maharajamd

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That's all I would consider and that adds up to...surprisingly ~165lbs!

swoosh

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since you decided to put it on here:

101 Racing seats and racing restraint system (see Warning #3 below)
44 Reduced fuel (buy just 3.0 gallons at a time)
40 Rims
36 Rear seat delete
34 Spare tire delete
30 Braille battery + Cradle
23 Trunk panels
22 Lightweight tires
19 Front bumper + Supports
16 Rear bumper
14 RV6 Precat delete (incl race pipe & misc brackets)
12 Shaved tires
10.9 RacingBrake Two-piece rotors VS Powerslot rotors
10.3 BC Racing Coilovers VS Tein Basic Coilovers
8.5 Seatbelts for rear seat
8 CAI
7.5 Front damper
7 UR crank pulley
6 Rear seat arm rest
5.5 Rear deck
4 Reduced wiper fluid (use 1 pint at a time)
3.7 Rear seat insulation
3.5 Windshield washer reservoir (incl pint of water)
2.5 Innovative engine mounts
1.9 Rear Diffuser plastic panel
1.8 Hood insulation
1.5 Trunk damper

too tired to do the math....and you will barely miss anything !!!

EDIT: did the math, its 450+lbs....

maharajamd

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My bad. I should just start my own progress thread. Lol

swoosh

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^^^

not what i meant....

i told you will send you an excel so you can peruse through it....and you decided to post all the weight loss here, so i said "since you posted it here, lemme also post it here"

thats what i meant

rooster415

or be like me and print out tims master list and highlight as you go

rockstar143

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thanks Anil...was looking for a dumbed down list like this...those are very good things to consider and 500 pounds is NOTHING to scoff at!

Inaccurate

Now you are thinking like a true dieter

swoosh

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one step ahead of ya bro....

i have Tim's master and my weight loss right next to it...in couple cases I have lost more weight that Tim and in couple cases I have lost less weight which am updating on my side....and not touching Tim's list LOL....

hell no brother !!! 500 lbs is a lottttt.....thats like half a second in a quarter mile or like 50 more horses ??? (i would need Tim to confirm/correct this statement)

rooster415

from all i have been reading 500 lbs = .5 sec off the 1/4 mile lols
lol so according to this site
http://www.zeroto60times.com/Acura-0-60-mph-Times.html
we run 1/4 mile in 14.24 (manual base)
(auto base)14.4

does that mean were touching high 13's swoosh ? lols

i weigh only 130 in a couple weeks going to head to san jose for a dyno then go to the weigh station lols.

swoosh

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^^^ I know Jeremy had posted some link to a website....what you could do there is say you have 300HP and weigh 3600 and calculate your time and do the same for 3500lbs and see the difference

as your HP goes up the weight loss becomes more effective....as you have more HP/TQ for less weight.....

imagine a 300TQ car and it weighs 3000lbs so you have 1TQ per 10lbs....
you do weight loss and it weighs 2700lbs so you have 1TQ per 9lbs....so you become faster....
now if you bump up your HP/TQ to say 350 and still weight 2700lbs you have 1TQ per 7.7lbs !!! and if you DID NOT do weight loss you would be at 1TQ per 8.5lbs....

what am trying to get at is as your HP/TQ goes higher the weight loss becomes more effective !!!

swoosh

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UPDATES !!!

So the stuff I ordered has started coming in....from here on we will go into "SPECIFIC SECTION" of the thread....

which means, we will tackle one job at a time....

The HAND-JOB !!!
1> Remove seats and seatbelt system - includes making sure the SRS light stays off and the ECU still likes me
2> Remove the center console and install some audio goodies
3> Install new seats and seatbelts
4> Port and Polish the new manifold + TB + Runners
5> Paint and Install manifold + TB + Runners + Intake + New Injectors + Knock Monitor
6> Remove rear bumper, swap with another member....I have the Type S lip and he has the base aspec lip....
7> Install the rear view camera
8> Install the DEI shock sensor
9> New battery
10> Do an oil change (am gonna be mixing a gallon of 5w-20 with a quart of 5w-30)
11> Go for a drive baby !!!

