Saving weight

1. adamhighfield Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2007 Shrewsbury Posts: 642 Saxo VTS

   #1 11th April 2007, 21:59

   i have already stripped out the back of my saxo completly, side panels, seat etc. Just wandering if there is anything else i could do to save weight either inside or under the bonnet. Its a VTS, i want to keep things like carpet & headlining etc.
   
   Also where can i get the carbon front door cards from?
   
   Thanks
2. pat_man_vts Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 315

   #2 11th April 2007, 22:21

   theres a little bit of metal bahind the front grill
   
   get that cut off
3. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

   #3 11th April 2007, 22:25

   PM jasonvts for carbon doorcards. I have removed all the interior trim in my car including the headlining and all sunroof trims/sliders etc!
   
   One way to reduce weight over thefront of your vts is to buy some lightweight alloys, carbon bonnet, move battery from inside engine bay to inside passenger compartment.
   
   An aftermarket manifold will help as they are loads lighter, even a decent exhaust can be a lot lighter than standard. Not really an awful lot else you can do under the bonnet, except remove the carpet from underneath
4. VTS_16v_Boy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2006 Dartford Kent Posts: 5251 Pug 1007 HDi Sport (daily) / Abarth 500

   #4 12th April 2007, 15:11

   ^^^
   
   Apart from removing interior parts the wheels are the probally the next weight killer, lighter weight alloys or steel rims like on the 106 Rallye will help there.
   
   All depends on how far you want to go - Stereo weight abit, if that goes speakers go but could you drive with out music . . . I can for a while but not for too long, like I said how far do want to go
5. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

   #5 12th April 2007, 15:21

   get the carpets out! lol remove sound deadening from under the bonnet?
6. Ross_Davis L-plater Joined: Feb 2007 Weston Posts: 46

   #6 12th April 2007, 15:25

   take out your rear motor and wiper blade.
   
   also take your spare wheel off and take the spare wheel cage off. get the carpet AND sound deading out mate, saves loads of weight. then you have tar int he foot wells under the carpet, get a heat gun and get that off, you will. have this tar shit onthe back of your rear arches under the thin carpet. get it all off. dont do half a job
   
   im always looking to lose wieght on the car, every little bit helps and it really shows on track.
7. sy_VTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 BLACKBURN Posts: 1216 BLACK MK2 VTR, MK1 POSI VTS

   #7 12th April 2007, 15:26

   just take the all the panels off, and it will be light as fuk, might get a little wind resistance, but it will light lol!!!
8. VTS_16v_Boy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2006 Dartford Kent Posts: 5251 Pug 1007 HDi Sport (daily) / Abarth 500

   #8 12th April 2007, 15:51

   Like I said before - Have a dump be for you go for a Blast :
9. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #9 12th April 2007, 16:28

   if you want to stump up around £1600 I can get you some very tasty speedlline alloys - magnesium alloy race wheels lol
10. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

    #10 12th April 2007, 16:31

    The sunroof weighs a fair bit. Plus, it's located in the worst place, right at the top of the car. If you can get that removed, it will be worth it.
11. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

    #11 12th April 2007, 16:32

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KamRacing if you want to stump up around £1600 I can get you some very tasty speedlline alloys - magnesium alloy race wheels lol

    Or... Some 15" Superleggera alloys, which are ALLOY, but weigh in at a similar amount to the very expensive mag alloys.
12. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #12 12th April 2007, 16:38

    whats the weight of the 15" superleggeras?
13. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

    #13 12th April 2007, 16:45

    4.7 Kgs... Pretty light eh?
14. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

    #14 12th April 2007, 16:48

    My 16" superturismo WRCs weigh pretty much twice that!
15. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

    #15 12th April 2007, 16:52

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Toad The sunroof weighs a fair bit. Plus, it's located in the worst place, right at the top of the car. If you can get that removed, it will be worth it.

    The sunroof and ancillaries do weigh a fair amount but will have no benefit just removing them because of the reduced aerodynamics without it! If you do get rid of that you can buy a non-sunroof skin from Citroen for £139, or get a company to fabricate a carbon fibre one for a few pennies!
16. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

    #16 12th April 2007, 16:55

    Yup. I wasn't expecting someone just to leave it wide open! Haha.
17. bullit Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2005 e-hollywood Posts: 17160 toyata hilux

    #17 12th April 2007, 20:31

    perspex windows, drill out the skins on boot and doorcards