well guys, i just got done installing my front motor mount inserts an WOW.. This fucking simple mod makes a HUGE difference. My shifts are crisper, the car doesnt bog and the engine doest jerk inside the bay anymore. A MUST for you guys producing high horse/ nitrous applications. took me about 2 hours to install in the rain and once i got it in, i would never look back. The car just Goes, when i tell it to go. Your old front mount WILL be almost destroyed at 100 no matter how you drive. Mine was cracked and FUCKED UP BAD. ANYWAYS JUST wanted tolet you guys know NOW onto my question





Theres a track ( auto X ) and drag opening about 30 mile away from my apartment. I want to reduce some weight. my first question is, how much does the rear seat weigh. I already stripped my trunk of all carpet and what not. Im purchasing rear strut tower brace as well to keep my chassis stiff and the tires and suspension working 100 during hard turning ( front brace as well ) I guess im selling my rear seats if im taking them out. What else can i take out to reduce weight without COMPLETELY stripping my car down. ( IE: i want to keep my cd player and door panels Just strip it so its more of a 2 seater. Also, theres a very heavy weight in the front bumper i want to take out. Anyone done this ?

 

dont know about the seat man... but i didnt have the bumper weight when i bought my car. replaced it when i got hit in the front and the new bumper had one. you dont need them. they weight like 10 lbs

 

take out back seats, passenger seat and if you're really hardcore take out your drivers seat and sit on a milk crate...

 

i removed front and rear crossbeams. get lightweight wheels, they make a huge difference. cf hood/trunk (even though i know you just got a paint job). i know my comptech exhaust system weighs significantly less than my stock system. my UR underdrive pullies weigh a lot less.

poke around, you will find stuff to take out. but the above is the best solutions without hurting the inside of your car.

 

Waste of effort.

 

The bottom part of the back seat doesnt weigh much at all. The top portion weighs the most.

 

get lightweight shoes, thatll help ALOT. lol actually if your like hardcore, get new windows, lighter/thinner ones, thatd prolly be alot of help

 

hahahah i beg to differ. I just spent 3 hours taking shit out of my car and weight'ed all the shit. 120 pounds of shit to be exact.


I took out my rear seats, rear metal seat supports ( like 15 pounds alone !! ) front bumper weight, trunk carpet ( very heavy actualy because of the wood board in it ) , spare ( i do it the fix a flat way ) , jack, and alot of that dam insulation ( you have to almost torch it out since its very very very hard material oh and alot of the plastic box's and shit under the hood ( i used black shrink material to cover anything that needed it ) i drove the car and HAT DAYM shit does feel tighter and "light" on its feet. ( that could be my motor mount insert though ( WHICH I HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOU WANT SUPIRIOR SHIFTS< HANDLING AND ACCEL. HELP A shit load ill take pictures tommaro for you guys. I also painted the whole trunk area gloss black ( after i prepped it for a while ) looks so so nice and very "track" like. Now i just have to wait for my rear strut brace, more money and my bronze circuit 8s ( 225/55/16 )

 

hopefully you wont need those seats ever, for that one special girl.....

 

thank you.

 

It's all in your mind. You should have timed it for a 1/4 mile before and after. You'll see little to no difference.

 

You're welcome.

 

isnt that front bumper weight the actual bumper?

 

Exactly. Well said.

 

jenny craig

 

y0u r t0t4lly

 

belive me, every little bit helps no matter what the weight. You every race somebody with a passenger ? I have. In fact, ive raced the same car with/ and without one and it does , infact, make a difference. Ive basicaly took my own body weight out of the car in less than 3 hours. AND.... my cl is still classy looking after that nice enamle paint i laid down. Ill post pics tommaro when i take them.

 

also, with the mount inserts and torque damper ( small cool piston looking thing ) you can "hear" the car. Shit is a little rougher but GREATLY HELPS shifting and acceleration ( you can Deffinently, without a doubt feel the improvement. Without all that shit in my car now, you basicaly hear the road too. But, i personaly love it. Presidential tints go in on thursday of next week so anyone that wants a peek of that shiny new bottle coming in.. Wont ( and its placed right were those seats were

 

yeah i agree, i'd take out as much as possible if i was trying to drive fast.

how'd u get the rear seat out?

how do you get under there ?

