Weight Reduction Thread
02-02-2010 | 03:18 AM
#42
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Post what you have done to reduce the weight of your tC
Anything from street to track...
From removing the spare to getting the grinder out...
From the engine bay to the suspension to the interior...
Lets hear it!
Pictures are always nice also!
removed all interior panels
removed headliner
removed a,b,c pillars
removed anything in trunk
removed rear seats
removed passenger seat
drivers seat replaced with plastic RCI seat
removed carpet
removed interior sound deadening
removed interior metal webbing behind panels
battery replaced with lightweight
exhaust is only a downpipe
carbon fiber hood
removed antenna
removed front crash bar
removed rear crash bar
removed oem seat belts
removed glove box
removed center console
removed balance shafts
removed radio
removed speakers & tweeters
Anything from street to track...
From removing the spare to getting the grinder out...
From the engine bay to the suspension to the interior...
Lets hear it!
Pictures are always nice also!
removed all interior panels
removed headliner
removed a,b,c pillars
removed anything in trunk
removed rear seats
removed passenger seat
drivers seat replaced with plastic RCI seat
removed carpet
removed interior sound deadening
removed interior metal webbing behind panels
battery replaced with lightweight
exhaust is only a downpipe
carbon fiber hood
removed antenna
removed front crash bar
removed rear crash bar
removed oem seat belts
removed glove box
removed center console
removed balance shafts
removed radio
removed speakers & tweeters
02-02-2010 | 05:55 AM
#45
i have no idea. lol
im putting it all back together atm.
but at its lightest point i think i had.
no stock sound deadening.
no back seat.
no interior side panels.
no headliner.
no pillars.
no stock seatbelts.
no center console.
no dash.
no heater core.
no exhaust.
no pass. seat
lol, it was basically just a driver seat and harness.
im putting it all back together atm.
but at its lightest point i think i had.
no stock sound deadening.
no back seat.
no interior side panels.
no headliner.
no pillars.
no stock seatbelts.
no center console.
no dash.
no heater core.
no exhaust.
no pass. seat
lol, it was basically just a driver seat and harness.
02-02-2010 | 04:41 PM
#46
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trd dan... where are the pics...
and i hope the threads i found for you helped... see there is a little button at the top right called search.... it helps...
here i'll post them again
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/show...ight+reduction
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/show...ight+reduction
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/show...ight+reduction
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/show...ight+reduction
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/show...ight+reduction
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and i hope the threads i found for you helped... see there is a little button at the top right called search.... it helps...
here i'll post them again
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/show...ight+reduction
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/show...ight+reduction
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/show...ight+reduction
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/show...ight+reduction
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/show...ight+reduction
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02-02-2010 | 05:20 PM
#47
What is your problem? I did search .. all of those threads are garbage
this is a real quality thread thanks for posting it:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...ight+reduction
Ill post pics when you stop posting on here wasting everyones time
this is a real quality thread thanks for posting it:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...ight+reduction
Ill post pics when you stop posting on here wasting everyones time
im sorry
02-02-2010 | 06:21 PM
#51
I did have everything in the rear gutted from my tC, but decided to place it all back. I feel that removing all that weight from the rear of the car upsets the overall balance, unless your gutting the rear section of your tC and relocating the battery to the back.
02-02-2010 | 08:14 PM
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Then you haven't a tC on S-Techs with no motor. It sits about 6" higher than stock ride height.Then you haven't a tC on S-Techs with no motor. It sits about 6" higher than stock ride height.
and most of the weight is also in the front of the car to begin with, with that engine of ours..
yeah.. the weight balance would certainly be very off if everything was removed from the rear.. relocation of the battery would help, but you'd need to do a lot more as well.
02-02-2010 | 08:19 PM
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From: Parsippany, NJ
well i do assume the OP has his motor in his car.
and most of the weight is also in the front of the car to begin with, with that engine of ours..
yeah.. the weight balance would certainly be very off if everything was removed from the rear.. relocation of the battery would help, but you'd need to do a lot more as well.
and most of the weight is also in the front of the car to begin with, with that engine of ours..
yeah.. the weight balance would certainly be very off if everything was removed from the rear.. relocation of the battery would help, but you'd need to do a lot more as well.
You completely missed my point.
02-02-2010 | 10:10 PM
#57
that seat looks fun.
not as bad as it looks
remove fender skirts?
Gone
plexi windows?
Not messing with that
ac compressor..power steering pump?
AC Compressor Gone
light weight pullys ?
Negligible for amount of $
idk what rims your running but rotational mass is the enemy.
15s in the front stocks in the back
not as bad as it looks
remove fender skirts?
Gone
plexi windows?
Not messing with that
ac compressor..power steering pump?
AC Compressor Gone
light weight pullys ?
Negligible for amount of $
idk what rims your running but rotational mass is the enemy.
15s in the front stocks in the back
02-02-2010 | 10:25 PM
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http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KIR-09800
ran this one in my baja at school with a 6pt.
im steril now.
the underdrive and alternator will gain performance as well as a few lbs like $200
cheaper than the cf hatch.
convert to manual windows manual sunroof haa
ran this one in my baja at school with a 6pt.
im steril now.
the underdrive and alternator will gain performance as well as a few lbs like $200
cheaper than the cf hatch.
convert to manual windows manual sunroof haa
02-02-2010 | 11:00 PM
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well i'll be damned. see? pictures are always good.
hmm.. are you leaving the glass roof? that's a large chunk of weight too.. i mean you've pretty much torn everything else out.
hmm.. are you leaving the glass roof? that's a large chunk of weight too.. i mean you've pretty much torn everything else out.
02-02-2010 | 11:03 PM
#60
that much weight that high up sucks.