tommboy Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Is there anything I can temporarily take out of my car to reduce the weight for a couple of runs? I have taken out the spare and jack. But I was thinking about maybe taking out the back seats? How much do the back seats weigh and is something like this possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praedet Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Take off the hood, trunk, and doors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rurouni_x Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 empty your washer fluid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Dagwood Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 don't forget the spare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverLeg Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 You could try taking out the trunk monkey, but he might get angry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praedet Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 don't forget the spareReading owns you Is there anything I can temporarily take out of my car to reduce the weight for a couple of runs? I have taken out the spare and jack. But I was thinking about maybe taking out the back seats? How much do the back seats weigh and is something like this possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenc544 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Don't forget the passenger side seat. Powered seats are very heavy especially with an airbag in it. Leave the tank as empty as possible. Each gallon of gas weights about 5.7 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitual Line Stepper Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Go on a diet, then once the track events have passed....FEAST. "I for one do not doubt you, dude. Your car is fast and an internet legend." -Gire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrinerMonkey Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Floor mats, manual, license plates, 2 of the 5 wheel lugs on each wheel, take a dump, pee, cut your hair, cd's in the changer. It all adds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Dagwood Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Reading owns you I was talking about any spare...passengers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanboy Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 http://www.wimpychimpy.com/images/ExLax.jpg -B http://www.standardshift.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawl Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 eat less, exercise more. and beanboy's idea. beans, laxatives, gas... coincidence? car for sale. PM me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Keep the oil level just above minimum on the engine. Actually - at least on early STi:s any oil level above half mark was claimed to cause a power drop. (may be an urban legend) Remove every non-essential item, like the junk you have in the glove compartment. And don't forget to vacuum your carpets and make sure they are dry! A wash of the underside can clear you of unexpected amount of dirt adding to the weight. A clean interior is actually a good idea if you are going to race in case you do a rollover. It's amazing how much junk you can discover at a rollover! Remove the sound insulation and carpets if you are going extreme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracer-X Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Wouldn't you want to race the car in street form? If you pulled up to someone at a red light and told them that you could pull off a 13 second run and so could they, you'd loose. Unless you said "wait a minute, I need to take out my jack, my spare tire, my sub, my back seat, and dump 8 gallons of gas on the road." "Oh, by the way sweetie, you'll need to wait along side the road while I race this guy." Not that I'm advocating street racing but stripping out a DD is dumb, even if it is temporary.[/rant] Jump on it, Let's do it, Ride it, My Pony... EL4NFZT7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitual Line Stepper Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Wouldn't you want to race the car in street form? If you pulled up to someone at a red light and told them that you could pull off a 13 second run and so could they, you'd loose. Unless you said "wait a minute, I need to take out my jack, my spare tire, my sub, my back seat, and dump 8 gallons of gas on the road." "Oh, by the way sweetie, you'll need to wait along side the road while I race this guy." Not that I'm advocating street racing but stripping out a DD is dumb, even if it is temporary.[/rant] Unless you take it all off and keep it off, all the time. The diet thing might be a bit hard, the taking a crap and pissing on command thing could get tricky. "I for one do not doubt you, dude. Your car is fast and an internet legend." -Gire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwhillVT Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Fill your tires with helium, duh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fweasel Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Fill your tires with helium, duh Weak sauce, Hydrogen or go home. ignore him, he'll go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrod Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 100 lbs equates to what.... a tenth of second? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Take out the fat driver and replace it with someone around 80-90 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawl Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 just go full interior unless ur racing a dude for money. in that case you can do the sport compact car sentra drag treatment. car for sale. PM me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Everyones suggestions are weak sauce... Bang the GF the night before to lighten the load + Purge + BOWEL MOVEMENT = 4 t3h w1n!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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