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Old 10-13-2012, 05:24 PM   #111
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Well there are different ways to skin a cat for performance.

If I dropped 500 lbs off current weight it's possible that 11.9x @ 114 quarter mile performance might improve to as much as 11.5 @ 118-119 mph which is quite a nice jump.

Now I could also leave the weight alone and get a larger turbo like an FP Green and get similar results although there would be a slight spool penalty and braking/cornering wouldn't be improved. Losing 500 lbs weight is overall probably more effective than increasing horsepower by 50 assuming your gearing can take advantage of it, but you have to compare the pros and cons of each. Not everyone wants to ditch AC, heated seats, and other creature comforts so sometimes a little of each works out better.
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Old 10-13-2012, 06:49 PM   #112
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Well there are different ways to skin a cat for performance.

If I dropped 500 lbs off current weight it's possible that 11.9x @ 114 quarter mile performance might improve to as much as 11.5 @ 118-119 mph which is quite a nice jump.

Now I could also leave the weight alone and get a larger turbo like an FP Green and get similar results although there would be a slight spool penalty and braking/cornering wouldn't be improved. Losing 500 lbs weight is overall probably more effective than increasing horsepower by 50 assuming your gearing can take advantage of it, but you have to compare the pros and cons of each. Not everyone wants to ditch AC, heated seats, and other creature comforts so sometimes a little of each works out better.
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Old 10-13-2012, 07:45 PM   #113
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because R/C car, lol
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Old 10-13-2012, 10:39 PM   #114
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because R/C car, lol

What was the last thing(s) you removed to put you below 3k? Last I remember it was 3035?? Something like that. The list is too damn long to remember what was recently added to that list.
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Old 10-13-2012, 11:20 PM   #115
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The stock HVAC unit

And something else I cant remember at the moment, lol
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Old 10-13-2012, 11:31 PM   #116
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uhhh what are you going to do for heat now? did you hook up some outlets and brought in a small portable heater? Because... its cold round our parts!
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Any bad side effects from removing the weight under the driveshaft/Tcase?
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And something else I cant remember at the moment, lol
What do you do without a defroster?
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few more questions for you...
how much weight do you think was saved switching to the fortune autos?
any downsides to removing the driveshaft tunnel heatshield?

and did you get to re-upload that PDF yet? =)
Here is my coilover install thread. I weighed everyhting before and after and it was about a 27lb difference
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