... and just like some of you said the back seat doesnt weigh much. my back seat, foam panel and trunk carpet weighed 52lbs..... i know im gonna buy a k member soon.. thinkin about usin my tax money to build botom end and throw a bigger shot on it.. lol. i think ima pull the bumper supports out next though... and like i said.. i dont care how it handles.. i want it to hook and get to the other end faster than before... lol... and a lot of weight reduction is free.. my ole lady loves the racing scene so she doesnt care at all about the car being gutted, she understands the beauty of it... ha __________________

January 2nd, 2009, 10:17 PM	#9
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	i hear ya there. i have heard some bad snapping and poping at the track when i launched hard on radial. it sounded like it snapped the front winsheild, but the sound was coming from all over the car. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

January 2nd, 2009, 10:46 PM	#11
White99stang MM's nicest mod, :) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Apex, NC Posts: 3,718 iTrader: 0 reviews	well i didn't say the sound deadning material i said the carpet. But hey what do i know, my car weighs in at a wopping 2850 lol __________________ 06 Dodge MegaCab Diesel 455rwhp/815rwtq REAL TRUCKS DON'T USE SPARK PLUGS

January 2nd, 2009, 10:47 PM	#12
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT 10.76 @ 122 with d/a of 8365 ft Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,170 iTrader: 3 reviews	well i will agree that the carpet alnone would be like 5 punds... but too much work to pull the sound deading off it for a car that goes on a trailer and back off of one... haha __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions Blown Small Block Ford with a hole in the block. 9.5 Dart Block 400 CI being saved for. Just because you can fuck a cactus doesn't mean you should. Never Lift Racecars

January 2nd, 2009, 10:48 PM	#13
White99stang MM's nicest mod, :) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Apex, NC Posts: 3,718 iTrader: 0 reviews	just me but taking all that off so you can have a car that you think is a race car that you will daily drive on the street really doesn't have point. I say enjoy the comforts, i wish i did. Squeeking and cracking and popping and all that gets annoying after a while. __________________ 06 Dodge MegaCab Diesel 455rwhp/815rwtq REAL TRUCKS DON'T USE SPARK PLUGS

January 2nd, 2009, 10:49 PM	#14
White99stang MM's nicest mod, :) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Apex, NC Posts: 3,718 iTrader: 0 reviews	see thats what i am saying, removing the carpet, and a few rear panels might be 10lbs if you are lucky, so i think someone should remove the my wrong wrong video __________________ 06 Dodge MegaCab Diesel 455rwhp/815rwtq REAL TRUCKS DON'T USE SPARK PLUGS

January 2nd, 2009, 10:54 PM	#15
1FUN4RD MMs Ford Racing Nut Swinger 2007 MUSTANG GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CENTRAL IOWA Posts: 4,360 iTrader: 3 reviews	What about the smog stuff like the evap system? __________________ www.1fun4rd.blogspot.com

January 2nd, 2009, 11:01 PM	#17
DickH MM Fanatic 2003 gt 5.4 32v on the way Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 3,948 iTrader: 2 reviews	I weighed all the shit I pulled out of my car and it weighed about 150-160lbs. Back seat and brackets, carpet and padding from trunk and whatnot, spare and jack, and about 20lbs of bolts and misc junk I had in the car. I was surprised it all added up to be that much, seemed like it would all add up to maybe 50lbs. __________________ Before asking a gearing related question click THIS link and enjoy all your saved time. Click here for your tuning needs My slow paced budget 5.4 dohc build

January 2nd, 2009, 11:04 PM	#18
mystang0673 MM Fanatic 6.82@100mph 1.45 60' Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,239 iTrader: 0 reviews	im not trying to make it a race trailer queen... it will be trailered to the track from now on. i learned my lesson from that last weekend... the reason i said race car is because people call gutted cars race cars... i drove my car without any of the creature comforts like carpet and all and i didnt really have a problem with it.. yeah its not pretty but i dont care about pretty... what all smog stuff is there to pull out? im not takin my ac off.. lol. i still want that.. __________________

January 2nd, 2009, 11:15 PM	#19
1FUN4RD MMs Ford Racing Nut Swinger 2007 MUSTANG GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CENTRAL IOWA Posts: 4,360 iTrader: 3 reviews	I P/Md you with a link for removing the evap system.. Didnt want to post it here because it is a link to another mustang forum __________________ www.1fun4rd.blogspot.com

January 2nd, 2009, 11:23 PM	#20
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT 10.76 @ 122 with d/a of 8365 ft Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,170 iTrader: 3 reviews	pm it to me pleasee __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions Blown Small Block Ford with a hole in the block. 9.5 Dart Block 400 CI being saved for. Just because you can fuck a cactus doesn't mean you should. Never Lift Racecars

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