How much weight do you save with an aftermarket fiberglass hood?

[WallyKilla]

Just curious?

 

[ninjastang125]

About 45000 pounds. Seriously if your not gutting your car to race it you will get no sotp feeling.

 

[WallyKilla]

Well I did not ask if i will get seat of the pants feel from it. Obviously you wont! I was just curious maybe 5, 10 lbs?

 

[Mr. Rustypwnz]

well the stock hood is fiberglass, so prolly none..

 

[Deleted member 38176]

I noticed quite a difference between my stock GT hood w/ scoop and the fiberglass 00 R hood I have on now. I'd say at least a 10-15lbs difference.

 

[Tim2002GT]

I would say 10-15lbs.

 

[deftsound]

my stock hoood definitely weighed more than my steeda hood

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I would say none or a negligible amount.

 

[ADRENLN]

i have done some weight reduction to my car. when everything is added together you will def notice it.

here are some of the things i did and the weight loss. some parts are replaced so you have to take into consideration the weight of the part going back in.

hood stock/ 33lbs - 22 lbs steed hood = 10lbs weight drop
wing/ -8
rear seat delete stock leather 50lbs - 10 lbs for seat delete = 40lbs drop
aluminum ds stock 22lbs - 12lbs = 10lbs drop
gutted trunk no spare or jack - 30
dogbone delete - 5
a/c and heat delete -35

that is my total so far -138lbs

im going to get racing seats also in the future. if you have a power drivers seat that is a -35 passseat is a - 17 depending on the aftermarket seat you go with. the ones i was looking at were about 23 lbs.

 

[ADRENLN]

some of this is not recomended for your daily driver.

 

[ADRENLN]

oh forgot the aluminum block. i dont even remember what that is. i think its minus 70lbs. however, you cant forget the weight you add like wheels, suspension mods, in my case supercharger and all the stuff going with it. but you will still be a step ahead of somone else with the same mods.

 

[streethorse]

Fat girlfriend delete ("240 Shorty") = 240 lbs weight reduction

 

[32ValveRom]

And this guy built 3 racecars

 

[WallyKilla]

get off my nuts 32valverom!

 

[deftsound]

get off my nuts 32valverom!

I agree everyone is giving you a hard time lately, well i have to say that weight savings do add up a lot. After my tubular front suspension setup i noticed a huge difference...