i have a problem, why is it that a 97 accord ex coupe with 145hp 4 cylinder sohc vtec weights 2965lbs? and a 97 accord lx sedan with 130hp 4 cylider sohc non-vtec weights 2899lbs?(got information of the official honda web site) wouldn't the four door weight more?

 

LX's have steel wheels, no sunroof, ABS was an option, and some other things that make up the difference between the EX and LX

 

Besides Honda 2 doors and Honda 4 doors have very minimal weight differences between 2 identical grades anyways.

The 6th Gen Accord Coupe EX V6 weighs 3283 and the 6th Gen Accord Sedan EX V6 weighs 3329 a difference of 46 pounds which really isnt that much. All the extra things in the EX surly weigh more than that as the LX coupe weighs in at 3236 a difference of 47 pounds. THat is in the 6th gen and I think there are alot more differences in the 5th gen ex and lx models than in the 6th gen ex and lx models

 

Higher trim levels simply have more stuff.

 

which i have removed =D

 

have you removed that sunroof yet d00d? lol

lx p0wa y0

 

not yet i want a lighter replace ment for the hard glass or just get a cf plug.
I helped drew strip his gsr, the sunroof weighed 50+ no joke

 

One of my buddies has a 90 hatch with a ZC in it. We went on a crazy lightening spree one weekend and completely gutted the car. About the sunroof, we removed the heavy glass sunroof and put in a very lightweight sheet of plexiglass from Home Depot. Granted, this wasn't as strong (thick) as the glass, but the plexiglass was definitly lighter. The carbon fiber seems like a good idea as well

 

well too bad transparent aluminum only exists in the gene roddenberry dreams

 

???

 

transparent aluminum....?

star trek....?

anyone?

 

Oh, Ok.... now I get it.

 

man that would be seriously awesome if developed

 

my 96 ex coupe weighs in at 2710 w/o driver in full race trim

as soon as i get a second vehicle(prolly not for a while) i will be going at my car with a drill and saws. get that weight down even more.

 

2710, no interior, right?

 

2505 last time i hit the track

still on its way down...

my goal is 2399

 

WTF? You guys are stripping your cars, right? I've done nothing but add weight.

 

im guessing most of that was in the dash right?

im still trying to thing of things to yank, the stereo stays, this is what i have done so far

removed air bags,
gutted trunk
no a/c components
single piece race seat
swiss cheesed front/rear bumper re-inforcements
no cruise
metal backing removed from rear seat

i am thinking about removing all the sound insulation soon, let me know if im missing something dude

 

Get rid of the spare. My car has a can of fix-a-flat in its place. Get rid of the underbody heat shields by the way.


[Modified by vtec2k2, 3:07 PM 4/12/2002]

 

hell yeah...weight reduction is key in making a fast honda...

 

already did that

 

dang misa, i havent done half the work you have. whats your car weigh in at? do you know?

the sound deadoning material is the next step, we removed about 30lbs of it from my friends 4th gen coupe. we used my heat gun, but over the competition forum some guys mentioned using dry ice, and saying that it was much easier.

 

hey misa...you should start replacing some panels with carbon fiber replacements...it won't be a lot but it will do some...and you could also go on a diet yo!

 

Man...... best way to loose weight is loose my body weight for me.......

 

i dont need to lose any more weight

march '01 i weight in at 320

now im 190 32" waist, i like to keep my build thank you very much