Weight obsession - part weights on S13

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Originally Posted by kognition

I hear what you guys are saying about removing as much as possible. From my experience, the lightest car does not win championships. The most well balanced and consistent car does. And i am just as passionate as the next guy about weight reduction. But unless i see you out there winning contingency money with it, it doesn't mean much.

I couldn't agree with you more. All to often people get caught up with weight, when the truth is that a reliable and consistant car is what really counts most. Certainly there are all things we can do to save weight that help out, and that are easily changed (wheels, carbon fiber panels, suspension parts) but beyond that, I (and I may sound very simple for admitting this) would much rather just play with the horsepower of the car, and the setup. Trust me, I'd love a super light car, but in the grand scheme of things, I'd rather try to make more HP and find more traction after a certain point.

As before I do not discredit the bantam weight obsession, I just think there is often to much emphasis put on it for street based cars.

Originally Posted by godrifttoday

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Dammmmm u got major credibility !!! U post something and u get thousand of views to read your words!!! major pull....

That's because he's one of the few of us on here that actually knows what he's talking about/capable of working on his car. Once you seperate the wheat from the chaff on Zilvia, you'll soon realize who the real DIY guys are