hey there
planning to DIy weight reduction to my civic, any tips and tricks ?
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hey there
planning to DIy weight reduction to my civic, any tips and tricks ?
weight reducing isnt that great.. just stripped my EF and i'd say i'd lost a total of 30kgs keeping stock engine parts, p/steering & a/c. kinda of a waste, i have no interior rear seats or anything!
but if you were to lose alot of weight it would be from your rear seats, and spare tyre/jack, everything else comes from changing OEM parts to lighter aftermarket parts.
nice.. so did you keep all your plastic and trims.. etc etc ?
hey Jase
this is a good thread.,..
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7862
Thanks ! very helpful
Civic Type R did Crank Shaft Pulley 4.5 kg 0.9 kg, wouldnt this unbalance the crankshaft ?
Wouldnt that give a lightened fly wheels effect as its apart of the drive componentQuote:
Originally Posted by Jase EK
reduces strain which inturn yields positive results.
weight reduction wise, the usual things like removing the interior trim/seats and taking a dump before you go for a drive :P
Go to the Gym, go for a run. :thumbsup:
You can get more then that out of one, just depends how far you wanna go, as was mentioned p/s,a/c, basic trim, spare and jack, sunroof, airbags and sound deadening.
Then as said its replacing parts with lightweight items such as panels, wheels ect.
Ive seen carbon fibre dash's in them as the EK dash weighs a crap load.
Hope this helps a little.
How hardcore do you wana go?
Bits to change...
- I/H/E
- FLywheel
- Pulleys
- Battery
- Wheels/ Lugnuts
- Valve Train
BITS TO TAKE OUT...
- Rear Seats (incl rear seat belts)
- Front Passenger Seat (incl seat belt)
- Carpet
- Sound deadening
- Spare Tire
- Jack & Tools
- Boot Trim (Sides bottom)
- Stereo (Deck + 4 Speakers, Sub if apl.)
- Windscreen Washer Bottle and hoses.
- Rear Quarter Trims
- Rear Parcel Shelf
- Door Trims
- Roof Lining
- Roof Trims
- Rear Spoiler is apl.
- Sun Visors
- Center console
- Gear knob
- aircon
- p/s
THINGS TO DO
- poo b4 hand
- vaccum sand off floor
- Haircut
- Shave Pubes
- Wear Thongs
EDIT:
AND....
- Any sort of heat shield from around the exhuast
- Inner plastic guards in wheel arches
- Never put in more than 10L of pet in car.
- Do burnout do get rid of unessasary rubber
EDIT * 2
AND.....
- Put on CF bonnet
- Put on CF boot lid
- Take of any sort of lipping on the car.
- Take off windscreen wipers @ motors
- Replace all windows with some sort of plastic
im going all the way.. will start shaving weight this week or soo.. will load pics..
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Originally Posted by DLO01
so true...
May I ask why the heck you are doing this for on what appears to be a daily driver?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jase EK
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Originally Posted by Jase EK
GO ON A DIET!
Reducing the weight of the car is fairly costly. Because first you need to remover all the parts you dont need. The rest of the parts that are left you need to find a lighter alternative. Start looking at CF body parts, get lighter seats, suspension, engine components, exhaust & headers, wheels, ect...
I have stripped 96.5kg from my ED civic so far, which includes going from 135/65/13 rims to 195/55/15 rims, which added 14kg, and putting in a heavier engine.
It all depends on how far you want to go. The more you strip your car, the noisier its going to get too. Tried driving in the rain with no headlining? Sounds like rocks are landing on your roof.