weight reduction ideas

[bl3ujay07]

Originally Posted by Hashiriya415

1 quart less engine oil, even 2 worked on my friends B18 that I raced with, but he had royal purple so that's why it didnt blow probably
half quart less, tranny oil brake fluid right at the low line
use old brake pads almost worn out, that's about 5lbs for all 4

That’s probably the dumbest advice ever. You risk your motor to shave maybe 5 pounds when you could have just not eaten for the day or run around the block twice and sweat it off.
Best way to shave 30 lbs and gain 5 hp, not take his advice.

[bbejj123]

Originally Posted by trsilvias13

You swapped in an aluminum motor and you are the fastest KA in town? IIRC, they dont have an aluminum KA24e/ka24de. Unless you are talking about owning a honda and having a K motor?

Love- Present tense
Loved- Past Tense

Originally Posted by pwr-adr

I loved being the fastest KA (all motor mind you) in town and even picking on a few 5.0's and s2k's here and there.

[BustedS13]

Originally Posted by trsilvias13

You swapped in an aluminum motor and you are the fastest KA in town? IIRC, they dont have an aluminum KA24e/ka24de. Unless you are talking about owning a honda and having a K motor?

i'm pretty sure he was saying he swapped out his ka for an sr. but they weigh about the same. so i think he's just bragging that he has an sr. but so does 80% of this board.

anyway, *woosh* over your head

[Hashiriya415]

Originally Posted by bl3ujay07

That’s probably the dumbest advice ever. You risk your motor to shave maybe 5 pounds when you could have just not eaten for the day or run around the block twice and sweat it off.
Best way to shave 30 lbs and gain 5 hp, not take his advice.

sorry but I wasn't fully explaining.
My friend kind of never heard of " checking oil with dipstick" LOL
he just thought he had oil, but his front main seal was leaking, so after we were screwing with it reving it to 9K maybe little over cuz the tach actually only went up to 8 so I don't really know exactly were 9 is. After that the next day he notice the puddle at his driveway, checked oil and was 2 quarts low. I said WTF we were racing with this and your 2 quarts below.

[SochBAT]

Originally Posted by Hashiriya415

sorry but I wasn't fully explaining.
My friend kind of never heard of " checking oil with dipstick" LOL
he just thought he had oil, but his front main seal was leaking, so after we were screwing with it reving it to 9K maybe little over cuz the tach actually only went up to 8 so I don't really know exactly were 9 is. After that the next day he notice the puddle at his driveway, checked oil and was 2 quarts low. I said WTF we were racing with this and your 2 quarts below.

Cover-up story fail!

Fuck running tail lights. Get reflective markers.

[bejota180sx]

yeah we have like 100 weight reduction thread they all turn into people fighting between comfort and loosing weight most of the times...

thats why i just say my ideas... to the OP or whoever read to do whatever the hell he wants to his car...

[SexPanda]

honestly... The stock wheels and tires are usually a lot lighter then aftermarket ones. My e36's stock 15'' BBS's weigh in at a scant 12 lbs. My M3 rims weigh in at an impressive 24.

Add tires, blah blah blah, and with my stock wheels, I save about 40 lbs all and all.

But damn, the m3 wheels look sweet.

[bejota180sx]

Originally Posted by SexPanda

honestly... The stock wheels and tires are usually a lot lighter then aftermarket ones. My e36's stock 15'' BBS's weigh in at a scant 12 lbs. My M3 rims weigh in at an impressive 24.

Add tires, blah blah blah, and with my stock wheels, I save about 40 lbs all and all.

But damn, the m3 wheels look sweet.

aren't the m3 wheel bigger? and also wider? just like the newer m3 wheels? you would gain weight but on the other hand you could stick wider tires and help a bit on handling... or

[Hashiriya415]

You can get like 15" x 10" that weigh around like 10lbs, I forgot where I saw it
that's about half the weight of the steels.
Also lightweight lug nuts, chromoly hubs and studs.
I forgot if the sway bars are hallow, but there are hallow aftermarket sway bars.
Nitrogen in tires.
paint and primer removal, and finish bare metal with a thin clear coat, it's used in bicycle racing I been there you save about 8oz on a bike.

[rb25_s13*CHUKI]

Its 626 right now!!!!!!

[moses]

I want to see the swiss cheese 240

[Def]

Originally Posted by BustedS13

i'm pretty sure he was saying he swapped out his ka for an sr. but they weigh about the same. so i think he's just bragging that he has an sr. but so does 80% of this board.

anyway, *woosh* over your head

An SR is way lighter than a KA. A little over 40 lbs from what I hear, and it feels like it lifting both up with a cherry picker. Not to mention the weight is further back.

[bejota180sx]

Originally Posted by moses

I want to see the swiss cheese 240

i'm still waiting on the day that somebody does that when i say it...
hey i did what bejota said, i stuck a bunch of holes in the car to lose some weight all around...

HAHAHA

[Def]

Originally Posted by bejota180sx

i'm still waiting on the day that somebody does that when i say it...
hey i did what bejota said, i stuck a bunch of holes in the car to lose some weight all around...

