Weight watchers
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Melting Slicks
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Weight watchers
For those who like to shed pounds from their C6, I have a few numbers from some items I've removed, weighed and replaced on my car, just because I'm curious, and I figure some of you may be as well.
Passenger seat (electronic/airbag/heated)53lbs
Hoodliner 4lbs
Engine Covers 3lbs total
stock Airbox(when swapped with most aftermarket cais) 2-5lb(replacement depending)
mystery bags in rear quarters 1lb each
floormats 7lbs total
mesh luggage thingy 1.5lbs
Windshield washer bottle and contents 15lbs
Total:about 90lbs
I'm sure there's more stuff to save weight, but just from stuff you really don't need when racing(whatever kind of race it may be), this isn't a bad way to lose a few pounds and are all replaceable in a few minutes. Go to the dragstrip minus these parts, along with just a 1/4 tank of gas, and you should see between a .1 and .2 reduction over full tank of gas and all this stuff installed.
Oh yeah, before anyone makes the comment:
Take a duece before you hit the track, possible 1-5lb loss, depending on your last meals.....lol.
Passenger seat (electronic/airbag/heated)53lbs
Hoodliner 4lbs
Engine Covers 3lbs total
stock Airbox(when swapped with most aftermarket cais) 2-5lb(replacement depending)
mystery bags in rear quarters 1lb each
floormats 7lbs total
mesh luggage thingy 1.5lbs
Windshield washer bottle and contents 15lbs
Total:about 90lbs
I'm sure there's more stuff to save weight, but just from stuff you really don't need when racing(whatever kind of race it may be), this isn't a bad way to lose a few pounds and are all replaceable in a few minutes. Go to the dragstrip minus these parts, along with just a 1/4 tank of gas, and you should see between a .1 and .2 reduction over full tank of gas and all this stuff installed.
Oh yeah, before anyone makes the comment:
Take a duece before you hit the track, possible 1-5lb loss, depending on your last meals.....lol.
Last edited by Evilways; Aug 28, 2007 at 02:01 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Santa Barbara, CA
Dude get the battery. It's like 100 bucks for a 11.7lb battery. I have one that lays flat and you can use the stock battery bolt.
If you get a Sparco or similar they weigh 23lbs with base, slider.
I just saved you another 50lbs
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Melting Slicks
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Good additions, but they cost $$, lol. I'm a cheap so and so. I've also read/heard that swapping to non runflats saves about 7lbs on each corner of unsprung weight, so thats about 28lbs.As far as freebies, I haven't weighed the centercaps yet, I assume they're between 2-3lbs total.The visors look like a pain to remove, so I didn't do that either.Of course, finding a good driver that weighs 100lbs would help in my case as well, as I'm double that and then some.
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For those who like to shed pounds from their C6, I have a few numbers from some items I've removed, weighed and replaced on my car, just because I'm curious, and I figure some of you may be as well.
Passenger seat (electronic/airbag/heated)53lbs
Hoodliner 4lbs
Engine Covers 3lbs total
stock Airbox(when swapped with most aftermarket cais) 2-5lb(replacement depending)
mystery bags in rear quarters 1lb each
floormats 7lbs total
mesh luggage thingy 1.5lbs
Windshield washer bottle and contents 15lbs
Total:about 90lbs
I'm sure there's more stuff to save weight, but just from stuff you really don't need when racing(whatever kind of race it may be), this isn't a bad way to lose a few pounds and are all replaceable in a few minutes. Go to the dragstrip minus these parts, along with just a 1/4 tank of gas, and you should see between a .1 and .2 reduction over full tank of gas and all this stuff installed.
Oh yeah, before anyone makes the comment:
Take a duece before you hit the track, possible 1-5lb loss, depending on your last meals.....lol.
Passenger seat (electronic/airbag/heated)53lbs
Hoodliner 4lbs
Engine Covers 3lbs total
stock Airbox(when swapped with most aftermarket cais) 2-5lb(replacement depending)
mystery bags in rear quarters 1lb each
floormats 7lbs total
mesh luggage thingy 1.5lbs
Windshield washer bottle and contents 15lbs
Total:about 90lbs
I'm sure there's more stuff to save weight, but just from stuff you really don't need when racing(whatever kind of race it may be), this isn't a bad way to lose a few pounds and are all replaceable in a few minutes. Go to the dragstrip minus these parts, along with just a 1/4 tank of gas, and you should see between a .1 and .2 reduction over full tank of gas and all this stuff installed.
Oh yeah, before anyone makes the comment:
Take a duece before you hit the track, possible 1-5lb loss, depending on your last meals.....lol.
