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post 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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post Jun 12, 2008 - 10:48 AM
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QUOTE (lagos @ Jun 12, 2008 - 11:00 AM) *
All these weight savings amount to MAYBE a 16sec car? Not worth it imho.
Boost it and keep the creature comforts.


newb there is more to racing than straight lines....

removing any weight improves speed, and increases handling.
Rotating weight that is removed is even more significant.
Removing weight that is placed higher in the car (sun roof for example) has large positive effects on handling.

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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
- - xs94st   get those 14lb carbon rims, cf hatch and replace g...   Mar 18, 2008 - 3:08 AM
|- - dutchboy   QUOTE (xs94st @ Mar 18, 2008 - 3:08 ...   Jun 6, 2008 - 3:25 AM
|- - dutchboy   QUOTE (dutchboy @ Jun 6, 2008 - 4:25...   Jun 11, 2008 - 5:29 PM
|- - 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? *updated* 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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