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Originally Posted by alphaxxn
well the really super loose rule of thumb is every 100 pounds is a tenth of a second.
Personally.... unless it was going to take off upwards of a whole second... I wouldn't bother. I don't really see the point of that much time and money for just a tiny gain.
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Originally Posted by XScarAudio
And now, Mike carries the civic to events in a backpack its so light!
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From: Someplace with cones=AUTO
Originally Posted by clickwir
To each his own... and if he wants to spend that much time and money for just a tenth of a second then that's fine.
Personally.... unless it was going to take off upwards of a whole second... I wouldn't bother. I don't really see the point of that much time and money for just a tiny gain.
Personally.... unless it was going to take off upwards of a whole second... I wouldn't bother. I don't really see the point of that much time and money for just a tiny gain.
For instance my 2000 Civic Si weighs around 2500lbs now and my 1991 Civic Si weighs 2100lbs. The difference of 400lbs is amazing at an autocross. I'm 2 seconds faster in my 1991 Civic Si, but the car only has about 100hp (flywheel) compared to my 00 Civic Si which is around 170hp (flywheel).
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From: Hesperia
Originally Posted by clickwir
To each his own... and if he wants to spend that much time and money for just a tenth of a second then that's fine.
Personally.... unless it was going to take off upwards of a whole second... I wouldn't bother. I don't really see the point of that much time and money for just a tiny gain.
Personally.... unless it was going to take off upwards of a whole second... I wouldn't bother. I don't really see the point of that much time and money for just a tiny gain.
Oh definetly, if I had to buy it I really wouldn't be all that enthused about tenths of a second, however shaving down weight is one of the mods to a racecar (because most of the stuff kinda takes the daily drivability away) you can do with a limited budget(little to no money required) and still actually feel the difference between a stock car and the one you gutted (my pops has a stock EJ DX I can drive if I wanna feel the difference).
:reechy: it's definetly not for anyone looking to enjoy the car in traffic or commute or anywhere else except a racetrack.
and on a side note, some race teams kill for tenths of a second, so :shrug:
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From: Location Location
Originally Posted by LABARINTH
thanks for the input guys....but I'm not sure this thread needed to come back from the dead over a year later.
I agree.
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