PolyBronze Bushing Install and other modifications., Lightweight V8 Options

[Mike T]

After a dismal performance plagued by random oversteer at my last AX I decided to that continuing to use the car in it's current state made no sense. I have been accumulating a bunch of suspension pieces and fiberglass body parts and decided that there was no time like the present to get to work.

This was the car on July 16th;

[Mike T]

I know, I know... I was sort of dissapointed with that after all I did. I did add quite a bit more tubing. It was a little light on bracing so I added more triangulation.

I still have steel front fenders and front hood too and will be going to fiberglass over the winter. So that will cut more off.

The intake is already aluminum as is the waterpump. It's a remote electric from Mezier. Works good.

Not much more can come off the engine but I will be looking. A pound here and there can add up as you know. After a while it gets hard to find more than a few lbs to take off at any one point of the car. To get 85 lbs off all at once was very satisfying.

The wheels are steel from Diamond racing so going to an alloy wheel could get me 4lbs per corner. Alloy wheels as wide as mine are very expensive...

I looked up the weight of your car and found it at 1420 with a full fuel load. So my car is 400lbs heavier. Realistically I can expect to get another 75lbs off the car. That will have to do. The sad part is I can take 75lbs off the driver as well... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Mike T