My cousin just bought a Integra LS, and he wanted to know if he took the OEM bumpers and put fiberglass front, sides, and rear kits on his car would he be lighter? cause the Integra weighs about 2600lbs with the manual tranny..thanks.

 

No it wouldnt be any lighter but it would have that coveted rice appeal

 

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Yes, also tell him that his car will gain 50+ horsepower as well. And don't forget to add a double stack wing too.

 

in most causes fiberglass is heavier then the stock bumpers. If he likes the look of the kit then get it but he will not get any weight reductions because of it

 

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No.

 

ahh sweet more hp....wait if I was a blonde I would believe that one right there (Tokyo_X-treme_Racer) good job *claps hands*

 

If you want to drop some serious weight, you're going to have to lose AC, PS, Cruise Control, power windows and locks, etc. Also think about stripping your interior and removing sound deadening tar and worthless wiring harnesses and mechanisms like hatch/rear windshield wipers

 

what the hell are you guys talking about??!! Of corse it is lighter....its made out of fiberglass!.....fiberglass weighs hardly anything and that is why it is so flemsy and is not durable.... as for making a difference in racing and that matter the amount of weight your loosing with a fiber glass kit is probably not even noticable

 

well thats a negative on the A/C..his fiancee will drive the car too over the summer, and she wants her A/C and Power steerling

 

Yes it is lighter, but depending on the kit.

People on here will say no because they are not JDM, soon JDM will be USDM

 

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fo rizzle

 

Every body kit is going to differ in thier weight, as long as its pretty small and not a big gody ricer kind of kit you should be fine. Also, if you are asking that, you probably dont care enough of acctual performance gains in the wieght reduction!!!

 

what about the Buddy club front with the Blk widow sides and rear? fiberglass or would it be best to go with a lip kit Mugen front, type R rear and leave the factory sides

 

just do a lip, as for wieght reduction..go big or go home.

 

wait wait wait wait wait... Your car just got totalled and your asking about this for your cousin? Awwww, Austinbionic316, its your car isn't it?

 

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dont forget the mad tizitte altezzas...and some apc sticker yo...they add 10 more hp

 

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thief

mostly all fiberglass kits are ricer status. my buddy dan has one on his accord and it looks horrible.

 

nah bruh negative...my cousin doesnt have internet access.. im pissed off cause my baby got totalled...damn blondes dont need V8's!

 

yeah for max HP add lots of stickers what its about 10 HP a sticker right the window ones are like 15HP

 

holy ****! maybe I can tune the stickers? its worth a shot

 

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not worth it imo because most fiberglass body kits are cheapely made,they crack easially, and usually dont fit very well. They are usually very ugly.

 

I say just look for a kit that looks like what the car is. For example, do use a kit that makes the car look "fast" for lack of better word and have a d16y7 swap in it (my engine). I am a fan of body kits that are nicely done because they show true origionality and character in a car. But as most people have shown on this forum, when you run a body kit, you take the risk of some people not liking it. If you can get over that, your great But some people just like to stay oem because some do like it, but some figure since the car already looks like that stock, most people will like it or not dislike it cause its stock, not like you did anything to it that people say they didn't like. So if your going to get a kit, do the research, get a kit that actually plays into the car and makes it look better. Don't get some kit that dosn't even follow the body lines of the car your putting it on. And if your going for a kit, try to stay away from fiberglass cause it cracks easily. Most lips are made out of polyurathane. Its strong, but is a lot heavier than fiberglass. I will end by saying I do respect cars that have nicely done bodykits because they actually knew what they wanted to do with the car. I view my oem mods as temporary mods till I figure out what I really want to do to make my car truly mine if that makes any sense.

Everyone else, Not bashing the jdm'ers cause it dosn't get anybody anywhere and is just a waist of bandwith. Just stating my opinion

 

well said

 

Also, forgot to say that in my opinion, that bodykit on the Integra that was on TEAMRICE.COM was the best bodykit for an integra I've seen ever.

Also, if your talking about weight, a body kit will just get in the way. Bodykits were not made for weight though they are pretty close to stock. They were made for aerodynamics.

But when you talk about body kits, only do them if you are going show only. If your a daily driver, your just asking to have the car broken into, or asking to shatter the whole dam thing on a pothole in the street.

As far as racing, it gets into the same thing as rear wings, a honda/acura can't go fast enough to need the aerodynamics of body kits or wings so its just a waist of money.

But if our going show, definatly get a kit or the judges won't see anything you did to a car that actually worth getting points for. A civic with a full body kit will kick the *** of a oem civic with a CTR lip in a car show any day.