Diet..
- Thread starter CycoDK
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Light-weight 18" rims, remove rear seats, remove jack/spare/subwoofer, replace cats with non-resonated test pipes, replace cat-back exhaust with a lightweight titanium exhaust, replace intake with something like the LMS CAI, remove the air conditioner including its tensioner pulley and the belt of course 
, remove the heater core, change to a lightweight battery
That's probably all the weight you can trim off while still having a functional FX, meanwhile only saving maybe.... 400-450 lbs.
Along with the wheels, you can switch to lightweight aluminum pulleys and save even more off of the actual rotating mass.
, remove the heater core, change to a lightweight batteryThat's probably all the weight you can trim off while still having a functional FX, meanwhile only saving maybe.... 400-450 lbs.
Along with the wheels, you can switch to lightweight aluminum pulleys and save even more off of the actual rotating mass.
- Location
- los angeles
fill the whole cab with helium...
- Location
- Toronto, On
Thats pretty good! im sure you would see significant gains with your 1/4 mile with weight savings like that...
I removed around 100 pounds from my fx, but not really much you can remove without going crazy.
I did:
Rear tow hook, child seat restraints, middle seatbelt = 7.6lbs
Spare tire 45lbs
rear wiper and motor 4lbs
screw in tow hook 1.4lbs
jack and jack tools 9.5lbs
total 67.5lbs
Rear wood cover 17lbs
total 84.5 lbs
Braille B3121 battery 20lbs savings
total 104.5 lbs
I did:
Rear tow hook, child seat restraints, middle seatbelt = 7.6lbs
Spare tire 45lbs
rear wiper and motor 4lbs
screw in tow hook 1.4lbs
jack and jack tools 9.5lbs
total 67.5lbs
Rear wood cover 17lbs
total 84.5 lbs
Braille B3121 battery 20lbs savings
total 104.5 lbs
- Location
- Boston, MA
Light-weight 18" rims, remove rear seats, remove jack/spare/subwoofer, replace cats with non-resonated test pipes, replace cat-back exhaust with a lightweight titanium exhaust, replace intake with something like the LMS CAI, remove the air conditioner including its tensioner pulley and the belt of course
That's probably all the weight you can trim off while still having a functional FX, meanwhile only saving maybe.... 400-450 lbs.
Along with the wheels, you can switch to lightweight aluminum pulleys and save even more off of the actual rotating mass.
The best way (from the list above) to be is to get lighter wheels, get rid of runflats if you have, get lightweight pulleys and stop yourself
If you don't want to stop, go to a carbonfiber, errr, place and get a carbonfiber roof (trashing your roof + losing sunroof), get carbonfiber fenders (trashing fenders), get carbonfiber hood (don't forget the pins).. Also, if your car is not black, you'll get a cool (ricer-cool) patchy look
If you want to exaggerate, go to dymag, get custom made carbonfiber-magnesium wheels for $8000-$9000 for a set :err: They'd weigh about 10 lbs each so about 240-250 lbs savings from just there. Plus you'll get about 400-500 from all the carbon (also minus $10000 from your vallet) and there you go
Now you have a fully functional FX with rear seats (and without sunroof), lighter than a g35 for the price of a used g35
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- Location
- Boston, MA
oh I forgot.. If you scratch your carbon wheels, they're "repairable"
The best way (from the list above) to be is to get lighter wheels, get rid of runflats if you have, get lightweight pulleys and stop yourself
If you don't want to stop, go to a carbonfiber, errr, place and get a carbonfiber roof (trashing your roof + losing sunroof), get carbonfiber fenders (trashing fenders), get carbonfiber hood (don't forget the pins).. Also, if your car is not black, you'll get a cool (ricer-cool) patchy look
If you want to exaggerate, go to dymag, get custom made carbonfiber-magnesium wheels for $8000-$9000 for a set :err: They'd weigh about 10 lbs each so about 240-250 lbs savings from just there. Plus you'll get about 400-500 from all the carbon (also minus $10000 from your vallet) and there you go
I didn't know they made carbon fibers for FX's.. exspecially the hood, I want that!!
Thanks..Ill look up for the hood, know any sites??
- Location
- Boston, MA
I didn't know they made carbon fibers for FX's.. exspecially the hood, I want that!!
Thanks..Ill look up for the hood, know any sites??
they don't
you have to go, "donate" your hood for molding (ie, trash it) and pay tons of money.. The first paragraph and the more logical things people have said (spare tire, wood in the back etc) are the best way. You won't lose too much weight without compromising functionality really.