WHERE CAN I TAKE WEIGHT OFF OF CAR

[Turkey Sammich]

I just removed my A/C a few days ago.

It's gotta be a good solid 60 lbs or so.

I could not believe how heavy that compressor is !

How long did it take to removed the A/C and can you weigh it by chance?

 

[wythors]

When I replaced my Flowmaster cat-back with the SLP system I was astonished at how much the Flow stuff weighs. Probably 3-4 times what the SLP weighs.

 

[Cobra912]

I removed power steering, a/c, all smog, front sway bar, no carpet/interior from front seats back, battery in trunk, no console, rear diff dogbone and replaced things with a fiberglass hood, weld draglites (what a difference from my ROH wheels), poly seats etc.

What I was wondering though is if I remove all the deadening material under the front carpet would I get a ton of engine/exhaust heat into the interior? This is a summer only car but I don't wanna cook while I'm driving it....:OT:

 

[Aliate X]

motor/trans, body panels, doors, glass etc.

 

[57fairlane]

We have an 86 that weighs 2480 with no one in it. Its been a 6.11 @ 112 on the motor and 5.60s @ 122 on 250 with a 393.

Specifically on that car that went into great detail looking for things. We ended up cutting the backs of the headlight "cups" and running plastic lights. You can cut alot out of those front "clips" and we took out 18lbs out of just the bumper with the lights and swiss cheesing items and using aluminum rivets and ditching some of the reinforcement.

Also some crazy details we went into were putting the timing cover on the end mill and milling the thermostat housing to remove the bypass and thread the intake manifold and using a hex insert to block it off at the intake.

We really went to extremes and did that without using fiberglass (except for the hood) and lexan. With both of those, you could get it down to 2400 even or so.

 

[twistedwankel]

I took a bone stock 82GT with glass sunroof left in down to 2850lbs and added some things in the process basically still original at that weight. Official SCCA scales with full tank of gas and spare tire still in it. Easily could have removed another 150lbs. but the car was really well balanced the way it was.

Removed AC (kept working heater SM rules), removed CI headers and exhaust replaced with steel long headers and thrust mufflers with 3"side pipes, replaced front suspension with new steel A arms,adj top plates and 2" lower stronger springs, alum intake manifold, replaced both stabilizer bars with bigger hollow units, removed non-working radio (replaced with tiny one SM rules), replaced stock radiator with 3 row, relocated power steering unit to use serpentine belt w/manual billet tensioner, removed all pollution equipment, added frame rails and police seat support plates. Removed foglight assembly. Replaced missing front air dam with aftermarket. Used aftermarket 15x8 wheels and gummy race tires.

Maintained complete stock interior untouched. Never got around to moving battery to rear. Never took out rear seat or spare. No roll cage. 306ci with 750edebrock and economy 7.5" readend moved 13.7sec in 1/4 with a passenger on run with semi-gummy autocross tires and alignment Still had 3speed OD borgwarner tranny too with all those sucky gears. Also added steel 3pt strut tower brace in that weight.

 

[myslo50]

fiberglass hood, doors, hatch, lexon windows

if u want to go faster add more power!

 

[fivespeedsteed]

taking that fogs/fog bracket/and bumpersupport out saves you like 20 odd pounds, b ut your bumpers will sag, alum heads is what 40 pounds, k members like 20 i guess. moving the battery to the back right of trunk (offsets your weight in the seat) has been mathematically proven to count for like 120 pounds, because it balances the car from left to right more or something to that effect. other than that those breaks you assemble (separate hats and rotors) ect. haven't been mentioned. also the power door locks windows, and the circuit board for the locks, alum intake mani.. wingless. i mean it depends on how far you wanna go with it.

edit, i been wondering if theres anywhere you can get a stock looking fiberglass hood? i.e. no cowl, ect?

 

[svtpower]

ok

How long did it take to removed the A/C and can you weigh it by chance?

It took me about an hour and a half to remove it all, but you can probably do it faster. I have a really deep aluminum radiator which I had to drain and remove. Also I was fighting with the A/C line disconnect tool at the firewall for a good 10 minutes. Those things suck.

Anyway...

I weighed it all tonight.

A/C Compressor 17 lbs
All other A/C lines and crap 9 lbs
For a grand total of 26 lbs (sorry my guess was way off)

Every little bit helps though and the engine bay is SOOO much cleaner without it.

 

[91 HATCH]

edit, i been wondering if theres anywhere you can get a stock looking fiberglass hood? i.e. no cowl, ect?

i would buy one i like for my car to appear as stock as possible

 

[bloopbloob]

It took me about an hour and a half to remove it all, but you can probably do it faster. I have a really deep aluminum radiator which I had to drain and remove. Also I was fighting with the A/C line disconnect tool at the firewall for a good 10 minutes. Those things suck.

Anyway...

I weighed it all tonight.

A/C Compressor 17 lbs
All other A/C lines and crap 9 lbs
For a grand total of 26 lbs (sorry my guess was way off)

Every little bit helps though and the engine bay is SOOO much cleaner without it.

what about the condensor? is that included in there? and all the mounting brackets as well? I'm sure everything i took out was more than 26lbs, but i know it can be deceiving

 

[svtpower]

yep

Yes, that includes the condensor and all lines.

The condensor actually hardly weighed anything, the compressor and it's bracket was most of the weight.

I weighed everything in that picture I posted before.