Ok so basically i want to know what you drag racers have been doing to lighten up the rear of the cavi?

So far i have gutted the car, removed the spare tire, and i run with less than a 1/4 of a tank. Has anyone removed the rear tub for the spare? what about a carbon fiber deck lid? I need good advice......

i had a carbon fiber hood and trunk, removed everything from the trunk. i also took all the sound deadner out of the interior. the only other thing you could do is remove your rear rebar behind your bumper.......

This should help some...

http://www.importmodifications.com/cavalierweightreduction.html



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JoeyDaBomb wrote:This should help some...

http://www.importmodifications.com/cavalierweightreduction.html

or search on the numerous posts about this already.


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i have probably removed about 289 pounds already.......... according to the importmodifaction site........ not enough has anyone removed the spare tire tub?

do anything with your gas tank? im not sure of what years but i know some came stock with plastic tanks as apposed to metal. or u can get one of these........... http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?Ntk=KeywordSearch&DDS=1&Ntt=fuel+cell&searchinresults=false&N=700+115

the aluminum ones are really, really nice to. i gotta black one myself

Replacing all your glass with plexi would make a big difference.... glass is heavy as all hell.

Lighter rims make a big difference too.... 1 pound of rotating mass is equal to about 1.5 pounds of dead weight.

am i the only one that removed the big metal brace under the rear bumper? that thing was pretty heavy..

scott (section8cav) wrote:am i the only one that removed the big metal brace under the rear bumper? that thing was pretty heavy..

no i have to and yes it was really heavy i was surprised

to the original poster go to this link

http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.php?f=46&i=337489&t=335831&p=1

it has pictures of my car right now all gutted. its the last post on the first page, it has all the pictures of mine. i have no a/c either.



The one, the only, ME.
2465 lbs without me
141 hp @ 6300 (ran out of rpms)
123 ft lbs @ 5200
running lean on stock ECU
megasquirt here i come

also the spare tire tub only weighs like 8-10 lbs when cut out



The one, the only, ME.
2465 lbs without me
141 hp @ 6300 (ran out of rpms)
123 ft lbs @ 5200
running lean on stock ECU
megasquirt here i come

Andrew Anderson wrote:i have probably removed about 289 pounds already.......... according to the importmodifaction site........ not enough has anyone removed the spare tire tub?

YOu say you lost 289 lbs but not enough? Why not?



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You have lost 289 in the rear or all together? if thats just in the rear.. wow. but what are you doing for a rear suspension setup? Are you doing something to keep the rear weight transfer down?

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yeah i have kyb agx shocks and eibach sportline springs.. Im losing the weight in the rear to reduce transfer..... I hear doing the rear disc conversion takes out some weight too....Who is the guy that prefabs the brackets?