Any Ideas???
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Loz
Torque King
If you want weight saving tips this is a good read...
http://www.torquecars.com/forums/f54/weight-shaving-5343/
Is the car standard at the moment?
http://www.torquecars.com/forums/f54/weight-shaving-5343/
Is the car standard at the moment?
welcome to tc mate
take out the back seats, get 15' alloys if you have an inducktion kit, take out the whole air intake unit, the part thats buried in the front bumper
get posting, after 10, you can put up pics of your car
il be back to you
take out the back seats, get 15' alloys if you have an inducktion kit, take out the whole air intake unit, the part thats buried in the front bumper
get posting, after 10, you can put up pics of your car
il be back to you
thats all good mate, but you want it to look like a fast rd car, not a track car
a set of ht leads and plugs would make up the differance in doing all that
Loz
Torque King
Yeah like mine! Perspex windows will save some weight, lighter front seats (if you can bear the discomfort) & a light weight bonnet would be a good start too.
Yep that will work.....
Is there any other parts I can remove or change that will save some weight?
yes it will, a/c is a smelly thing anyway, we dont use it everyday in this country, so 1, the gas escapes from none use and 2 the aircon gets stale and smells, take it out and throw it away
If you really wanna loose that much weight then rip everything out the car. Rear seats carpet trim panels etc. Also you could take out all the speakers and the wiring that goes with them. Very time consuming job but will save a bit of weight. But if you are that serious about weight saving then thats the way to go. Get rid of everything your not gonna use. If you have a rear wiper bin it along with its water reservoir. Ditch the spare wheel and got buy a can of tyre weld instead incase you have a flat. It really does depend on how far you want to go?
yes it will, a/c is a smelly thing anyway, we dont use it everyday in this country, so 1, the gas escapes from none use and 2 the aircon gets stale and smells, take it out and throw it away
what would be the best lightweight wheels and tyres to put on her?
Compomotive do light wheels for track and road use.....
pgarner
TC ModFather
the aircon its self do away with, but this coiuld be used to mount the supercharger if your doing a custom install
do you think the supercharger will offer some good bhp gains?
pgarner
TC ModFather
depends on the boost levels, you dont want to go too high as it could end up with pre-detonation, VERY BAD.
lower compression pistons or water injection will allow you to run higher boost levels
lower compression pistons or water injection will allow you to run higher boost levels
You could replace some of the panels with carbon fibre or fibre glass, depending on your budget.
Carbon fibre is lighter AND stronger and this can be painted over.
You should be able to get a bonnet, front wings, door skins and tailgate, but if you buy bespoke items you could get every panel made from carbon fibre.
You'll need thousands of pounds, mind.
Carbon fibre is lighter AND stronger and this can be painted over.
You should be able to get a bonnet, front wings, door skins and tailgate, but if you buy bespoke items you could get every panel made from carbon fibre.
You'll need thousands of pounds, mind.
Im defo getting a bonnet and boot lid for it maybe some wing mirrors aswel
what is pre-detonation?
the engine will blow before its time:blink:
pgarner
TC ModFather
the petrol goes bang because of the compression (the more air is compressed the hotter it gets, think bike pump )before the spark plug ignites it
if this happens to early it could mean that the force mean that the engine tries to turn back on itsself, sure i dont have to go into detail what could appen when that happens.
if this happens to early it could mean that the force mean that the engine tries to turn back on itsself, sure i dont have to go into detail what could appen when that happens.
ha, dont want that to happen
My Levin BZR engine blew on me last year
poxy garage never fixed anything right on it so im taking them to courtSimilar threads
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