Weight Savings

[03Z33]

Originally Posted by 501

i need to lose wieght myself maybe 10-20lbs

Haha, I hear that! Holiday Season is always the hardest for me I could always fast for a few days before going to the track

[jcove]

Originally Posted by 501

i need to lose wieght myself maybe 10-20lbs

Right on! Me too. Currently 240lbs @ 6'5" - Ideal weight for me is about 210 - 215lbs so that would make a big difference. LOL

I want to do the weight savings, but this is my daily driver and I use it occcasionally to go on road trips. I want to put in some sound deadening so I'll more than likely end up increasing the weight a little. I'd like to pull the back seat but I have people ride with me from time to time, so that wouldn't work.

[SmellyTofu]

OK... it's going a little extreme when you remove a safety device like an airbag... but what ever floats your boat.

[03Z33]

Originally Posted by SmellyTofu

OK... it's going a little extreme when you remove a safety device like an airbag... but what ever floats your boat.

Actually, weight savings is the least important reason for me to replace the stock steering wheel. I hated how it looks, feels, and I HATE airbags.

If you've never had an airbag blow in your face, you're in for a surprise! chemical burns, broken nose, broken ribs all because of a stupid minivan that backed into me at less then 10mph The airbag is the first thing I remove from all my cars. I know others will disagree and say I just had one bad experience, but I will take my chances with just a seat belt, for my passengers, I leave the choice up to them by leaving the passenger airbag in place.

Everyone knows that you should remove the airbag before driving on track anyway... this just makes it easier so that I don't have to pull the fuse anytime I want to go to the track. And you can't argue with the looks and feel of a Nardi wheel :)

[kngrsll]

i have heard alot of airbag horror stories! they really seem to do more damage than good in some cases. i have thought about removing mine, but we will see...

as for the nardi, a friend of mine got the deep dish all black with red stitching yesterday for christmas. it is HOT!! a good wheel seems to transfer more info to your hands too, althought the yaris wheel isnt that bad.

good to see the weight savings, i like doing that stuff! in my old 240, it had everything removed except the dash and front seats. i even went so far to remove the sound deading, stereo, ac, everything! i gradually put things back in though, door skins, carpet, and finally the back seat (never put a radio back in though, lol!) bc i couldnt get a date to ride with me! oh well, price ya pay i guess. when i track the yaris, ill probably just remove the back seats, all the stuff in the trunk, and thats about it. this is supposed to be my civil car, lol

[KSIbucky]

i know some people that watch car weight by dieting it makes the difference

[Ronin]

What about a carbon fiber hood? It would be cool if someone made carbon fiber fenders, door skins, and a hatch! I would want door skins because of safety reasons, especially if it's a daily driver.

I've got a carbon fiber hood and engine lid on my second gen. MR2. I'm not sure on the exact weight that they saved. But it's probably more than if I had stripped out the interrior... it's my daily driver.

You could also drill 1"-3" holes out of parts of the structure. Racecar builders do this, but they usually done by structual engineers who know what they are doing. I read an article in SCC about this being done to an S2000. If done right, the car will be lighter, stronger, faster, and stiffer than before.

[platypus]

Originally Posted by Ronin

What about a carbon fiber hood? It would be cool if someone made carbon fiber fenders, door skins, and a hatch! I would want door skins because of safety reasons, especially if it's a daily driver.

I've got a carbon fiber hood and engine lid on my second gen. MR2. I'm not sure on the exact weight that they saved. But it's probably more than if I had stripped out the interrior... it's my daily driver.

You could also drill 1"-3" holes out of parts of the structure. Racecar builders do this, but they usually done by structual engineers who know what they are doing. I read an article in SCC about this being done to an S2000. If done right, the car will be lighter, stronger, faster, and stiffer than before.

I'd have to wonder how much weight you'd save with a CF hood. The hood's not that big to begin with! :)

Also, on the subject of adding Drillium(tm), you reallllllly don't want to get into that unless you're after the last .05% of performance gains. Yes it removes material and saves weight, but the part almnost assuredly wasn't designed to have holes drilled in it and so is nearly guaranteed to fail at the worst possible time.

Get Carroll Smith's books on car prep and design, and then you'll be armed with real knowledge.

[ChinoCharles]

Remove the rear bench and put a seat in to match the front... make it a 3 seater.

[graywolf_14]

Yeah a 3 seater would be cool but than one of my kids would be riding in the trunk.

[Tamago]

bumping a weight thread in relevance to today's discussion about removing all your seats.

has anyone weighed a stock yaris seat?

[Klink10]

Originally Posted by Tamago

bumping a weight thread in relevance to today's discussion about removing all your seats.

has anyone weighed a stock yaris seat?

I think I saw around 100 lbs. for the 60/40.

On the first post in the list I didn't notice rear seat belt stuff.

[cali yaris]

^ correct, I weighed those when I took them out.

CF hood saves 5 pounds
CF hatch saves 15 pounds (deleting wiper assembly)