ekhatchhybrid

im have just spent all of my money dropping in my b18c and still am not hitting 13's like i really want to, its an ek hatch back and i want to find out any way to make it lighter so i can get better times becasue i cannot afford anything else but i want to retain my ac and power steering unless that really does make a big diffrence are there alot of other ways to get my ek hatch any lighter?

TodaCivic

Here are a few....
Take out as much of the interior as possible
Lighter wheels
Carbon Fiber Hood
Take out Cruise control
Aftermarket header
Remove Sound deadening on floor
Take out Front and Rear bumper reinforcments ( i DO NOT think its a good idea, but most of the guys i know take them out)

Those will save weight, they all worked on my Ek Si...which is a pig.
I did this and ALOT more to my h/b....but its weekend and race only.
LATER

poison

good pointers

Also, I'd recommend getting an aftermarket steering wheel and getting a lighter seat, with a 4 point seat harness (and remove stock seat belts).

Alot of the above mentioned will do it too.

good pointers.

tek_civic

im not sure how much the sparco big reclinable seats save you on weight but i know some seats that do. go hire a welder to weld you a bucket seat out of thin aluminum, thats a light seat! my friend has one in his corvette drag car. or i think summit racing sells abs seats for pretty cheap(i should get paid for that). thats http://www.summitracing.com i havn't been there in a while.

irunfromcops

take all the air out of your tires, thats like 30lbs a corner

seriously though, gradually lower the air pressure in your tires each run until you find a pressure your happy with, use smaller lighter wheels, put 2 dounts on the back if you got them, take out your passenger seat if you want to go crazy. it's also amazing how many people run their cars with a full tank of gas.

i'm a pretty firm believer in running your car in the same trim that you drive it in everyday (with the exception of air pressure) but if you really want to get into 13's that should help you. posts some time slips to show what results you got.

-Sean

wHOAlly

driver go on diet

poison

ya exactly.

stop eating wendy's and taco bell

make sure you take your dump before racing at the track too.

tinkerbell

r u trying to be helpful or what?
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remove the A/C compressor, condensor and cooler

this makes the BIGGEST difference out over everything listed above.

its your choice, but it weighs a bundle eg 40 - 60 lbs

t..

irunfromcops

not about saving weight but it will help him launch better

-Sean

tinkerbell

yes of course!! why didnt you say so!

try to keep it topic focused...

t..

lsvteceg

try removing everything under the dash ,heater box etc.sound deadening,if you want to get crazy start cutting,if not remove all windows replace with lexan.drive with no spair

Lost Type R

Take out the motor.... thas some big weight reduction there

Jonathan_ED3

I'm glad I weigh 135lb

Also, I agree with this 100% --

Rukkus233

Dammit , i was gonna reply with the exact same thing.

dragonrcr

pull your power steering pump and belt this also helps alot i did it and am very pleased..

Prod

Just curious...What does your timeslip look like now ? Could you post the break down ?

Shaving weight always helps but maybe theres another area that could be improved.

cccya

everything helps when your going all out!

CHEETAH

iTrader: (2)

AMEN on this one ...


also, ppl love to upgrade to bigger brakes that slows your down 1.5 times more than dead weight.

greg

ExospeedAMcrx

Not in order:

1. Take out bumper supports
2. remove sound deading material
3. remove A/C and heater vents, heater core.
4. remove power steering
5. remove a/c lines, etc inside engine bay
6. smaller lighter battery(92+ honda/civic already have a pretty light battery compared to EF's)
7. of course, remove spare tires, jack , etc.
8. remove windshield wiper reservoir
9. remove rear seats.
10. cut out certain parts of the body underneath the bumpers.
remove unnecesarry bolts(there are some big ones like the tow hook bracket bolts, etc.

Kataku2K3

"ekhatchhybrid" are you running slicks???? My friend has his '96 hatch with a USDM B18C1, skunk manifold, 2000 Si tranny, ACT Maxx Xtreme clutch, clutchmaster flywheel, intake, HX wheels with MT 20x14x6 slicks, and running his DC header open... He just pulled out the seats and some other little **** but on average it runs a 13.5... The other day when he ran it he managed to pull a 13.29@100... Traction must have been perfect but that's hella good for being a internally stock all motor GSR EK.

Kataku2K3

exospeedAMcrx, I agree **** power steering and **** A/C.... We build these bad *** clean looking motors and you can't even see them once you put them in and it makes you weigh more by like 5lbs. j/k may a little more than that. I hate that ****, it just clutters up your engine bay.. The other thing i don't like in there is the ABS ****... Oh well if you got it just rip it out.

ExospeedAMcrx

all i like to see is the motor and the trans. some wires here and there. no abs stuff, powersteering, a/c, charcoal canister, wiper fluid canister, etc. it so much cleaner with out those

Kataku2K3

Yup yup, I agree

Archidictus

Best way: Get the **** out.

lazy bum shaughn

LOL.

Or you could get a CRX HF. Those things are like 1800 pounds.