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Anyone put a GT500 on a diet?

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I am considering selling my Lotus Exige and moving back to some American muscle. I have had fun over the last few years with an M3 and a Lotus Exige. The Lotus is light and great handling car and I want to setup a GT500 for autocross and track days. Anyone here know how to effectively improve performance and handling by dropping weight? This would still be a daily driver so I can't rip out everything...just looking for some tips on worthless junk that can be removed!

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the easy thing to do is take out the back seats, put carbon fiber hood on.
 

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No need to drop weight. Those cars are so powerful and handle great already. My Dad has one and I woudln't change a thing on it. Although if you want better, 5.0 Mustang and Super Fords put every aftermarket suspension part available on one and they got improved results.
 
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