weight reduction
does anyone know roughly what the weights of these are for a 96 civic
hood fenders trunk which are all replaceable with carbon fiber. i was just curious as too how much weight i could lose by replacing all of stock parts listed above with C/F. thanks. |
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Carbon Fiber Hood $350
Carbon fiber trunk $500 Carbon fiber fenders $500 $1350 is a lot for some weight loss. |
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well yeah, i mean i know how much the stuff costs.
i was just wondering like, how much the carbon fiber parts weighed, as opposed to the stock parts. |
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Not sure about the hood or the trunk, but I do know that the fenders would totally NOT be worth it. They only weigh like a pound.
There is a lot you can do before you have to spend a grand to lose 50lbs. |
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yeah. but i really don't want to take away from my car. like take out the a/c and back seats and stuff. then it just takes away from everything i like about the car.
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Remove your spare tire and jack. Make sure you have some nice lightweight wheels. And just a note for everyone that has a sunroof........the glass and motor weigh more than the metal without a sunroof.
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im not sure if my wheels are lightweight
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And just a note for everyone that has a sunroof........the glass and motor weigh more than the metal without a sunroof. |
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ORIGINAL: my ocean gia im not sure if my wheels are lightweight Or you could always try searching, or placing an inquiry with the manufacturer. |
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If you wanna spend 1300 on weight reduction stuff, there is a better way to increase your power/weight ratio. It is called a turbocharger. I've heard on this forum that it can be pieced together for about 1400. Maybe that should be your route instead of spending that much money for 50lbs. Also, take the crap out of your trunk that you may lug around. And you could take the back seats out just for race day.
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hods are like 20 pounds, and trunks are about the same, you could replace thos and like the guy above said get a turbo, to increase the power to weight ratio, fewnders are not heavy at all, but even 2 pounds is alot to shead on a car, the back seats are fine you can take them out in like 2 minutes and put them back in just as fast, if you have the money, than do it, your car would look sik with carbon fiber fenders, hood, and trunk lid.
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