2ndgentl

Thinking about it, I have a 99 tl I/H/E. Its definitely a pretty quick car, possibly a HIGH 14 second car. The engine has potential, but what makes it a quick and not a fast car is that they weigh over 3400 lbs. I have removed the spare and jack already. My question is if my car was just under 3000 lbs it would make the biggest difference in performance. Weight makes the biggest difference, but there just isnt anything that you can remove to make these cars lighter. Any ideas?

Rejckt

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Get lightweight rims, a supercharger and remove ur backseats.

02type-s

You realize the only weight difference you get by removing the spare and jack, is whatever you weigh, because your ass will be walking when you get a flat.

Leave those in the car and buy lightweight wheels, it makes a world of difference.

EDIT- the back seats weigh a whole 10 pounds so removing those is pointless too

TL= not a good racecar lol

phee

iTrader: (5)

back seat. all the sound deadeneing material in doors and the trunk as well as under your floor. lose the heavy stereos. replace the seats with racing seats. you could even remove the airbags and get a roll cage with some good 6 point harnesses for our seats

nayaab88

why would you want to do all that anyways
thers tons of other cars that are faster than yours is gonna be anyway
TL is a luxury car....
keep it classy son

Rajca

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the back seat- 20lbs, spare and jack removed- 10-15lbs, passenger seat- 50lbs, looking good while haulin' ass- priceless

DC3328

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well if u remove all those things your only offsetting your own weight, so just get lightweight rims and a diet

totaledTL

Couldn't have said it better-

fsttyms1

The TL isnt really isnt a heavy car unless your comparing it to a 80s Civic/crx

rob-2

It's a four door sedan....

thinhthan

i ran my 99 tl-p and i ran a 17.4 i thought it was suppose to be faster than that

ChrisQ1980

The I/H/E already saved you a decent amount of weight. Some aftermarket suspension setups weigh less that OEM as well. Get lightweight rims. Unsprung weight makes more of a difference when it comes to weight reduction.

This isn't really the car to "gut" but whatever makes you happy.

rob-2

bad run...

Razzi

wasnt there a member who did this? basically removed everything. the trunk mat, the trunk liners, rear seats, engine cover, like all sound deadening, maybe even speakers

02type-s

If you remove airbags, and you wreck the car, insurance does not cover it.

DC3328

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^not to mention you'll probably be dead

Rajca

iTrader: (8)

if ur gonna remove the air bags remove the seat belts weight around 15-20lbs all together

DC3328

iTrader: (22)

^remove all the seats while your at it, you can drive on one knee

Rajca

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no no no, u put a lawn chair and duck tape it to the carpet.

totaledTL

Why not the windows too, I'm sure they're heavy

nayaab88

How about the door panels and the dash too.... throw in the head and tail lights while ur at it. Who uses that shit anyway?!?

NSXNEXT

iTrader: (2)

remove the ac unit components
get a lightweight battery
remove passenger seat
remove rear seats
replace glass windows with lexan
replace trunk and hood with carbon fiber
remove sunroof glass/motors and weld hole shut

Looking completely stupid while people in real sport sedans blow by you.....PRICELESS.

Razzi

not if you sell all those parts and get this

2ndgentl

Ok, I got it. For every 1/8 inch hole I drill out on my car it reduces .025 of a lb. So, if I start now I will have drilled one million holes by the age of 50, and my car will weigh about 3 lbs. I calculated the results on a quarter mile calculator and with about 200 whp my car will run 1.437 sec. in the quarter mile.

DC3328

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soo many great ideas, you guys are a trip lol

JCharged

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get a crx and build that. Low 14 sec car for you. Then you can keep the tl and pimp it out on club nights.

thinhthan

i ran 17.4 3 times i dont know why

fsttyms1

Thats horrible. In full auto the car should be faster than that. Are you sure your flooring it?

Rajca

iTrader: (8)

throttle cable adjusted properly, using 91 or 93 octane, did u spin the tires, did u launch the car???

totaledTL

Hmm maybe this is why there's all those tranny failures & I shouldn't worry about it-

thinhthan

im using 91 octane. how do you spin the tires? i press the brake and give it a lil gas until the light turns green than i let go of the brake. is that right?

thinhthan

I floor it til it shifts on its own

Rajca

iTrader: (8)

what rpm do u launch it. i let it go at around 1800-2000rpm. my car just like to chew up teh tires if i floor it, and i chirp second gear.

thinhthan

i didnt look at that but am i doing it right? am i suppose to hold the break and press the gas?

Rajca

iTrader: (8)

what would be considered launching the car but u have to learn your car. if u rev it too much and the wheels spin your going to get a slower time, try it a couple times at diff rpm.

thinhthan

how would launch it off start? i tried holding the brake and giving it a little gas until the light turns green? is that how your suppose to do it?

Rajca

iTrader: (8)

look at the rpm and remeber it for the next time so u can improve or adjust the rpm up or down. basically u hold the brake give it gas and look at what rpm your launching at, and when the light turns green, let off the brake, make sure u turn TCS or VSA OFF

2ndgentl

I wouldnt power brake if I was you. I learned the hard way and power braked at the track and blew my BRAND NEW front motor mount.

goldendragon576

read my signature for your solution.

thinhthan

how do you turn off tcs? and how high should i rev until i let go of the brake?