 HOW TO LIGHTEN THE CELICA?? |
 Jan 17, 2008 - 11:38 PM
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Im looking for ways to lighten up my 94 st, ive started by taking off the spoiler, adding light weight rims, i cant do anything crazy like carbon fibre hood/hatch, jst dont have the money for that but things i can take off, im thinking about taking the rear seats out.. would that do alot? maybe the spare tire..uhmmm??? anyone have thoguhts ????
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Mar 18, 2008 - 3:08 AM
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get those 14lb carbon rims, cf hatch and replace glass with lexan. get rid of backseats, carpets. get lightweight seats. put only a couple gallons of gas in instead of a full tank.
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Jun 6, 2008 - 3:25 AM
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QUOTE (xs94st @ Mar 18, 2008 - 3:08 AM)  get those 14lb carbon rims, cf hatch and replace glass with lexan. get rid of backseats, carpets. get lightweight seats. put only a couple gallons of gas in instead of a full tank. What size are those 14lb Carbon rims? RS Limited (same company as American Racing) has a 15" wheel called Concept Pro that is supposedly 13lbs per wheel(prob costs $1000s less too). FYI, the Seibon OEM style CF hood is only 12lbs lighter than the stock sto hood, hardly worth $300-$500 in my opinion. We need to band together and find a manfacturer that will make plastic replicas of our gas tanks that can be mounted in the same spot for convenience. Anybody know how much the gas tank weighs? Estimate or guess on how much a plastic replica might weigh? |
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Jun 11, 2008 - 5:29 PM
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QUOTE (dutchboy @ Jun 6, 2008 - 4:25 AM) QUOTE (xs94st @ Mar 18, 2008 - 3:08 AM) get those 14lb carbon rims, cf hatch and replace glass with lexan. get rid of backseats, carpets. get lightweight seats. put only a couple gallons of gas in instead of a full tank. What size are those 14lb Carbon rims? RS Limited (same company as American Racing) has a 15" wheel called Concept Pro that is supposedly 13lbs per wheel(prob costs $1000s less too). FYI, the Seibon OEM style CF hood is only 12lbs lighter than the stock sto hood, hardly worth $300-$500 in my opinion. We need to band together and find a manfacturer that will make plastic replicas of our gas tanks that can be mounted in the same spot for convenience. Anybody know how much the gas tank weighs? Estimate or guess on how much a plastic replica might weigh? After finally doing some research, it doesn't sound like plastic tanks would be a good idea (mounted underneath anyways). Read that they will melt and dump the gas in a fire 
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mikecelica HOW TO LIGHTEN THE CELICA?? Jan 17, 2008 - 11:38 PM
CelicaST_CALI get a Cf hood,um take out any sound dampening,and ... Jan 17, 2008 - 11:45 PM Havok1997GT QUOTE(mikecelica @ Jan 17, 2008 - 11... Jan 17, 2008 - 11:55 PM azian_advanced upgrading to a CF hood is the best weight reductio... Jan 18, 2008 - 12:03 AM 95celgt lets see, in track form i would do this to my celi... Jan 18, 2008 - 12:21 AM Hanyo small car battery, remove power steering and all t... Jan 18, 2008 - 12:29 AM Kadett Get yourself on a diet and only fill up the tank w... Jan 18, 2008 - 6:20 AM SteveHall It depends if you want it to be a comfortable car ... Jan 18, 2008 - 6:32 AM playr158 Things i've done/in process of doing
a) no in... Jan 18, 2008 - 8:21 AM Valo666 buy a 5th gen...lol I donno how much weight reduct... Jan 18, 2008 - 12:18 PM zoik get rid of backseats, interior plastics,spare tire... Jan 18, 2008 - 1:53 PM goferris sale celi
buy elise Jan 19, 2008 - 3:04 AM _mikeE wow you guys are pretty freakin crazy lo, but yeah... Jan 21, 2008 - 1:39 PM
ferngt4 QUOTE(_mikeE @ Jan 21, 2008 - 1:39 P... Mar 17, 2008 - 11:17 PM playr158 you do know that that 30lbs you lost in hood weigh... Jan 21, 2008 - 3:55 PM RedSunCelica lexan glass all around Jan 22, 2008 - 4:57 PM SteveHall I know this is going slightly off at a tangent, bu... Jan 23, 2008 - 10:13 AM 97lestyousay The st is pretty light, only a couple hundred more... Mar 17, 2008 - 11:44 PM 95st-celica leightweight rims help a lot with moving mass...le... Mar 18, 2008 - 12:58 AM CAMAricer Seibon's CF hood is only 12 pounds lighter tha... Jun 11, 2008 - 11:47 PM dutchboy QUOTE (CAMAricer @ Jun 12, 2008 - 12... Jun 12, 2008 - 1:10 AM Tigawoods race with a quarter tank.
remove the spare tire
r... Mar 18, 2008 - 8:04 AM Defgeph Thread cleaned*
Lets try to actually help this me... Mar 18, 2008 - 10:10 AM njccmd2002 do what nascar cars do. Fiberglass stuff.
Fiberg... Mar 18, 2008 - 11:22 AM ILuvMyCelica95 Does everyone realize this thread is from January? Mar 18, 2008 - 11:28 AM playr158 so whats your point?
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FYI- most of this... Mar 18, 2008 - 11:46 AM dabazied QUOTE(playr158 @ Mar 18, 2008 - 4:46... Mar 20, 2008 - 8:27 AM 6_GEN Do we have the sound deadening tar under the carpe... Mar 22, 2008 - 7:58 PM playr158 yes we do have that stuff, i don't think its q... Mar 24, 2008 - 6:02 AM playr158 QUOTE (dutchboy @ Jun 6, 2008 - 4:25... Jun 12, 2008 - 9:41 AM lagos All these weight savings amount to MAYBE a 16sec c... Jun 12, 2008 - 10:00 AM SoundSlut_dotcom yea so instead of doing 17.9s we can all do 17.7s Jun 12, 2008 - 10:07 AM GriffGirl I know a company here that manufactures fiberglass... Jun 12, 2008 - 10:37 AM playr158 QUOTE (lagos @ Jun 12, 2008 - 11:00 ... Jun 12, 2008 - 10:48 AM lagos QUOTE (playr158 @ Jun 12, 2008 - 11... Jun 12, 2008 - 11:02 AM playr158 QUOTE (lagos @ Jun 12, 2008 - 12:02 ... Jun 12, 2008 - 11:10 AM lagos Like i said.. there isn't a single person on h... Jun 12, 2008 - 11:14 AM SoundSlut_dotcom well which body kit is most aerodynamic ? lol
u g... Jun 12, 2008 - 12:45 PM dutchboy Step 1: Remove the power antenna (if you have it) ... Jun 13, 2008 - 1:37 AM aznpnoiboi55 i garantee this will work....
remove rims
remov... Jun 13, 2008 - 2:40 PM D-Man ^ damn...
1) remove car.
0 Lbs / 0 Kg Jun 13, 2008 - 2:49 PM snapshotgt This thread has gone on long enough, we all get th... Jun 13, 2008 - 2:57 PM |
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