stripping out???

1. stupotvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 EDINBURGH Posts: 3143 BMW e36 328i sport

   #1 25th April 2008, 11:02

   I am going to be going to the local 1/4 mile dragstrip at the weekend to race my friends, I have started stripping out the interior but what else can I take out thats easy to go back in after tho. I have taken out the spare wheel,rear seats boot carpet/sound deadining and the passenger seat will be goin soon.
   
   Iv'e got a mk2 vtr should I beat my mates ek civic 1.4 and 106 quicksilver think they are stripping there cars aswell???
2. samcook Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2005 evesham, worcs United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3813 197 cup

   #2 25th April 2008, 11:06

   aslong as you can drive you shouldnt have a problem against them
3. stupotvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 EDINBURGH Posts: 3143 BMW e36 328i sport

   #3 25th April 2008, 11:28

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by samcook aslong as you can drive you shouldnt have a problem against them

   cheers lol
   
   the 106 has an induction kit and a straight thru exhaust and the civic has a cat back but I still should beat them?
4. phillyc Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2008 torquay (devon) Posts: 269 saxo 02 vtr straight through exhaust

   #4 25th April 2008, 12:58

   my mate has a stripped out civic import 1.5 vtec with straight through exhaust and i only lost to him by 0.45 seconds. im running straight throught exhaust, induction and stripped bk seats out on my mk2 vtr. so you should beat the 1.4 easy
5. stupotvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 EDINBURGH Posts: 3143 BMW e36 328i sport

   #5 25th April 2008, 16:21

   any tips on anything else I can strip out or do to beat them thats inexpensive??
6. Quick Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064

   #6 25th April 2008, 16:27

   Run the car on fumes!
7. stupotvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 EDINBURGH Posts: 3143 BMW e36 328i sport

   #7 25th April 2008, 16:30

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Quick Run the car on fumes!

   that probs will happen theres a fuel shortage up here lol
8. phillyc Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2008 torquay (devon) Posts: 269 saxo 02 vtr straight through exhaust

   #8 25th April 2008, 16:34

   if you want to go extreme you can take all the plastic trim out of the rear, roof lineing, and even sun visors lol but thats taking it quite far lol depends on how much luxery u want and if ur planning on keeping it that way coz will be hassel to put it all bk in lol. apart from that cant think of any other weight reduction apart from carbon bonnet and pannels buts thats when it starts getting expensive.
   
   you could probly beat them without strippng your car out but will be better to beat them by alot i suppose
9. paxo89 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2007 Watford Posts: 590 Boosted 16v VTR

   #9 25th April 2008, 17:16

   doorcards? they're only held on by two torx srews and a few clips.
10. furio-james Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Chippenham Posts: 828 E36 330i coupe (converted)

    #10 25th April 2008, 21:10

    to be honest mate you have stripped out all the noticable stuff if you go about taking out sun visors, boot trim and doorcards the difference would be barely noticeable and if your not going to keep it like it the effort in doing it wont really be worth it!
    
    quite a fair bit of raceing is down to the driver also
11. Dar-Bar_Vtr Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2007 Belfast, Northern ireland Posts: 174 august 2003 mrk2 Saxo Vtr

    #11 26th April 2008, 00:00

    m8 of myn has a 1.4i ek, n by 100mph i was about 4 car lengths infront, that was with no strippin out or anything, and as for the quicksilver...if u can drive, as people hav mentioned, you wil smoke them both..
12. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

    #12 26th April 2008, 00:02

    anything can be put back in mate, the main things to take out is what you have already done. you could go as far as taking the fogs out aswell and the dash but for one day imo i dont really think its worth it.
    
    im supprised no-one has said "take a sh*t before you race"
13. onzakieron Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Durham - Newcastle Posts: 1208 Saxo VTRRRRR

    #13 26th April 2008, 11:12

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Mark51 im supprised no-one has said "take a sh*t before you race"

    I was thinking along them lines..
    
    Don't wear millions on clothes, drain your engine oil to prevent any resistance in there, take brakes off, take spoiler off.
    
    On a serious note though, if you wanna go extreme you could tape all the panel gaps up but I don't think it will make that much difference. Like what's been said, you've got the main stuff.
14. jonezy Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 Carnforth (lancaster) Posts: 1617 55 CTR premier '97 posi vts

    #14 26th April 2008, 13:02

    do something with the tyre pressures too, im not sure what does what (lower = grip) or something like that so you get a good launch
15. stupotvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 EDINBURGH Posts: 3143 BMW e36 328i sport

    #15 28th April 2008, 11:02

    I raced yesterday I beat the civic easy and my mates 106 was over heating so he never raced but I raced onother quicksilver and beat it easily too
16. jonezy Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 Carnforth (lancaster) Posts: 1617 55 CTR premier '97 posi vts

    #16 28th April 2008, 12:26

    fit a VTS gearbox.
17. JEEMO Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2007 Forfar Posts: 451 Fiesta 1.6 Zetec S

    #17 28th April 2008, 12:30

    off to crail?
18. Coonper Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2007 Coventry Posts: 5182 Lupo GTI

    #18 28th April 2008, 12:33

    Spare wheel and holder is a good one to shave off a few pounds...
19. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #19 28th April 2008, 13:05

    I wouldn't strip out any more takes a lot of time and perhaps not wirth doing if you want to restore the car back to standad.
    
    For a laugh I would get some space saver wheels for the back to reduce drag.. but thats just me being stupid!
    
    TBH if driven well you should win whatever
20. Karl Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2006 Ashford Posts: 25611 LY R26

    #20 28th April 2008, 13:16

    You should have a clear advantage.
    take off spare wheel if you havent already, run it on the red (no fuel ftw)
    and...Shave those eyebrows, every ounce counts.
21. andywiddss1 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2007 skipton northyorks Posts: 5275 clio 172 exclusive track toy

    #21 28th April 2008, 16:09

    u need grip off the line most 1/4 mile races are won an lost on the start line fella
22. stupotvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 EDINBURGH Posts: 3143 BMW e36 328i sport

    #22 28th April 2008, 16:37

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by JEEMO off to crail?

    nah back from crail went on sunday beat the civic easy and the 106 over heated so he wouldn't race I ended up getting a 16:5 as my best time not bad for an amatuer
23. s3an2009 L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 40

    #23 26th April 2010, 21:33

    stab a whole in there tanks or loosen there wheel bolts or pour salt in the oil
24. user_10473 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 Swansea Posts: 4946 Bianca White Peugeot 106 S2 Rallye, Saxo VTS

    #24 26th April 2010, 21:37

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by s3an2009 stab a whole in there tanks or loosen there wheel bolts or pour salt in the oil

    Blatant and utter spamming to boost your post count!
    
    This thread is 2 years old ffs.