Weight loss

  1. Newbie Joined: Aug 2012 Fife Posts: 7 Corsa b 1.4 16v sport Corsa b 2l 8v sri 130 Saxo
    #1
    Hey guys,

    Does anyone know how much weight i would lose only leaving the 2 fronts seats and dash in my vts? Cheers bob
  2. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810
    #2
    why post such a random question in such an irrelevant thread?

    theres a weight thread in the motorsport section
  3. Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Braintree, Essex Posts: 1936 Mk1 Golf Clipper on fire - '04 EP2 Civic Sport
    #3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by TheBobcat View Post
    Hey guys,

    Does anyone know how much weight i would lose only leaving the 2 fronts seats and dash in my vts? Cheers bob
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by LSOfreak View Post
    why post such a random question in such an irrelevant thread?

    theres a weight thread in the motorsport section
    There is always one.

    Bumped from over a year ago.
  4. Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.
    #4
    moved this into it's own thread.
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH
    #5
    The noob has a corsa B He cant help been semi retarded.

    You wont be loosing as much as you might think. The best saving in my eyes is the tar mats on the floors and in the boot and the huge sound pad on the fire wall. IIrc that lot is around the 8-9kg alone.
  6. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2012 Cearphilly (Area) Posts: 218 Saxo Ph2 Furio, Fiesta Mk4 1.7, Astra H 1.8 SRI
    #6
    TOTALY POINTLESS!!!!
    Unless you remove the pasagers seat as well so theres only you in the car its pointless removing anything out of the car as you will just add the weight back in and more when you have some one in the car....
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Old_School_Saxo View Post
    TOTALY POINTLESS!!!!
    Unless you remove the pasagers seat as well so theres only you in the car its pointless removing anything out of the car as you will just add the weight back in and more when you have some one in the car....
    wtf kind of logic is that?

    not stripping it + a passenger would equal even more weight!!!
  8. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2012 Cearphilly (Area) Posts: 218 Saxo Ph2 Furio, Fiesta Mk4 1.7, Astra H 1.8 SRI
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by mlawlan69 View Post
    wtf kind of logic is that?

    not stripping it + a passenger would equal even more weight!!!
    having a passager in the car makes a massive diffrence to handling and performance! which is what ive found from the track and removing aload of stuff then having somone jump in the car just cancels out the work you have done, if anything its better to keep everything still in the car and be on your own than stripping the car out and having nothing in the back and two people in the front....
  9. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2012 Cearphilly (Area) Posts: 218 Saxo Ph2 Furio, Fiesta Mk4 1.7, Astra H 1.8 SRI
    #9
    my point is if your going for an all out track car then you only need one seat but if its for a road car other than looks or a roll cage its total pointless to remove them as you wont have any benifit from it...
  10. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH
    #10
    Wow you talk some balls. Even if you remove everything and leave the passenger seat the car is still going to weigh less than when you started.

    You may also want to take into your head that people actually have friends they like to take with them on track days, Also no one on here is a pro race car driver with exception of (hardcoregayboy) so any weight saving is better than none.
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  11. Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.
    #11
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Old_School_Saxo View Post
    TOTALY POINTLESS!!!!
    Unless you remove the pasagers seat as well so theres only you in the car its pointless removing anything out of the car as you will just add the weight back in and more when you have some one in the car....
    Oh god, not another thread where you talk shite...

    Removing the sound deadening, carpet and rear seats releases over 40kg from the car. Remove the spare wheel and carrier, and that's another 15kgs.

    That's 55kg removed without any real effort. To put your argument to bed, that's the same weight as my ex girlfriend, meaning adding "my passenger" cost nothing.

    Tu capisci?