im lookin to shed some extra pounds off my 98 lude sh and i was wondering what the best way to lighten it would be i mean if theres just some extra weight thats not needed any advice would be nice thanks

 

well my 4th gen now weighs in at 2560pd. i have sheed alot. and i still have back seets ant carpet. that sound crap from under the carpet,the padding from behind the dash. ac. there is alot to sheed.

 

2569 thats pretty light , i heard that for the sh model the atts system weighs alot is it true?

 

Get some light parts. Small things like aluminum AC bracket (or ditch the AC all together), and aluminum radiator, or get serious with CF hood and trunk

 

yes

 

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what did you take away??? to make it weight that much, i have a 4th gen and i am doing some weight reduction this summer?

 

I wont say the dreaded words that involve that red button up in the corner.

But this has been cover. And its in the FAQs

Here I will even help you out
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1036229

Oh and check out Hawkze_2.3 car he loves to be light weight. He removed 8 lbs of unnecessary wire from under the dash. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1156578 This is before the c/f trunk and a few other things.

A light weight hood, trunk, and get a smaller battery. Civic radiator/ get rid of a/c , p/s, cruise control. D series alternator. carbon fiber mirrors. cf sunroof plug.

 

/\/\/\ Yep, that about sums it up. Take stuff out, and replce parts with lighter parts.

I posted this list in another thread, but oh well. It may give you some ideas

I would guess my car is somewhere around 2100 after all this, but I have not weighed it recently....

-VIS CF hood
-VIS CF trunk
-Lighter-faster CF sunroof plug
-Complete rear interior removed….everything
-Sound deadening material removed
-HVAC system removed
-All carpets removed
-JDM front bumper support
-Rear bumper support removed
-Entire audio system removed
-Excess door & unibody material removed
-Aluminum bolts used wherever possible
-Custom lighter faster CF rear diffuser
-APR CF mirrors
-Entire ABS system removed
-Hood/trunk/fuel lid cables and handles removed
-All unused wires/switches removed
-Momo Monte Carlo steering wheel in 320mm
-Removed front sway bar
-15” Volk TE-37
-PFI traction bar setup
-Steering rack gutted/converted to manual
-Megan rear toe arms
-UR crank pulley
-Removed entire AC system
-Removed power steering
-Kaizenspeed balance shaft eliminator kit
-Innovative motor mounts
-Removed entire EVAP system
-Fidanza 8lb aluminum flywheel
-ExplicitSpeed D-series upper alt. bracket
-85amp D-series alternator
-Civic 2” thick aluminum radiator
-Custom full SS clutch line

 

thanks for all the help every 1 this site is sweet

 

The first thing to buy to lighten your car would be lightweight wheels. Heres why:

A carbon-fiber hood saves generally around 10 pounds (give or take a few), and for $450, thats $45 per pound.

Unsprung weight (what i've heard) is generally 1 pound of unsprung weight is equal to 50 pounds of sprung weight. So, a set of wheels that weigh 12 pounds (versus stock that weight 20 pounds) is like saving 400 pounds ON ALL 4 CORNERS OF THE CAR, which totals up to 1600 pounds of weight saved, and say those wheels cost $800, it is $0.50 to 1 pound weight savings.

Now, does 1600 or 10 pounds sound better to you? Though so

OOOOoooo, you got a little lesson too, didn't you?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ericman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The first thing to buy to lighten your car would be lightweight wheels. Heres why:

A carbon-fiber hood saves generally around 10 pounds (give or take a few), and for $450, thats $45 per pound.

Unsprung weight (what i've heard) is generally 1 pound of unsprung weight is equal to 50 pounds of sprung weight. So, a set of wheels that weigh 12 pounds (versus stock that weight 20 pounds) is like saving 400 pounds ON ALL 4 CORNERS OF THE CAR, which totals up to 1600 pounds of weight saved, and say those wheels cost $800, it is $0.50 to 1 pound weight savings.

Now, does 1600 or 10 pounds sound better to you? Though so

OOOOoooo, you got a little lesson too, didn't you? </TD></TR></TABLE>


it's not quite that drastic.........droping your car 1600lbs would let it get down the track a lot faster than the weight savings from the wheels........let's ease up on the misinformation, cause you are not gonna see that much of a difference from wheels, the tire choice, on the other hand, can make a world of difference off the line and in the corners

 

ya it will be nowhere near that drastic. if it was that easy everyone would buy 8 lbs rims for 3 grand then every one would be super fast

 

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it's not quite that drastic.........droping your car 1600lbs would let it get down the track a lot faster than the weight savings from the wheels........let's ease up on the misinformation, cause you are not gonna see that much of a difference from wheels, the tire choice, on the other hand, can make a world of difference off the line and in the corners</TD></TR></TABLE>

But he heard it from someone so it must be right.

At most "sprung" to "unsprung" is maybe 2 or 3 to 1.

 

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Unsprung weight (what i've heard) is generally 1 pound of unsprung weight is equal to 50 pounds of sprung weight. So, a set of wheels that weigh 12 pounds (versus stock that weight 20 pounds) is like saving 400 pounds ON ALL 4 CORNERS OF THE CAR, which totals up to 1600 pounds of weight saved, and say those wheels cost $800, it is $0.50 to 1 pound weight savings.

Now, does 1600 or 10 pounds sound better to you? Though so

OOOOoooo, you got a little lesson too, didn't you? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Who fed you that load of garbage.

You can't seriously think that's correct...

 

How much weight did the D series amp save you?

 

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Stock bracket and H-series alt:



Explicitspeed bracket and D-series alt:

 

For every unsprung lb taken off is like taking about 1.7 sprung lb off. Every 17lbs of sprung weight taking off is like gaining 1whp. So if you get new rims/tires that combined together weight 10lbs less than ur current wheel setup, then it is like gaining 4whp. Every little bit counts for n/a and weight reduction not only helps u accelerate better but also improves handling and braking. These are just rule of thumbs and nothing concrete.

Good luck buddy

-Moh

 

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what did you take away??? to make it weight that much, i have a 4th gen and i am doing some weight reduction this summer?</TD></TR></TABLE>

no p.s no ac. all sound crap under the carpet the pad behind the dash. took out the back seats removed all the brackets. spare tire. rear bumper support. alot more just cant think rite now.

 

4000lb

 

i have weighed my 4th gen in at 2880lbs. it has just basic stuff removed