okay so I have a 99 ex coupe I'm trying to find were I can shave some weight off without hurtiing the dd status. First question:

I have drum brakes in rear and the discs lighter?

the tag in the door says it weights 3200lbs since the heaviest car I have had is 2200 I thin that the coupe is pretty heavy.

 

Disks are going to be heavier. You could get a Carbon Trunk and Hood, Rear Lower Control arms not much lighter but they are, that would really be it cause u want it a DD or Ac and PS could be removed also

 

take out the sound deadening material on the floor boards. takes a while but its a hell of alot of weight.

 

Ya I want to do that but **** is crazy

 

what taking out that material?? i jsut used dry ice and a really thick chizzel and beat the **** out of the end chizzel with a hammer and it all came out.. was liek 50 summin lbs..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by luvmihatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what taking out that material?? i jsut used dry ice and a really thick chizzel and beat the **** out of the end chizzel with a hammer and it all came out.. was liek 50 summin lbs.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Good God thats a freakin ton but whats the noise like now when your driving

 

honeslty its not terrible. i have a lsvtec with a high flow cat and a world sport 2 and its quiet. so i say do it.. if nuttin else alot fo weight out the car.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93ls10.0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">okay so I have a 99 ex coupe I'm trying to find were I can shave some weight off without hurtiing the dd status. First question:

I have drum brakes in rear and the discs lighter?

the tag in the door says it weights 3200lbs since the heaviest car I have had is 2200 I thin that the coupe is pretty heavy.</TD></TR></TABLE>
No, the 99 coupe weighs in at 2262lbs.
http://consumerguideauto.howst...4.htm


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by luvmihatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what taking out that material?? i jsut used dry ice and a really thick chizzel and beat the **** out of the end chizzel with a hammer and it all came out.. was liek 50 summin lbs.. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Its about 10lbs.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=525936


Modified by yoffer at 12:04 AM 12/23/2007

 

just lose some weight lol, but really u can remove p/s a/c but i wouldnt want to remove abs if u have it

 

Its about 10lbs.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=525936


yeah i agree but when u take the dash out adn go up behind the fire wall yeah it takes a lil more weight off..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93ls10.0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">okay so I have a 99 ex coupe I'm trying to find were I can shave some weight off without hurtiing the dd status. First question:

I have drum brakes in rear and the discs lighter?

the tag in the door says it weights 3200lbs since the heaviest car I have had is 2200 I thin that the coupe is pretty heavy.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Your car does not weight 3200 lbs. That's closer to the weight of a Firebird. 3200 lbs is how much your car should ever weight TOTAL. That's including the car, you, other passengers and whatever crap you might have in the car. Your car weighs 2513 lbs stock.<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yoffer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
No, the 99 coupe weighs in at 2262lbs.
http://consumerguideauto.howst...4.htm
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That's a really broad spec list. That's closer to the weight of a DX or HX.

Here's more info:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2055230

OP, why do you want to lose weight on a daily driver? You are going to sacrifice comfort (and car value) for a little lost weight.

 

Go on a diet.

Scrapping weight on anything buy a race car is for people who haven't done it before.

 

lose weight from your belly. crunches and running will do the trick.

 

I like the lose weight theory but since I'm 6'0" and only weight 145lbs I think I'm good. I already removed the ac I like the ps just for dd I'm gettin another 99 for free from a co-worker (son blew the motor). I will probably turn that into my track car but I just wanted to sell where I could shave some weight.

 

take out the spare tire and jack. you can loose alot of weight with aftermarket seats

 

Lose the spoiler cuz I know the ex comes with one. Take out the spare tire and jack. The seats in civics are pretty light so I wouldn't worry bout them. Carbon fiber hood and trunk lid can help. Throw some si wheels on it instead of the 17's like I have on mine that weigh a ton.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by luvmihatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">take out the sound deadening material on the floor boards. takes a while but its a hell of alot of weight. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Definitely a no-go on that one IMO.

The general rule of thumb is for every 100lbs. removed, you'll lose 1/10th of a second off of your 1/4 mile ET. Now, assuming you remove the sound deadening material and the firewall mat...that's 15lbs. (according to the thread that somebody posted in a link). So after AAAAAALLLLLLL of that work, you're not even going to cut off 1/10th of a second...

Now, is it worth it?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iluvmy2000civicex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Lose the spoiler cuz I know the ex comes with one. Take out the spare tire and jack. The seats in civics are pretty light so I wouldn't worry bout them. Carbon fiber hood and trunk lid can help. Throw some si wheels on it instead of the 17's like I have on mine that weigh a ton.</TD></TR></TABLE>
The spoiler is optional on ALL Civic trims besides the hatchbacks. For the hatches they get the optional mid-wing though. And the spoiler might be three pounds, but I'll say five pounds tops.

And Si wheels are pretty heavy. If you want a lightweight stock wheel, look into shaving the calipers and put some HX wheels on. There are other aftermarket wheels that would be a lot lighter though.

Taking out the spare tire and jack is never a good idea.

 

Are you here to help the guy that I was trying to help or are you here to correct every little thing I say?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iluvmy2000civicex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Are you here to help the guy that I was trying to help or are you here to correct every little thing I say?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I'm here to give out the correct information. If that includes correcting the wrong things you say, then so be it.

Are you here to help the OP or to cry about it every time someone points out (politely even) that you were wrong?

PS - That means the OP might not even have a spoiler.

 

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No, the 99 coupe weighs in at 2262lbs.
http://consumerguideauto.howst...4.htm

Its about 10lbs.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=525936


Modified by yoffer at 12:04 AM 12/23/2007</TD></TR></TABLE>

its way more than 10 pounds but less than 50 id say in my del sol i took out about 25-30 pounds maybe 40 including carpet


on removing sound deadening

 

Fair enuf. Lets move on.

 

you can remove AC, AC fan and everything that has to do with your AC... invest in a racing radiator or just a smaller one at that, and your rear seats, unless your driving your friends around everyday...

 

seriously, you don't need your daily driver to be really light. The sacrifices seem pointless to me. Do you ever need your rear seats and anything behind you. That's probably going to be your most easily attainable yet somewhat reasonable weight saver.

It's your dd....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Boost_V &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">seriously, you don't need your daily driver to be really light. The sacrifices seem pointless to me. Do you ever need your rear seats and anything behind you. That's probably going to be your most easily attainable yet somewhat reasonable weight saver.

It's your dd....</TD></TR></TABLE>
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