navyfc117
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does your car have undercoating? i hear it is a pain to get off though.
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Shaved some weight today!
- Thread starter orange395w
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If you mean sound deadening, then yes. I'm gonna see how bad it is to take out. If it's too much I'll skip it and just get ready for the event on the 25th.
Well as I was installing my roll-bar today I had to chip off some of the sound deadening material and it starting coming off in chunks!! After seeing how easy it was coming out I took all of it out and It was only 10-12lbs. Not the 100lbs that I have always heard, but it only took a little over an hour to remove, so it was worth it for me.
I also took out my door and rear speakers. Speakers plus sound deadening was put in a box and weighed and it was 21lbs.
I also took out my door and rear speakers. Speakers plus sound deadening was put in a box and weighed and it was 21lbs.
168lbs + 21lbs= 189lbs 189lbs - 80lbs for the roll-bar = a grand total of 109lbs!
Not much more to remove from the car, so after all of that I'm sitting 109lbs lighter!
Not much more to remove from the car, so after all of that I'm sitting 109lbs lighter!
331LX
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Instead of shaving all that weight, you should work on the engine and see why its so weak.
Juan my white would have spanked you and this car will destroy you! What's up man? Nice first post hater LOL!
Well I wasn't intending on removing the rear bumper, but it was in my way while trying to install my battery cut-off switch. The Bumper with supports and bolts weighs 37lbs.
37lbs+109=
146lbs!
37lbs+109=
146lbs!
331LX
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I doubt it would "destroy" me. I just put it on the bottle, so its a little quicker than before and I just started building my 351.
331LX
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Not yet. Installed it right before thanksgiving and Ive been out at a job since the 28th of Nov. Should be home in a couple weeks, then Ill take it to the track.
Don't you have to tune it? I can't remember did you switch to carb?
331LX
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I think I'll be alright as long as I back the timing some.
How much of a shot? You're brave. Is it wet or dry?
331LX
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Its a wet system and I think Im just gonna go ahead with 150 shot.
How far along is the 351 for when you blow up the 331? Did you change anything on the fuel system?
weighed the spool vs the stock diff. today and the spool is 7lbs lighter. That brings the total up to
153lbs
153lbs
02gt
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wouldn't the lighter spool work against you seeing how it's in the rear of car?
Less rotating weight. Think about it.......it takes X amount of force to spin the axle. If I take weight off of that don't you think that same force will spin the axle faster with 8lbs less and take less HP to do so? Plus I just put the battery in the trunk and the bulk of the roll-bar is towards the rear.
I don't have lowering springs and a 5000 pound mod motor! Also with good suspension you don't have to put 60lb rocks in the trunk LOL!
I don't have lowering springs and a 5000 pound mod motor! Also with good suspension you don't have to put 60lb rocks in the trunk LOL!
The whole point is to lock the axles together. The weight savings is just an added bonus 
02gt
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thanks for the reminder.... LOL, i can see what you mean by less rotating mass. BTW thanks, i adjusted the cable today and it shifts fine now. I have been looking at getting some drag spings, which ones would you go for? Morroso or eibach?