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Where do I buy these diet pills for my car? |
moggy |
Jun 6 2012, 04:02 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 192 Joined: 15-December 04 From: Wales Member No.: 3,285 |
As some of you may know I rally a 914 over here in the UK. Mainly against Ford Escorts. Now I always knew that I was down 50bhp to the Escorts but I always thought I was lighter. At the previous rally my car, along with all other competitors, were weighed. My car came in 1010kg, with a full tank of fuel, driver and co-drivr were not in th car. The Escorts were all about the same.
So..... how do some of you guys get so light? Here's what I've already done to save weight: Lexan windows, side and back F/glass boot and bonnet All grill engine lid Removed heat shield above exhaust Stripped out interior including all sound deadening and tar Late doors but with the crash bar cut out. Here's what is fighting against the weight savings: Skid plates front and rear Front oil cooler and oil lines to it. Roll cage Engmann long kit CFR rear suspension mount reinforcement kit So.... alot of you guys have the additional weight of the above e.g. rollcage, rear suspension reinforcements etc. How do you get the car below 1000kg? what am I missing??? |
grantsfo |
Jun 7 2012, 04:35 AM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
Do you have pictures of the car? What kind of class restrictions do you have?
Focus on rotating weight first. Lighter flywheel and clutch, lighter brake rotors, lighter wheels ( there are options such as Jongblode that will get you to 10 lbs a wheel. Even tire choice is critical. Big savings in going to CF hoods, bumpers, bumpers are critical piece to change. Lose valances, change to cf or fiberglass rockerpanels. Lose cooling tins around motor, header choice is critical, yes cut the muffler heat shield out, choice of motor mounts can impact weight, engine compartment lid can go away or be replaced with lighter material atta minimum pin the engine lid and lose heavy metal spring rods, lightweight exhuast system, Pull all tar off floors, remove back panel, remove underside of dash, pull all metal from dash, lose all fan motors and ducting, don't forget to lose all heater elements from motor into the car Lightweight shift rod, convert to lightweight coilover setup both front and back, Lose charcoal canister by fuel tank, go to fuel cell, do you need headlights? Consider removing motors and making lights manual if you can do without lights remove them. Rear window to plexiglass. Gut doors or even go to door skins, lose parking brake system, lightweight battery is a must, remove heavy stock battery tray if it's still there and locate battery lower and towards front of car. Remember to try to keep weight balance towards fron of car. 914s are already too rear weight biased |
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