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| motorvated |
 Aug 4 2020, 06:35 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 13-February 13 From: Colorado Member No.: 15,519 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Just put in my fresh 2.0 liter motor, replacing my stock 1.8 liter and it is definitely a much stronger motor and my lap times have gone down. I’m still a little slower than I would like to be, but driver skill aside, I’m wondering how best to shave some weight from the car. It already has fiberglass Chalon fenders and bumpers on it, but stock hood, trunk, and door skins. One racing seat, no top, fake Fuchs, header exhaust, fuel cell, 6-point cage. Don’t know what it weighs right now, but I’m sure it’s not anywhere near 1800 lbs. So where do people find the weight savings? My door panels don’t weigh very much, and I can remove them and the door glass too. I prefer to keep the stock windshield but could remove the rear window if that would help aerodynamically but that may be unsafe from a fire spread perspective. Could remove headlight assemblies and install fiberglass hood and trunk. I usually run without the engine cover. Any thoughts on this?
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| 914 Ranch |
Aug 5 2020, 11:51 PM
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Team Sharp where the 914 grow wings Group: Members Posts: 1,411 Joined: 29-January 16 From: TheNorth Shore Retreat. Deland Member No.: 19,611 Region Association: South East States |
Paul's car shows something about a spot that I could lose more weight in the front suspension and brakes. I had changed my front suspension to 911. The torsion bars were too strong for the weight of the car and I changed them back to -4 but I didn't change the hubs and brakes back which I believe is a mistake as some of those pounds are part of the rotating mass. I don't believe that the brakes on an A/X only car ever get hot therefore don't need to be vented.
Paul has the lightest 914 in the world and I have the lightest 914-6 in the world. |
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| URY914 |
Aug 6 2020, 07:04 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,614 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(914 Ranch @ Aug 5 2020, 10:51 PM)  Paul's car shows something about a spot that I could lose more weight in the front suspension and brakes. I had changed my front suspension to 911. The torsion bars were too strong for the weight of the car and I changed them back to -4 but I didn't change the hubs and brakes back which I believe is a mistake as some of those pounds are part of the rotating mass. I don't believe that the brakes on an A/X only car ever get hot therefore don't need to be vented. Paul has the lightest 914 in the world and I have the lightest 914-6 in the world. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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motorvated How To Get To 1800 lbs Aug 4 2020, 06:35 PM
mepstein Estimated
10 - Firewall pad
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60 - ... Aug 4 2020, 07:41 PM 914 Ranch When I was thinking about making it lighter I boug... Aug 5 2020, 06:45 PM 914 Ranch My car would weigh in at about 1750 with a cage, w... Aug 5 2020, 06:57 PM URY914 Mine. :D
Aug 5 2020, 07:12 PM infraredcalvin Driver? I know I could stand to lose 15lbs or so.... Aug 5 2020, 08:39 PM campbellcj As @mepstein 's list shows, the frunk/trunk ... Aug 23 2020, 06:54 AM
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As [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.p... Aug 23 2020, 07:50 AM stownsen914 I probably missed it in the list, but doors on lat... Aug 23 2020, 01:52 PM Racer Is this an AX car or a "race car" or a D... Aug 26 2020, 12:33 PM motorvated It’s the car in the avatar, a ‘72 now with a W... Aug 26 2020, 05:10 PM Racer Bumpers are heavy.. especially those rear bumperet... Aug 27 2020, 05:24 AM |
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