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06-05-2013, 12:47 AM
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Weight Reduction
How much weight reduction "mods" can you do to the 5.0 without doing anything crazy i.e. removing seats or carpet? Just trying to shed some weight. Free horsepower in a way I suppose...
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06-05-2013, 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by GTRacerX
How much weight reduction "mods" can you do to the 5.0 without doing anything crazy i.e. removing seats or carpet? Just trying to shed some weight. Free horsepower in a way I suppose...
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I don't know about you, but I could drop 20-30 lbs by just exercising.
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06-05-2013, 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by jrhagen
I don't know about you, but I could drop 20-30 lbs by just exercising.
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Wheels/tires will drop a lot of weight if you went to a race wheel, not sure that's what you want though. I read a post a while back that had a break down of a shit ton of weight reduction stuff for these cars (old parts compared to new). I'll see if I can find it for you.
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06-05-2013, 06:56 AM
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A treadmill works wonders 
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06-05-2013, 08:52 AM
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Re: Weight Reduction
Originally Posted by GTRacerX
How much weight reduction "mods" can you do to the 5.0 without doing anything crazy i.e. removing seats or carpet? Just trying to shed some weight. Free horsepower in a way I suppose...
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Ive read about other people on other forums doing that. If you daily the car they say it gets old quick because it sounds like you're in a tin can. With the rear seats, spare, carpet and insulation removed plus an aluminum ds I want to say one guy trimmed 80 or 100lbs on an 05-09. He said after a week or so he went back to putting it all back in.
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06-05-2013, 08:55 AM
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Not worth it to me. I like comfort.
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Originally Posted by SlowGreyGT
I agree. A stick car shocks the tires MUCH harder and does it several times going down the track. With a big power stick car, the car is much more unsettled going down the track making it more of a challenge to ET well. A well running auto car is nothing more than just point and shoot. Which is great for a track car taking a lot of driver error out of the equation.
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06-05-2013, 09:11 AM
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Most people drive around with a couple hundred pounds of shit in the trunk. A free and easy way to reduce weight is to just keep all that crap out of your car in the first place.
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06-05-2013, 09:55 AM
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Remove spare is all do these days.
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06-05-2013, 10:15 AM
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Brembo GTs don't have a spare. 
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06-05-2013, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 46Tbird
Brembo GTs don't have a spare. |
Remove the tire mobility kit! 
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06-05-2013, 10:32 AM
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I do.
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06-05-2013, 11:17 AM
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Not worth it if you ask me. You would have to remove a lot to make any real difference and you would probably lose a lot of comfort / function of the vehicle. Your best bet is to start with reducing rotating mass like lighter wheels / drive shaft.
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06-05-2013, 11:24 AM
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There was some dude out at Ennis the night we all went and he had his poor car all torn apart in the parking lot. I think it may have been a sixer trying to set a record.
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06-05-2013, 11:33 AM
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Yea I figured lighter wheels, aluminum driveshaft, a spare tire. Any other secrets? I weigh about 160 so I don't think me losing weight is an option lol.
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06-05-2013, 11:40 AM
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The rear seat only weighs about 10 pounds total, and the trade off road noise in a daily is not worth it. IMHO, the best option is a blower, more power to overcome the weight!
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