 

couldnt agree more. a 3.0. but still iffy...

 

aint you @10.5 comp.?

bottle may not agree w/that...

 

I'm not even going to go into it.

All I am going to say is that you'll have a better time getting "noticeable" gains if you were to do motor work rather than fiddling with "petty" weight reduction.

 

i disagree with u guys that say that taking out seats and whatnot is not effective.

although i have no proof, you've gotta think, the lighter the car, the faster and more nimble

it is. common sense.

 

We're not arguing that it makes it lighter and faster. What we're saying is that the extent that it is lighter and faster is minimal at best. You shave off something like .1 of a second by taking off 100 lbs (correct me if I'm wrong experts). Hardly worth losing seats etc. The engine for these cars is made to pull a certain amount of weight at a certain rate of acceleration and speed, while reducing the amount of weight will make the engine strain less, it isn't going to make your car significantly faster or more nimble. Suspension mods etc will make it more nimble and engine mods will do much more to make the car faster.

 

I'm not sure how classy a car missing its back seats will look. But I'll reserve judgement for your pictures.

 

i think the carpet in the trunk weighs more than teh rear seats, but i wouldnt know its too for me



alex.. where did you get that insert and hwo makes it.. i ahve been looking around f22, hondatech and accordinglydone and have found nothing..

 

double negative

 

If you really want to be hard core. take out your blower motors, pass. air bag, all the carpet, center console, door sill paneling, rear interior completly out, a/c, p.s, abs, glove box, the rest of your interior all but the dash. and see how much the gains are i doubt they are much.

My friend just got stage 1 weight reduction done to his 99 lude, he printed stages 1-4 off hte internet then took it to a body shop and they stripped it down for him.

 

I stripped myold accord for one night at the races. Everything in the trunk,pass seat, rear seat. And i was running a 17.3 before and i ran a 16.9 after. So i mean it wasnt bad. But it was worth breaking the 17 sec barrier.

 

Better yet get a fucking civic

 

I was just thinking the exact same thing.

 

120 pounds out of a 3000 pound car isn't all that much (only about 4%). For it to be really worth while you're gonna need more power and you're gonna have to get rid of/swap some bigger items. i.e. hood, decklid, moonroof. I personally would make everything that I remove easily replaceable so I can have the ACURA luxury on the street and the performance on the track, but thats just me. I prefer having a nice ride when I'm driving down the road for some reason.

 

Not at all. I said I wasn't sure how it would look, and that I would reserve judgement.

 

why is he trying to strip out a luxury car?? wrong car for all that...but some people have more time/money than sense

 

The heavy ass luxury CL is NOT a race car. Thanks

 

how many motor mounts did you change and what kind did you use? how much were they and where did you ge them... were they poly?

 

Pics or ban.

 

take it easy you guys, my cl is turning into a track machine, not keeping it a lux driver. I wanted that space for the nitrous im mounting in the middle and easy access to the rear strut tower brace and my new mounts to attach my harness too. Im selling all the seats and getting 2 recaro's so luxizury can kiss my ass goodbuy. She'll look nice on the outside, but when they try to peak through my presidentials they'll know i mean buisness. I guess that dude whos doing the j32 swap inspired me to build my car for the track. ill post pics in 10 minutes


ALSO the poly inserts : heres what i orderd from my order query

ENERGY SUSPENSION MOTOR e12-161108-G 1 15.00
MOUNT INSERT: ACCORD
94-97 ( 16-1108 G )


www.racerwheel.com A MUST IF YOUR USING N20 ( cough,.....shiney....cough )

 

not true, i want the style of the cl. Its a sleeper mang. Hence the tints. ill post pics so you guys get a clear picture. Its not the hidious shit your thinking it looks like

 

cause it really hasnt been done before. He's paving a road for future track whores