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03gtmustang

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Im looking to lose some weight in my 03 GT and was wondering what some good weight loss mods are. Dont say go on a diet because I only weigh 150lbs. What else can I do besides taking out the spare and backseat?

 

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CottonBurnerz

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change K-member, wheels, driveshaft, take out passenger seat..

 

Zinc03GT

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If your that concerned about weight reduction i'd say lose the amp and sub

 

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Joel's98GT

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here:
http://users.adelphia.net/~mustang-92/Weight Reduction.htm

 

Monkie

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Yea, Its kinda pointless taking out crap that is stock to lose weight when you are adding the weight back in with stuff that isn't stock. But if you want to lose alot of weight fast start looking at light weight wheels and suspension parts.

 

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Ryan L

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With bolt-ons, I trapped at ~101 mph. I went home and took out my spare tire/jack, subwoofer, put in a rear seat delete, and removed my passenger seat. The next trip down the 1/4 resulted in 103 mph. It took 20 mins to remove 200 lbs.

 

dsg_gt2004

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nice list Joel's ...if i ever decide on weight reduction im usin that

 

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03gtmustang

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Monkie said:

Yea, Its kinda pointless taking out crap that is stock to lose weight when you are adding the weight back in with stuff that isn't stock. But if you want to lose alot of weight fast start looking at light weight wheels and suspension parts.

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I dont street race that often, and if I do its usually planned out. The reason Im doing this is for the track which means I know Im going to be racing so I will take out my sub, spare, and back seat. And the amp only weighs 5lbs MAYBE.

 

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03gtmustang

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Joel's98GT said:

here:
http://users.adelphia.net/~mustang-92/Weight Reduction.htm

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Thanks, thats what I was looking for.

 

Acheron315

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A good way to lose weight right where you need it most (driver side front) is going to a smaller battery, such as a hawker odyssey. These can drop 25+ pounds from the front end.

 

'01 Steed

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I was looking at Mr. Putnam's list. Very comprehensive! Can anyone verify that I can net a 90 lb. loss by swapping in a tubular K-member (steel) and related parts? That's alot of weight, and if that's accurate, I'm up for it!

 

BlackBadGT

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What is this about a weight in the vert's wheel well?

 

GoBabyVroommm

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A/c system out, seats, K-member, aww pretty much what most of the people said up there.

 

AdamantiumKnot

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BlackBadGT said:

What is this about a weight in the vert's wheel well?

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ditto

 

Acheron315

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What exactly do the boxes in the rear wheel wells do? I have often wondered this...do they serve some sort of vibration dampening purpose?

 

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Joel's98GT

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Acheron315 said:

What exactly do the boxes in the rear wheel wells do? I have often wondered this...do they serve some sort of vibration dampening purpose?

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we can only guess thier intention but my theory was that they were there to keep the quarter panels from collecting too much crudd.