WHAT you GOT biyotch !!!
so far I have the screen, OBDII scanner and bluetooth dongle, clarion equilizer and my rear view cam.....



I will start removing the seats tomorrow

Lets only talk about removing the seats and move on to the next topic....we have a list of things to do here !!!

as my manager used to say "how do you eat an elephant !?!?!....bite by bite"

lets strip the interior down !!!

callahan

Awesome update can't wait to see everything installed! Wish I had money for the seats uhhhgg, trying to be fair with the wife atm dang it lol.

civicdrivr

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Cant wait for the blow-job




:ghey:

justnspace

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homos

civicdrivr

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You know you want in when we get up to the Dutch Rudder

rockstar143

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Anil, you better be awake and removing sh*t from your car!

Inaccurate

Now this thread is getting exciting

Wake-up Anil !!!! And, plug in the sawzall !!!!

swoosh

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@Callahan: you are a smart man Sir....well with all the stuff I sold and the new stuff i got, i spend like 500 bucks for EVERYTHING which IMO is not bad at all....i wanted to jump on the ISC coilovers but didnt want to risk the wifey saying anything and hence held back....let me know when you are ready to get the seats....maybe she will offer the same pricing to you as she did to me

@Morgan @ your Avy man !!! i wanna go back and find the post where Jeremy said he wants to play with his "asparagus" looking @ your avy

@Justn how did you say you got them crabs ?

@Jeremy I am awake brethren, but sitting on my work desk....i might take off at 3-ish and start working on the interiors.....

@Tim that is hilarious....did he really do what i think he did LOL....

civicdrivr

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rockstar143

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^^I already have, twice this morning. I'm getting chaffing!

callahan

O I will believe that lol, thanks again

swoosh

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Here is a mileage update from Wednesday....



Here is my excel doing it deed LOL

Fill up details:
Date Miles Gal Distance Average NOTES
10/21/2011 156,092 13.80 291 19.729 Winter Tires back on
10/23/2011 156,140 3.90 48 3.478
3/26/2012 156,290 4.01 150 38.462 Start weight loss + 100 % city driving + only 3-4 gallons fill up + Summer tires back on
4/15/2012 156,439 3.06 149 37.157
4/16/2012 156,505 3.10 66 21.569
4/20/2012 156,566 3.39 61 19.677
4/21/2012 156,634 3.39 68 20.059
4/22/2012 156,706 3.42 72 21.239
4/24/2012 156,763 3.43 57 16.667
4/27/2012 156,829 3.48 66 19.236
4/29/2012 156,915 3.48 86 24.741
4/30/2012 156,969 3.51 54 15.531

Yearly details:
Total Gallons 3,147.08
Total Miles 77,024.00
Average 24.47

Total Gallons in 2008 691.34 1/1/2008 79945
Total Miles in 2008 15,735.00 12/31/2008 95680
Average in 2008 22.76

Total Gallons in 2009 921.922 1/1/2009 95984
Total Miles in 2009 22,250.00 12/31/2009 118234
Average in 2009 24.13

Total Gallons in 2010 908.121 1/1/2010 118604
Total Miles in 2010 22,858.00 12/31/2010 141462
Average in 2010 25.17

Total Gallons in 2011 591.441 1/1/2011 141821
Total Miles in 2011 14,319.00 12/31/2011 156140
Average in 2011 24.21

Total Gallons in 2012 34.26 1/1/2012 156290
Total Miles in 2012 679.00 12/31/2012 156969
Average in 2012 19.82

civicdrivr

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You have a message.

