should i remove spare tire, jack?

EscortLXSport

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if i remove spare tire, jack, and false trunk floor then would make faster?

 

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It would loose some weight and weight is bad thing on any car Plus when your trunk is clean like mine, it's fun to show off lol

I'd suggest a cell phone and an AAA card though lol

 

tunedin302

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Why not keep your spare tire and add more power to the motor.

 

EscortLXSport

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lol yea i will plan add more power to the motor soon

 

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tunedin302 said:

Why not keep your spare tire and add more power to the motor.

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Why not remove the spare AND add more power to the engine

 

WhiteFizzo

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+1 for cell phone and AAA.

 

JChalfan

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WhiteFizzo said:

+1 for cell phone and AAA.

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:Word:

 

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jeremey thomas

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i say let ford tell you how to handle this situation. the new shelby cobra only comes with a can of fixaflat.no joke.go look at you local svt dealer.how about that for a restoration item thirty years from now."i have an original can of fix a flat from an07 shelby,ill take 300 for it on e-bay" lol.

 

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I'll stock up now, I'll retire when I'm 50

 

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jeremey thomas

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i here you.

 

bubba-dough

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I'd keep the spare. Honestly is the 30 lbs gonna kill your performance? Who has the time to wait on AAA. I am always on the move and busy, I don't have time to wait on them.

 

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jeremey thomas

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yeah,not what he said.every 100lbs is a tenth of a second in the quarter.thats 1 car lenghth for every 100lbs

 

JChalfan

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Take it out at the strip, leave it in on the street. Unless you really think .03 seconds is gunna let you smoke that LS1 'bird you pull up next to on your way home from work.

Just my $.02.

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I don't have a spare in my car but i do keep a small/cheap floor jack and a full tool box, so i pretty much cancel out the spare tire. I have my tools with me because you never know, and the jack just in case i need to change a tire....which i would get by calling one of my many car buddies

 

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jeremey thomas said:

i say let ford tell you how to handle this situation. the new shelby cobra only comes with a can of fixaflat.no joke.go look at you local svt dealer.how about that for a restoration item thirty years from now."i have an original can of fix a flat from an07 shelby,ill take 300 for it on e-bay" lol.

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The Z06 corvette comes with a tire repair kit and a 12V air compressor you plug into the cigarette lighter.



The spare and jack might weight 50 pounds total. That will save you about 0.05 seconds on the 1/4 mile. I'd rather have the 50 pounds of weight over the rear

 

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jeremey thomas

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im torn between jc halfan and 85 ss 302 coupe.i have good enough mustang friends that would bring me a spare,but on the other hand it is just as easy to take out at the track,AANNDD!!! THE EXTRA WEIGHT WOULD DEFFINATLY BE AWSOME AT THE STOP LIGHT OVER THE REAR END WHEN I HAND THAT FIREHAWK HIS FRIED CHICKEN DINNER.L. O. L.!!!

 

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Mustang5L5 said:

The Z06 corvette comes with a tire repair kit and a 12V air compressor you plug into the cigarette lighter.



The spare and jack might weight 50 pounds total. That will save you about 0.05 seconds on the 1/4 mile. I'd rather have the 50 pounds of weight over the rear

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what he said..

 

bubba-dough

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jeremey thomas said:

yeah,not what he said.every 100lbs is a tenth of a second in the quarter.thats 1 car lenghth for every 100lbs

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You have your opinion I have mine. My basic point was I would rather have the 30 or so pounds than to have to bother someone for help. And if I had to worry about the 30 or so pounds to beat a car I am in trouble and should just give my car to unicef.