Weight Reduction

[TurboTagTeam]

Think them Honda guys go a little extreme with the weight reduction? Check this out.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=776885

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/features/0208scc_scared11_zoom.jpg
http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/features/0208scc_scared20_zoom.jpg

[D Money]

Wow thats just nuts!

[180sxDrifter]

I remember that article from one of the import mags from like 2 years ago

[Silver04STi]

I remember that article from one of the import mags from like 2 years ago

yep...me too...Sport Compact

[teh DIRT]

holy old batman. SCC got flamed hardcore for this.

[DropTopChevy]

I don't know where I read about it, but someone did it to the stock lancer once. Looked funny in pic but it brought the quarter mile down dramatically without any performance mods. :rotfl:

[TurboTagTeam]

It's funny how much weight plays a factor in cars. They took of 2 whole seconds. Granted they did take of 2/3rds of the car too.

[1988 Olds]

100 lbs = .1 second Thats just an estimate.

[64coupe]

100 lbs = .1 second Thats just an estimate.

i think if we took your exhaust system off that'd be like 200 lbs. lol :)

[S4toSTI]

Good for aero dynamics

[Gorilla Unit 33]

thats rediculous

[OutOfStock]

Is that the spare on the back?

[TurboTagTeam]

They ran two donuts on the back.

[CarbonIS]

haha thats crazy

[2point4DSM]

I remember reading about this. Too bad they had to cut a whole car apart to prove their point. I thought it would be cool just to make a tube frame chassis and start with that instead. But lately, seeing how much time and money goes into actually building a nice chassis I think I'll just start doing weight reduction mods on the GSX instead, lol.

[Scapegoat]

100 lbs = .1 second Thats just an estimate.

About the same as adding 20hp

I saw this a couple years ago. It's hilarious.

[Raven18940]

Good for aero dynamics
aerodynamics are half the reason my car hits 97 mph in the quarter.

Anyways, seen it, but it's still freaking awesome.

[R33P3R007]

I took a dump between runs and shaved off almost a second

[sisforsurfing]

holy old batman. SCC got flamed hardcore for this.
Yeah, lots of people didn't like that at ALL. "2 Seconds for Free, Drop Your ET!" It was a Nissan Sentra SE (SR20DE) with enormous wheels and a bling-bling body kit. Put the car in the low 14's though, haha.

[WRX27]

Thats crazy!