And you have almost as much mileage as me

justnspace

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22k a year!!!
im sitting pretty at 50k. lol

swoosh

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hahah yeah i drive her a lot....so did the previous owner....

he put 62K miles in 2 years

btw didnt get a message or a PM....yet....

drive her moooaarrrr, else she will leave you and go to someone else

justnspace

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he meant on your MID.
and thats why mary jane is the only woman for me.

swoosh

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^^^

i thought Morgan was gonna message me his email coz he wanted to spreadsheet

civicdrivr

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rooster415

i want new coils

Inaccurate

If you mean coilovers....... then make very sure that you don't read my post in my diet thread in a few days (Mon or Tue maybe). The whole post is just about praising the awesomeness of the radical diet combined with a stiff suspension.

rooster415

im sure i wont but i will lols. look at my thread about wht im doign this weekend my wife is about to freak out.

swoosh

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so here is what i did today !!!

got home from work and started working on the interiors....took the center console, cup holders, the small storage areas off.....took the radio and the HVAC controls and display out....

took the glove out but i think that is gonna go back in....sorry Tim.....but i got a surprise for you later on

so this is how the inside looks like for right now:




and this is what came in today:


NRG 12lb seats....they came with all the hardware i mean everything....also the racing harness came in....i didnot order the seat brackets as they seemed to be heavy and beat the whole purpose of getting very light weight seats.....the harness is a 4 point 2" cam lock !!!

thanks babe for holding the harness up !!! (wifey is hiding behind the seat )


asked the wifey to sit in the seat and her exact words were "these are comfy !!! i like em" !!!

also what came in was the 11.5lb battery....
redline 5w-20 oil 1 gallon....i have 1quart of 5w-30 sitting in my storage !!!
also what you see is 6 of the 2"x25' heat wrap for the exhaust....i ordered couple extra for Aaron (sharky)....also SS tie locks came in !!!

anyway, going to leave you here with a little something am working on:



QUESTION: I do not like chrome !!! so how to you suggest I paint the silver/chrome adjusters on the racing harness ?

rooster415

sorry i dont wanna go through the whole thread again how much they run you ? do they have red ? man if your wife says its comfy i can probably buy them put them on like nothing happened then see if she notices lmao hope she says their comfy

rooster415

but damn those seats look nice !

swoosh

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^^^

your wife will notice the difference man visual more than anything !!!

and yeah she sat in it and said "we can put them in your man cave when we buy a house....i was like "umm the stock seats are gonna go in the man cave baby, these are going in the car "

let me remind you all once again, these seats are not FIA homologlated !!!!so buy on your own risk !!!

that being said, both seats + holders + racing harness + shipping....i mean every everything was $450

swoosh

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so i have 2 questions:

1> I do not like chrome !!! so how to you suggest I paint the silver/chrome adjusters on the racing harness to black ?
2> I have disconnected and removed my battery as I do not have the manifold/runners/TB/Intake in my engine bay, so how do I move my seats back to access the bolts to the seat to pop them off ? any ideas ???

civicdrivr

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1) Remove and have them powdercoated? The tangs that go into the lock probably wont like the added thickness of the coating though, plus it might wear off.
2) Ummmm. Reconnect the battery for 5 minutes?

Inaccurate

1) I highly recommend leaving it "as is". Anything you do will (assuming DIY) will chip or flake. That is gonna look a lot worse.

2) You can't reach the nuts with an open-ended 12mm wrench? If not, then you have no choice but to set the battery back in there to operate the seats. Be very careful. You do know that a car battery can become an arc welder and *quickly* melt a hole in the sheetmetal where it shorts to ground, right?

Inaccurate

He removed the tray. So, there is no place to sit the battery.

Inaccurate

The seats looks great Anil

Funny, my wife said the same thing about my seats too. I think most people just assume that racing seats are uncomfortable because of the lack of padding. But the contour shape of the seat more than makes-up for the lack of cushioning. Knowing what I know now, I would much rather pick a seat that is contoured versus a seat with a lot of cushioning.

I am definitely looking forward to the install. Take a lot of pics