hannslebo

1-2 HP from PS removal??? Ive seen a 6 WHP gain on a car just from removing the PS belt! (yes i said 6whp)

I always take PS off...and mainly because I like how it feels compared to having PS.

However AC is a no go...unless drag car or you just want a really clean bay.

Dontoh

as far as removing ac/ps i've heard you can get 6-7 hp EACH.. idk where 1-2 came from

PreyStayShun

Not interior = BUSTY, hope this isn't a DD.

You won't get hassled in Canada driving w/out interior? Where I come from this is a big "no no" HAHA

hannslebo

IDK about 6-7hp from your AC...the only thing you get from that is a bunch of **** outta the bay and 25ish lbs.

If you have AC and it is on you lose some power, but if its off than there is not really a HP diff from having it or not

NOFX

It'd be nice to know what all the pieces weigh.

I know an easy way to drop 21 pounds from a '97-'00 Civic. It's by removing a safety feature though.

alphalanos

I personally love the look of a stripped interior thats all painted and only has seats, and the front panels, carpet, etc.

The_Todd

This.

It's a civic and unless you're strictly using it for track use it's a waste of time, effort and it will make your interior rattle more and look like ***.

eksedan98

I read somewhere that for every 50 pounds you take off a car is like adding 2-3 hp. Dont know how accurate that is thou. I can however notice an increase in acceleration when I removed weighed in my car however.

i_shift

I would say that it makes more sense to go to a manual steering rack, sure you old loose like 15lbs... but that is 15 in the FRONT of an already front heavy car. Plus at that point you can have the 3rd section of the pulley completely removed by a machine shop, reducing mass directly connected to the rotating assembly.

AC... if it works, KEEP IT. If not, rip that crap out! That gets another 20-30 pounds out of the engine bay! Relocate the battery to the back and you have moved about 60lbs out of there!

jsgarage

Ok, first I have always vowed that no honda of mine would ever have ac or ps so those two are definitely going. Airbags are next on the list and I'm thinking about getting one of those carbon sunroof delete panels. Anyone done one of those? Do they leak? I'm guessing its worth about 50-60lbs. Ok maybe not that much. Also someone made a comment about Canada being relaxed on things like stripped interiors and such. Its true but it also depends where you live. I live in a tiny town that's 3 miles outside a small city and I could probably rip around without a hood a not get hassled for it. Winter sucks here but no smog test or bar inspections is nice.

Deetz

Airbags..really? Even in Canada,, on a street car, taking out that system that came with them from factory could easily void your insurance.

Good luck on reselling that car too. Nobody will ever want it, including myself...but hey, it's your car, do what you want

Jimster480

Personally no. Stripping the car doesnt make it fast enough to warrent it. It just degrades the car quality overall, because people will look at the car and be like wtf why no door panels, etc.
The car will become loud as hell inside and look like crap. And when you lose to people they will laugh harder at you because your car is gutted. The truth is that civics are filled with lightweight parts (which is why they are light in the first place) so removing them doesn't really make them much lighter.
I have a full interior in my turbo EX, with leather seat covers and nice floor mats too
I am comfortable with my power windows, power steering, AC, sun roof, etc while I am ripping the fk out of kids with gutted hatches and other dumb ****. I can remember more than one time where me and atleast 1 friend laugh at a guy with a gutted hatch as we pull away from him.

One of my friends stripped his hatch one time for "less weight". After realizing that is wasnt really any faster at all he put all the stuff back in.

jsgarage

maybe in AB with private insurance but not in middle of nowhere MB with mpi.
Anyone done the sunroof delete?

TheHatchMan

link bellow for integras but does apply to civics as well

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...=693678&page=4

TwoFaced

Carbon fiber sunroof delete seems alright, many people rarely/never use the sunroof/moonroof and IIRC it's 50+ pounds for the whole assembly and glass.

Power steering removal is a common thing...I've heard good things on the gains...not sure of exact numbers. Definitely seems to be more than 1-2 hp though.

Sound deadening is about 20+ pounds and won't change the look of the car at all, it's all under the carpet. Just use dry ice to harden it and chip it out. It will be alot louder though so if you do alot of highway miles have fun with that.

Interior panels...are you serious? The weight isn't remotely worth taking it all out. A backseat and a spare tire can be taken out on track days or weekends for w/e reason and replaced when you're done. You can swap your battery for a summit closed-cell and lose just as much weight as you would if you were to remove most of your interior panels, and gain space in the bay at the same time.

NOFX

I still think stripped interiors on stock cars look ghetto and like the owner just really wants to do the cheapest mods available simply because they're broke of cheap.

I can't think of any car I've ever been in that was fast because of a stripped interior. The whole package is a lot more attractive than a car missing half its parts.

Also, that comment earlier that someone made about "no Honda of mine will ever have ps/ac, etc.", all I can think of is a stripped out 2010 RL or a similarly equipped Odyssey or CR-V. What a piece of ****! Lol

99civicB20V

Im in the process of building my baby, build thread in signature, but at the same time, I've started work on an EF hatch. I said earlier in this thread that it's not worth it unless you're building a track car, but that's not entirely true either... there's some fun factor (to me) in a stripped, fully gutted interior. Kinda feels like a high horsepower go kart. Lol. Needless to say, the hatch will be bare bones inside.

jsgarage

on top of vowing to never have a honda with ps or ac I also vowed not to go into debt over a car. That means the only hondas I'll ever afford are old civics and tegs. And I'll probably never sell this one so I'm not concerned with resale.

I know that stripped cars look uber ghetto but that's the whole point, the car is red and the front fenders and both bumpers need to be replaced and I'm just gonna leave them in primer.

Dontoh

No, you don't only get an empty by and 25 lbs, you get less less strain on your belt. hence more hp

TwoFaced

^ Yep.

@jsgarage...you don't have to go into debt to have AC...lol you can usually get a full AC setup for next to nothing because everyone is always gutting them.

lunareg

I just took my back seat out of my eg (cx so no ac/ps anyways)... I had the back panels out when I was doing the coilovers and god they might weigh 5 pounds tops.. whats the point? it looks like **** back there without em. I just pulled the back seat out and thats it, the rest of it doesnt matter, i could go walk acouple laps to make up the difference lol.

vansxskater

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Some people are just into this. BTW not my car.

Jimster480

Looking ghetto sucks.

NOFX

I take out loans on cars so I can help build credit. As long as I can afford it, it's okay. Trust me, I'm not "in debt" over any cars (I don't owe a penny on any of the ones I currently own), taking a loan out doesn't mean you jjust straight can't afford the car.

Aiming for only ever being able to afford old Civics and Integras is sad.

raidacaipo

Sorry I wouldn't recommend stripping it. To me it degrades your civic even more especially if its an Si. I actually went through the phase of stripping mines too but now that I've grown I think its ridiculous unless you go to the track alot. I'm in the process of putting everything back together like it was intended in the factory. So far everything sounds great, the noise is not loud, the ride is comfortable but fun.

Btw I like this thread. Its interesting. Anyone have any pictures? Either full interior or stripped? Here's mines.