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Old 08-26-2001, 04:22 PM
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Default Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them?

Just curious...mine weighed in at 2425lbs in SM autox trim (I still have a/c intact and working).

Anyone have any other weights to compare with?
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Default Re: Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them? (George Knighton)

wow thats very good..last time i wieghed mine i was at 2607 with me in it..im 160lbs
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Default Re: Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them? (George Knighton)

OK, I give...what's "SM autox trim" ??
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Default Re: Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them? (EPGONZALEZ)

I KNOW IN BROCHURES IT SAYS 2,632...THATS WHAT IVE SEEN..THAY SAY WHEN YOU TRY TO REMOVE WEIGHT IT THROWS OF THE CORNER WEIGHT BALANCE..ANYONE WHO HAS BM VOL..1 KNOWS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT..MAYBE THEY SAY THAT CUZ THEY DONT WANT YOU TO MESS WITH IT..
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Default Re: Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them? (EPGONZALEZ)

I wasn't in the car. And that's with no rear seats and a CF hood. However, as said before--a/c is still in the car.
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Default Re: Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them? (Todd00)

this what was removed when mine was corner balanced at 2607
-a/c
-rear seats
-spare tire and jack
lighter items installed
-mugen s1 seats
-mugen bumper and hood(c/f)
-mf10's
thats why im so impressed by your cars lightness..ive done a few other things to lighten the car further but have yet to re balnce it
-rear lexan hatch window
-no p/s
-washer resevoir
-aluminum a/c bracket
-mugen brakes
-few other things that should add up to lighten it up a few lbs


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Default Re: Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them? (Todd00)

my type r weighs 2350. That is everything out of the rear, cf hood, no ac, power steering pump is gone, volk te37s. I still have everything in the front like the panels and stereo. It is just gutted in the rear. So, I would imagine if you were to gut everything you could get it to 2200-2250. Even lighter with race seats and lexan windows.
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Default Re: Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them? (itr1236)

Somebody told me that one of the big japanese names, I think Spoon, got the DC2 chassis down to 2000 pounds. I'm sure it's doable, but tricky.

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Default Re: Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them? (clockworks)

Mine weighed 2533:
No spare or tools
No windsheild wiper resivoir
No resonator box
No windsheild wipers
No trunk area cover

Mine is stock so I didn't lose any weight from performance mods I.E. lighter exhaust, header, intake.

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2492 - GS legal trim (98 w/o AC)
full interior, stock (heavy) wheels

only missing:
- rear cargo tray
- spare tire, jack, & tools
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Default Re: Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them? (typer_801)

Just corner-weighted mine again last week, 2500 on the nose with a rollbar, 1/2 tank of fuel, no ac/, cf hood, full interior

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2800 with me in it (220#, 1/2 tank gas, full interior, stock wheels, A/C)
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Default Re: Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them? (EPGONZALEZ)

thats why im so impressed by your cars lightness..ive done a few other things to lighten the car further but have yet to re balnce it

-mugen brakes
-few other things that should add up to lighten it up a few lbs
I don't think the Mugen active gate brake system is any lighter than stock? The rotors might be a bit lighter but the calipers are still cast iron so it's still pretty heavy. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Default Re: Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them? (Wai)

Holy crap... I can't even imagine a 2000 lb Type R... My CRX weighs more than that... that thing would HAUL!!!
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Euro spec ITRs weights 2420 lbs stock!!
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Default Re: Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them? (Todd00)

where do you all go to weigh in and corner balance your car?
and what does corner balancing consist of? is it suspension tuning, or is it adding/removing weight from corners of the car?

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Default Re: Weight of Type R -- how light can you get them? (argiris)

1)where do you all go to weigh in and corner balance your car?
and 2) what does corner balancing consist of? is it suspension tuning, or is it adding/removing weight from corners of the car?
1) some type or road race oriented shop w/a scale for each wheel/corner of the car
2) usually performed on cars w/coilover setups in which it is possible to raise or lower each corner of the car separately
why ... to help better distribute the weight of the vehicle onto each of the wheels/tires/contact patches
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