CleanCL

where are you guys getting your prices... i see $2,000-3,000.... i barely paid 1100 to my door for both the hood/trunk brand new.

jmineo

The 92 SC's have a 21.5 gallon tank. If a gallon of gas is about six pounds, then filling your tank half full leaves 64 pounds off the car. I never put more than 10 in the tank....mainly because we don't drive the car daily and can get away with it. Keeps fresher gas going in the tank more oftern too.

jibbby

Dudes, weight reduction has many benefits to it that you are all not considering.....Not only does the car become lighter in weight and slightly faster, better fuel economy, less strain on all the cars parts, a lighter weight SC will also be able to support greater power without failure, the cars life expectancy increases, what else? Reduced wear on suspension and other moving parts, increased suspension performance, better handling, better braking power, etc..etc..the list goes on....


Yeah you can boost up, but losing car weight also has many more benefits other then just the 1/10 speed gain in the quater mile with the 100lbs weight reduction......

Weight reduction rocks in contrary to what most are saying....Consider this - drop 250lbs and drive the car as a daily driver for two or three years....I would venture to guess the fuel savings alone would pay for all the weight reduction expenses...No?

My theory on why Import cars last so much longer then the domestic made cars over the years...A light weight Toyota rolls forever in comparison to the heavy and more powerful domestic V8 Ford's, Chevy and Dodge...Why? I would like to think it's a combination of three things - engineering, the cars weight differences, and the difference in power being delivered...

mitsuguy

iTrader: (2)

for less than 2 grand, you can do a 1jz swap that makes an advertised 280 hp, 360 tq... and that motor responds to mods very very well...

price vs performance, the 1jz swap is definitely the king...

MJHSC400

1JZ= 280 hp/ 265~ tq. BUT-- With a few mods, it can easily easily make 350 tq-- Hell, I think just adding big exhaust, big fmic, hardpipes= ~40 hp/tq or so..

Mods wake turbo motors up like no other..

Ha ha-- I was reading about the "weaknesses" of the 1J, and they say that there are only two-- Turbos like to die above 15 psi, which should be good for 350hp or so, maybe, --- Also, the head gasket goes at about 22 psi--

Like that's a weakness-- what a stout motor, a big single and 18 psi should be strong enough to roast your tires with ease and make you think about wider wheels and rubber....

I'm in on that--


I agree on reducing the weight of a vehicle, I never disagreed with it, and I would start by removing a large amt. of the steel in the doors--- and gutting the panel behind the seats, and getting a 10 gal. fuel cell to replace the stock behemoth--

Just think-- you could actually build an enclosure behind a 10" woofer in the rear deck with a fuel cell-- while killing 100 lbs --

$1100 sounds cheap for hood and trunk -- that's not bad, but how much do they weigh?? A lot less than stock?? I'm all for dropping 200 lbs or so off that beast.. And that's just getting started-- I wonder how much weight you can drop by getting aftermarket wheel's and tires, as well as coilovers????

300 lbs with better sound would be plain awesome---

That would make it handle better and have a lower center of gravity.

You still NEED a 1JZ tho--

spoiledkid

i bought my sc because i beleive we have more potential than supras. so if supra guys do mods to lose weight why should i do any less than what there doin. you guys also forgot about an aluminum racing radiator great mod and lighter. also cf hood and trunk really help lower center of gravity big time you'll see the difference in taking a hard right at 10mph. i ran a 60 ft. of 1.703 by lightening my car and good rubber. my 14" brembo kit - rotors 10lbs., calipers 7lbs. thats a big difference on the rotating mass. my car has 213,000 miles and no slicks and getting a 60 ft. of 1.7 is amazing my friends STI had a slower 60 ft.

CleanCL

like i said, 50+ lbs are dropped when doing the hood/trunk combo

jibbby

How does the hood and trunk compare to stock as far as fitment, sound, and looks go? Does it all rattle around? How hard were they to install and allign? Lastly where can you buy them at a great price?...I am considering...Thanks..

CleanCL

the trunk fit great, took all of 15 minutes to install. the hood is a bit tricky, but nothing too terrible. sound? no increase in sound. looks... looks good on my black car, but ill still be painting it eventually. i bought them at a local shop.

over40driv

Has anyone weighted the rear spoiler, as that would be lost with a C.F. trunk.

CleanCL

its not very heavy, probly like 5 lbs or so

ATL-SC

all the carpet is approx. 20 lbs give or take a few for dirt and water.

long story short bad weather and an oppen sun roof go a long way towards needing new carpet.

over40driv

Wouldnt it be cool to have a C.F. hood, and instead of having hood pins, having those 1/4 turn screws like the race cars use.

mex lex

iTrader: (4)

Where can I get lighter windows and are they street legal?

over40driv

Guess I need to look for a Seibon C.F. dealer in the Lou. Ky. area. I still say the cool 1/4 turn racing screws would be sweet.