F-Body Weight Reduction Ideas

[fastTa]

I have noticed on several other f-body related forums that there are threads where members post their weight reduction ideas. I thought this would be interesting to start our own weight reduction thread. I have my T/A going to Jenny Craig right now!

Post some of your current weight reductions and/or ideas to lighten up our f-bods! It is also interesting to see what certain parts weigh.

[gunter96ws6]

side door moldings, spare tire and components, rear seats, floormats, and get yourself on jenny craig, did wonders for me, haha~gunter

[fastTa]

I can't believe it myself, but so far I have pulled 829 lbs from the car and it will still look completely stock except for no rear seats and it will still pass Texas state inspection . If you want I can post a list of everything I removed from the car.

[gunter96ws6]

do it i want to know~gunter

[fastTa]

OK, working on list

[fastTa]

The majority of this list originated in a thread on "ls1tech.com". This is where I got most of my ideas for weight reduction. I personally weighed about 80% of the following items on a standard bathroom scale.

18...!ABS, complete system
57.3...!complete A/C system including evaporator and fan motor w/ housing
14...! airbag and bracket, passenger's side
4...!Airbag, driver's
2...!Air dam
2...!Antenna, bracket, and mast
.75...!Ashtray & lighter
3...!Bolt lengths, shortned
6...!Brake pedals fabricated aluminum
23..!Bumper, front reinforcement, brackets, foglights
21..!Bumper, rear reinforcement and brackets
54..!Lightweight carpet & sound deadening material
48..!Catback and intermediate removal
15..!Cats
4...!Crossmember brace
5...!Cruise control
11..!EGR, air pump, & harware
7...!Firewall insulation
5...!Floormats
17...!Front end, pro 1 piece (vfnfiberglass.com)
4...!Hatch cover
2...!Hatch struts
22...!Headlights, assemblies, and support (custom headlights)
4.5...!Head unit (stereo)
8...!Heat sheilding
9...!Heater core
4...!Hood latch mechanism
2...!Hood struts
8...!Hood hinges
12...!Hood, lift off
3...!Inner fenderwells, plastic, front
1...!Owner's manual
5....Panhard rod brace, fabricated aluminum
12...!Parking brake system with handle
11..!Power steering pump, pulley, idler pulley
1...!Rear view mirror
16...!Seatbelts & retractors (front and rear)
32...!Seat ,drivers (switched from stock leather to Corbeu Forza, this is difference in weight)
34..!Seat, passenger's leather
19..!Seats, rear leather
3...!Sheetmetal, extra double walled
15...!Side impact bars (7.5 each)
35..!Spare tire and jack
14..!Speakers and insulation
6....!Spring isolators
2...!Sun visors
14..!Swaybar and brackets, front
1...!Washer fluid pump
9...!Windshield washer fluid (full)
2...!Windshield wiper reservoir
24....!Wiring, excess

Wallet mods....

3...Air intake plumbing, custom fabrication
9...Carbon fiber driveshaft
14...Chromoly A-arms
60....Chromoly PA K-member
84....Drag slicks and alumastars
18..Dry cell battery
8..Electric water pump
30..Fiberglass hood
21..Fuel tank ,composite plastic
11....Headers
35..Lightweight brakes, front
3..Lightweight flexplate
13..Lightweight springs and shocks
10..Manual rack and pinion steering
12...Rotating assembly
20..TQ converter, small
30...Turbo 400 full manual reverse pattern valvebody
5....Underdrive pulley, aluminum

Added weight

30...7.5" to 9" rear end
90...4130 wolfe race craft chromoly full roll cage

This brings me to a grand total of a whopping 849.55 lbs out of my '97 WS6!!! Can't wait to drive this beast.

[gunter96ws6]

how do you pass emisions w/o egr and air?~gunter

[Jay 02 TA ws6]

I don't think there are emissions tests in most of Texas... but am I to understand that you are running completely open exhaust... sans cat-back, intermediate pipe, AND cats? Sounds defeaning...

Gunter, there are emissions tests in Atlanta?

[gunter96ws6]

oh yeah we got emisions~gunter

[Flash 97 WS/6]

I'm guessing that is "race trim"... some of that stuff probably goes back on once every year or two for testing?

Pretty incredible...to be able to take 850 pounds out of one of these cars! I can feel a difference in mine just loosing the spare, jack and tee-tops...I can't imagine what that's got to be like!

[Joe 1320]

Fast T/A........

Why not remove:
Center console
Glovebox
Headliner (go with carbon fiber)
Interior plastic trim panels
power window motors (go manual)

[TimeLord]

Looks pretty much like a carbon copy of Colonels weight reduction list!!!!!!!

[fastTa]

There are emissions testing in some of the counties in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and the Houston area but not in any southern counties yet. I am in the San Antonio area so I am good.

Fast T/A........

Why not remove:
Center console
Glovebox
Headliner (go with carbon fiber)
Interior plastic trim panels
power window motors (go manual)

Joe, I thought about removing these but I thought what the hell, I will sacrifice a few pounds to keep the interior looking pretty much stock. Hey Joe have you heard how much weight is saved by converting to manual crank windows? Curious

Looks pretty much like a carbon copy of Colonels weight reduction list!!!!!!!

Thank you Colonel! I would have taken me alot longer to com up with alot of those ideas without the Colonel's list. There are alot of items on his list that I did not do. Maybe later

[Black97]

Kevin could you replace the side windows (plexiglass) or did I miss this on your list?

Or is this part of the safety inspection

Rene

[TimeLord]