HAHAHA

$100k+ BMW Club Racing cars do it all the time to get the weight down in the MOD classes. It's stiffer than a flat sheet if you dimple die the holes.

Not worth the effort in a primarily street car though.

[Kalashnikov]

Ways to reduce weight on a 240sx by Kalashnikov:

1. Cut off all the Muffler bearings, You don't need them.
2. Empty the catalytic converter fluids
3. Drill holes in the floor pan
4. Fill A/C with Helium
5. Remove padding from stock seats
6. Take a dump and shave entire body before driving
7. Clip your nails
8. Dip feet in liquid latex and that will be your driving shoes
9. Clean out your nose and ears
10. Remove bumper support and impart foam
11. Cut steering wheel in half. so you have a semi circle steering wheel.
12. No shift knob.
13. Put Nitrogen/Helium mix gas in tires
14. Wash car

[bejota180sx]

Originally Posted by Kalashnikov

Ways to reduce weight on a 240sx by Kalashnikov:

1. Cut off all the Muffler bearings, You don't need them.
2. Empty the catalytic converter fluids
3. Drill holes in the floor pan
4. Fill A/C with Helium
5. Remove padding from stock seats
6. Take a dump and shave entire body before driving
7. Clip your nails
8. Dip feet in liquid latex and that will be your driving shoes
9. Clean out your nose and ears
10. Remove bumper support and impart foam
11. Cut steering wheel in half. so you have a semi circle steering wheel.
12. No shift knob.
13. Put Nitrogen/Helium mix gas in tires
14. Wash car

yeah!! and don't use underwear...

[DDSR240]

fyi my red coupe weighed in at 2310lbs with half a tank of fuel (I wasn't in it though)and I didn't buy light wieght shit just took out all the creature comforts.

[g-via]

take out all your glass and replace it with that plastic stuff...

great way to save weight, but crazy as fuck if you change your windshield out....

actually i dont even think thats legal

[DDSR240]

Originally Posted by bl3ujay07

That’s probably the dumbest advice ever. You risk your motor to shave maybe 5 pounds when you could have just not eaten for the day or run around the block twice and sweat it off.
Best way to shave 30 lbs and gain 5 hp, not take his advice.

i luv caps lock

[Hashiriya415]

maybe build from scratch, chassis out of carbon fiber tubing, then just put a S14 fiberglass shell over, that should be 1000lbs lighter then stock S14 I guess?

[Bigsyke]

Originally Posted by Def

$100k+ BMW Club Racing cars do it all the time to get the weight down in the MOD classes. It's stiffer than a flat sheet if you dimple die the holes.

Not worth the effort in a primarily street car though.

aside from all the BS in this thread, for the trunk that would be an excellent idea

[Maximamike]

Originally Posted by Hashiriya415

maybe build from scratch, chassis out of carbon fiber tubing, then just put a S14 fiberglass shell over, that should be 1000lbs lighter then stock S14 I guess?

Please stop posting in this thread.

[Hashiriya415]

Originally Posted by Maximamike

Please stop posting in this thread.

why? you haven't seen carbon fiber chassis before?

[bejota180sx]

Originally Posted by Def

$100k+ BMW Club Racing cars do it all the time to get the weight down in the MOD classes. It's stiffer than a flat sheet if you dimple die the holes.

Not worth the effort in a primarily street car though.

ive seen it before on club racing cars, but like you said dimple die holes... i just wait till the day that somebody wants to do a weight reduction and sticks a bunch of holes in all the interior with some holesaw or something like that!

[kognition]

What are you reducing weight for exactly? Before you start, you might consider getting your cage in first, then get the seam welding done after removing the sound deadening.
The spindles are a good start, but again... what is your track application?
The S14 has gobs of weight reduction and aero potential.
I suggest getting yourself some Enkei RPF1's for starters. And start working on the front of the car to reduce weight first. Then the roof (70lb's) and then work towards the rear.

[TanaMU]

there's a big ass wiki article on this somewhere. complete with how much everything weighs. anyhow, i saved a bunch when i swapped the stock seat out for a fiberglass one. saved another 20 lbs or so by swapping to a light weight race battery. 34 ish pounds were saved when I removed my AC.


titanium exhaust?

[Matej]

An OBX type header is about 1/3 of the weight of the stock one.

[trsilvias13]

Originally Posted by BustedS13

i'm pretty sure he was saying he swapped out his ka for an sr. but they weigh about the same. so i think he's just bragging that he has an sr. but so does 80% of this board.

anyway, *woosh* over your head

Read what he wrote, he swapped in an aluminum motor and he is the fastest KA around. How can he be the fastest KA around with a SR?

[bl3ujay07]

^^^lmao. hes got a point

[bl3ujay07]

Originally Posted by Hashiriya415

maybe build from scratch, chassis out of carbon fiber tubing, then just put a S14 fiberglass shell over, that should be 1000lbs lighter then stock S14 I guess?

um.....no. I am not saying he doesnt have money to do it, but thats expensive as hell. I dont think he is looking at anything that expensive.