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mine is a 00 atx 2.0 with a whole lotta weight redux and no p/s and a/c and soon to weigh less. right now with a half a tank of gas it weighs 2360 is this a good weight?

neontj wrote:a whole lotta weight redux and no p/s and a/c and soon to weigh less

explain

2360 for a 2gn is good. they weight 2600ish, or a little more stock.

Its decent, I have 2485 last I checked with little over a half tank and me (180 lbs) in it. I still have pretty much my full interior in.

I weighed mine in the middle of winter and she kicked in at 3000lbs

The undercarriage was also packed with ice though.

^holy smoke.

hey silvr how the heck does your car only weigh 2200 lbs?

OB wrote:^holy smoke.

hey silvr how the heck does your car only weigh 2200 lbs?

LOL bad math. 2305 without me. IDK but thats what the scale was saying.

my bish needs to go on a diet. I wieghed in at 2830 last time I checked at Bandimere [/code]

SlvrACR wrote:

OB wrote:^holy smoke.

hey silvr how the heck does your car only weigh 2200 lbs?

LOL bad math. 2305 without me. IDK but thats what the scale was saying.

oops

still, thats 250ish lbs lighter than stock. I wonder what my car would weigh in at.

I also own an ACR which is lighter then yours to start with

yeah, this is true. No radio, power windows, ac. Even still, that still implies a solid 100+ lb weight reduction after the fact. What exactly have you taken out?

When it was weighed it I had taken out
Radio
Pass Airbag
Everything in trunk
Stock airbox
and put in
Motorcycle batt

I prob am heavier now that I put stuff back in but if I was to goto the track I could easly weigh that

and this gains you what? Maybe a tenth E.T.? How much does it shave off your lap times?

Who knows but stock for stock my ACR took my friends RT thats fully loaded

100lbs = ~1 tenth of a second in the quarter mile.

my car is missing every thing inside carpet all seat belts but mine center console back seat pass seat all speakers all most half the dash panels all sound deading except for the tar mats. trunk has been gutted trunk lid gutted lawn tractor batt no bellows tube hood gutted no p/s no a/c no hvac controls no door panels no window cranks no cai hood scooped hood basicly everything except what is needed to remain street legal.

Wenuden wrote:and this gains you what? Maybe a tenth E.T.? How much does it shave off your lap times?

Every 10 lbs are also good for apprx 1hp. This is good in any direction. Lower weight = faster accelleration, less suspension stress, and generally better performance.

If the car is designed well with the lost weight, it can be made to handle better. Since our cars are front heavy, relocating items such as the battery to the rear can help balance the car and improve its characteristics in the corners. Since the spring rates in our cars are lower in the rear, having less weight back there actually allows more spring travel (at the expense of a very slightly higher ride height).