Max reasonable amount of weight you could drop off a CL-S?
05-09-2002, 10:20 AM
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Max reasonable amount of weight you could drop off a CL-S?
Okay you remove the spare, the jack, some of the trunk carpeting, the rear seat backs and bench, and you get a carbon fiber hood. You get some lightweight racing wheels (SSR Comps or Volk TE/LE-37s).
How much weight have you just saved? What else could you do to save a decent amount of weight without completely stripping the car down to the frame?
How much weight have you just saved? What else could you do to save a decent amount of weight without completely stripping the car down to the frame?
05-09-2002, 10:26 AM
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Re: Max reasonable amount of weight you could drop off a CL-S?
Originally posted by JRock
Okay you remove the spare, the jack, some of the trunk carpeting, the rear seat backs and bench, and you get a carbon fiber hood. You get some lightweight racing wheels (SSR Comps or Volk TE/LE-37s).
How much weight have you just saved? What else could you do to save a decent amount of weight without completely stripping the car down to the frame?
Okay you remove the spare, the jack, some of the trunk carpeting, the rear seat backs and bench, and you get a carbon fiber hood. You get some lightweight racing wheels (SSR Comps or Volk TE/LE-37s).
How much weight have you just saved? What else could you do to save a decent amount of weight without completely stripping the car down to the frame?
05-09-2002, 10:32 AM
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Re: Re: Max reasonable amount of weight you could drop off a CL-S?
Originally posted by tmk70
Push the bitch out of the car
Push the bitch out of the car
Well the engine weighs about 400pounds I would say, that should drop major weight.
Sorry had to say it, leave it be don't go tearing stuff out, pimp it.
05-09-2002, 10:34 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Max reasonable amount of weight you could drop off a CL-S?
Originally posted by pgatour1
Well the engine weighs about 400pounds I would say, that should drop major weight.
Sorry had to say it, leave it be don't go tearing stuff out, pimp it.
Well the engine weighs about 400pounds I would say, that should drop major weight.
Sorry had to say it, leave it be don't go tearing stuff out, pimp it.
05-09-2002, 10:37 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Max reasonable amount of weight you could drop off a CL-S?
Originally posted by tmk70
You could also run helium in the tires and go on a diet!!!
You could also run helium in the tires and go on a diet!!!
05-09-2002, 10:43 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Max reasonable amount of weight you could drop off a CL-S?
Originally posted by JRock
I only weigh like 145, so that won't help.
I only weigh like 145, so that won't help.
05-09-2002, 10:56 AM
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You can lose 20-30pounds by changing the battery to a batcap 800. Im thinking of purchasing this battery.
http://www.batcap.net/Model800.html
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http://www.batcap.net/Model800.html
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If you have a sub box, that goes, use a 1/4 tank of gas, get rid of the washer fluid, chuck the spolier, all the carpet including the trunk lid.... That's all I can think of.
05-09-2002, 12:41 PM
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How about replacing the rear window with lexan or some type of light weight transparent plastic.
You could remove the ABS hardware, run a smaller but more efficient radiator, remove the condensor for the A/C, remove a lot of the reinforcement beams from the side doors.
Definitely removing the stock speakers and head unit is going to save a few pounds. If you could swap the front seat with a non motorized unit from an LX 4cyl Accord that should help as well.
You could remove the ABS hardware, run a smaller but more efficient radiator, remove the condensor for the A/C, remove a lot of the reinforcement beams from the side doors.
Definitely removing the stock speakers and head unit is going to save a few pounds. If you could swap the front seat with a non motorized unit from an LX 4cyl Accord that should help as well.
05-09-2002, 12:53 PM
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Originally posted by BNut
How about replacing the rear window with lexan or some type of light weight transparent plastic.
You could remove the ABS hardware, run a smaller but more efficient radiator, remove the condensor for the A/C, remove a lot of the reinforcement beams from the side doors.
Definitely removing the stock speakers and head unit is going to save a few pounds. If you could swap the front seat with a non motorized unit from an LX 4cyl Accord that should help as well.
How about replacing the rear window with lexan or some type of light weight transparent plastic.
You could remove the ABS hardware, run a smaller but more efficient radiator, remove the condensor for the A/C, remove a lot of the reinforcement beams from the side doors.
Definitely removing the stock speakers and head unit is going to save a few pounds. If you could swap the front seat with a non motorized unit from an LX 4cyl Accord that should help as well.
05-09-2002, 01:24 PM
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Why rip apart a nice Front-Wheel-Drive Luxury Coupe to shave a few 10ths ???
Leave the CL intact and go out and buy an early 90’s Mustang 5.0 GT 5-Speed for a few grand.
Shawn S
Leave the CL intact and go out and buy an early 90’s Mustang 5.0 GT 5-Speed for a few grand.
Shawn S
05-09-2002, 04:47 PM
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kill one wiper, racing seats, single muffler, power window motors, power door lock actuators, horn, all the inspection shields, hydrolic lifts on hood and trunk, aluminum oil pan, air bags, that all I can think of for now.
05-09-2002, 05:20 PM
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