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#1
06-17-2003, 01:27 PM
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help with lightening up my hatch
Hey, yet another thread started by the n00b
 Was wondering what all you guys have / know of to do to lighten up yer car. I specifically have a 92 DX Hatch. Even better yet, what kinda stuff is there in that car that I haven't found that I can / would be willing to rip out for free or next to nothing? All-in-all: I'm looking any and all lightweight mods and perhaps an estimate of cost for the change. Cheers 
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#2
06-17-2003, 01:43 PM
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Will it still be your daily driver? If not, or you don't care, strip EVERYTHING except the necessities. Take out all carpet, seats, plastic panelling, spare tire, and if your ballsy get some plexy windows. They make some which actually look like stock windows but are a hell of a lot lighter. Glass is very heavy. You could also use a hammer and chisel to take off that black tar-like shit (it's for sound dampening, thicker on the EX/Si models) for a ~15 lb loss. For every 100 lbs taken off you will gain .1 seconds in the 1/4. It's not hard to take things out, just start stripping away and no you don't really have to buy lighter parts.
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#3
06-17-2003, 01:54 PM
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Well I replaced alot of parts on my 2000 Honda Civic Si: intake, exhaust, headers, suspension, wheels, tires, brakes, no spare tire and jack, and then added two amps in the back. Stock the car weighs 2612lbs. Now my car weighs about 2512lbs (without me of course).
Taking out the A/C, power steering might next you about another 70lbs. Carbon fiber hood is about 35lbs lighter than stock, racing seats shave off 5-20lbs depending on the model, carbon fiber fenders about 30-60lbs.
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06-17-2003, 02:10 PM
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I was going to mention the a/c and power steering but didn't know if it's going to be a daily or not. Do it all at once to notice a significant difference, but realize the carbon fiber swaps are a bit pricey.
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06-17-2003, 02:29 PM
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Its a daily driver like mad (tons of interstate drivin
 ). Once I get the $$$ I'm planning on c-fibering the thing to all hell since I figure I'll get better gains in dropping the weight than doing a nice intake (I have a pvc one now  ) and stuff until I get a swap... I'm wondering tho, will I see any gains in getting plastic parts replaced with c-fiber or is that just a looks thing at that point (ie stock rear spoiler with spoon c-fiber / spoon c-fiber mirrors)?Side note Ricochet: this weekend my buddy and I were ripping stuff outta my engine bay (heatshield / old plastic stuff from the intake I didn't need etc) and I saw that black shit and we scraped some off, but stopped b.c we were worried it would make the car prone to rust... any worries there? Keep in mind I live in friggin Wisconsin 
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06-17-2003, 02:34 PM
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oh, another thing, how can I weigh my car? I was looking at one of those big Cat scales for semi's but the read out is like fucking 12 ft in the air and I haven't gotten the courage to ask the ox of a woman if I can weigh my friggin honda civic on the beast... how have other peeps done this?
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06-17-2003, 03:00 PM
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Oh shit lol, thanks
glad you replied before I went to town on what I was talking about after work today lol, so I need to rip up all my carpet to do that? I may skip that just to keep what little I have blocking road noise still there tho... my car is loud as hell as it is; creeps my friends out b.c they hear so much of what's happening 5" below their feet 
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#9
06-17-2003, 03:08 PM
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I wouldn't tear out too much, being a daily driver and all. Carbon fiber is a hell of a lot lighter than the huge piece of metal covering your engine right now. For cheaper you could get a fiberglass hood too which you can lift with your pinky, literally. I think they cost $300? I've seen cf hoods at $500. cf is high maintenance too.
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#10
06-17-2003, 03:23 PM
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know anything about c-fiber vs. plastic though? as the case is with my mirrors and spoiler thing?
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#12
06-17-2003, 09:03 PM
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I know someone who does corner weighing and alignments so he has scales that I use.
There's a place in town here that has a free scale for trucks and cars.
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06-17-2003, 11:06 PM
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lucky sob... I wanna know my weight so bad
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#14
06-17-2003, 11:17 PM
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that black stuff under the rug is very easily taken out if done correctly... get a few bags of dry ice if you have access to any and put it on top of the panel with the tar stuff on it... after it sits for a while you can scrape it off in large pieces with a stiff blade putty knife
what do you have to do to maintain carbon fiber?
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06-17-2003, 11:20 PM
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how much work does it take to clear out the interior to do that and how loud is the car afterwards? I'm big on my carstereo so I don't want too much road noise (I was even thinking of increasing the weight of my car for dynamat as it is). Also, where can I get dry ice lol? Finally, ditto on the c-fiber upkeep. What does that take
     
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