My car should weigh 2500lbs stock.
After all the hype thats not to much less then my 94 coupe 79lbs.
Its not a CX Hatch thats 2100lbs but im going to take a lot of stuff out.
AC is going.
Rear bumper mods.
Front bumper mods.
NO spare tire.
While racing no top.
Carbon fiber hood.
Carbon fiber trunk.
......

 

id defently keep the front and rear bumber support.


how bout all the plastic in the rear, any and all sound deading, things that are not saftey or functional valuve, IE creature comforts are always frist to go in my book

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdm gsr lsd tranny &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My car should weigh 2500lbs stock.
After all the hype thats not to much less then my 94 coupe 79lbs.
Its not a CX Hatch thats 2100lbs but im going to take a lot of stuff out.
AC is going.
Rear bumper mods.
Front bumper mods.
NO spare tire.
While racing no top.
Carbon fiber hood.
Carbon fiber trunk.
...... </TD></TR></TABLE>

No top while racing? I think you need the top, or a roll cage/bar at least. Even at the drag strip, they make you roll up the windows.

You can also remove the power steering and cruise control.

 

take all the seats out and sit on the floor of the car, remove your hood, trunk, bumpers, fenders, and quartpanels but leave the top on, also dont forget to remove your wheels too, those are heavy

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99CivicExCoupe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">take all the seats out and sit on the floor of the car, remove your hood, trunk, bumpers, fenders, and quartpanels but leave the top on, also dont forget to remove your wheels too, those are heavy </TD></TR></TABLE>

And the brakes..

 

damn, theres so many of these fucken posts!

 

You could take out the targa top holder in the trunk, carbon fiber front bumper and get carbon fiber fenders. You could also lose the storage behind the seats, interior door panels, passenger seat. If you get a carbon fiber trunk lid let me know because im looking for one. Just giving you some ideas. Good luck

 

AC, powersteering. Wouldn't touch bumper supports, unless you wonna die.

Extremes: passanger seat, carpet, sound ****, all the stereo, heater and blower ****, plus internal A/C **** out the window. Cut the dash in half so only driver's side part it left. Spare tire, and all the jack **** out the trunk.

I think you should get 100-200 pounds out of the car that way, I'm not totaly sure about that though.

 

Take it from the master of weight reduction in a Sol Dave Stewart.

http://www.drjanestewart.com/darksol/showcase.html

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdm gsr lsd tranny &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My car should weigh 2500lbs stock.
After all the hype thats not to much less then my 94 coupe 79lbs.
Its not a CX Hatch thats 2100lbs but im going to take a lot of stuff out.
AC is going.
Rear bumper mods.
Front bumper mods.
NO spare tire.
While racing no top.
Carbon fiber hood.
Carbon fiber trunk....... </TD></TR></TABLE>

won't lose much weight from those, just warning you

 

i droped 25lbs with my CF hood

 

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trunk you lose like 7 lbs, its all because of the glass

 

wat are u going to be doing with ur sol .. i mean if ur doing strip might as well strip the whole thing and replace all the glass roll cage it up and make a new dash .... remove the sound dendener gunk... or are u going road course ..? but if ur just lookin to drop a few pounds take out the trunk stuff leave the top on ... and take a **** before u race or dont eat soo much the night before

 

there should also be some sound deadener under your carpet in the trunk and under your seats. i took all mine out and i shaved about 25 lbs. i have a coupe so it might not be the same for u because u have a sol

 

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hahah...reminds me of when super street or sport compact did this to a nissan i think...funny ish...made me think of all the morons here that are obsessed with weight reduction in thier daily drivers. Coming from a previous moron that has done this before...dont waste your time. Your stripped honda doesn't make you a "hardcore" racer...especially not when it shaves off a might .1 of a sec

 

i heard bumper supprts dont do ****

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99CivicExCoupe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">take all the seats out and sit on the floor of the car, remove your hood, trunk, bumpers, fenders, and quartpanels but leave the top on, also dont forget to remove your wheels too, those are heavy </TD></TR></TABLE>
isnt the engine one of the heaviest parts? u can remove that, thats like 500lbs

 

take a run, drink alotta water, and fast...u'll prolly lose some weight that way

 

Replace all your iron suspension parts with forged aluminum, remove all stereo including every unused wire. All fabric, tar, and fuzz must go.

Replace all your motor mounts with aluminum too.

That top holder mechanism that sits in the trunk definitely needs to go as well.

Don't forget to remove the front and rear beams, and gut the doors too (Remove side impact beams) The plasma cutter is your friend. ;-)

Basically remove EVERYTHING that doesn't make you go fast, make all body panels super light, and lastly put in a cage welded to the frame to protect yourself.

You really could have figured this out yourself.

 

Im going to do alot but keep some smart stuff. My car is only 70lbs more than my 94 coupe. I just want my car as fast as my coupe. I use to beat STR4s by 1 1/2 cars... MY DELSOL is one of the cleanest around. And i want to keep it stock looking..
I should push over 200hp to the wheels when im done.
All motor..
jeff

 

That nissan dropped 2.5 seconds so they must have only had 600 pounds left

Sounds like your street racing. Any road course or drag strip will make you run your roof or weld in a roll hoop

Make sure your tire pressures are good for conditions and that your alignment is perfect Then add a rear lower tire bar to prevent flexing between the rear suspension points, and add some traction bars for the front because wheel hop is worse that adding more weight.

you say your car is 2500ish so I am assuming you have the twin cam model in which case your removal list will look like this

Flywheel Horsepower
(wheel dynoed) 160 @ 7600 (132.5) 243 @ 8000 (204.8)
Flywheel Torque
(wheel dynoed) 111 @ 7000 (92.5) 171 @ 6200 (144.1)
Redline (rpm) 8250 9700
Curb Weight (drag weight) n/a 1980
Horsepower / Litre 100.3 135.2
Best 0-60 mph 7.00
(motor trend) 5.59
Best Street Tire 1/4 mile 15.800 @ 90 mph
(motor trend) 13.900 @ 101.23 mph
(slippery street tires)
Best Slicks 1/4 mile n/a 12.437 @ 109.74 mph
Best Street GTech 1/4 mile mph 90.5 105.7
Max Acceleration : 1st Gear (g's) 0.50 0.63
(slicks 0.91)
Max Acceleration : 2nd Gear (g's) 0.33 0.46
Max Acceleration : 3rd Gear (g's) 0.22 0.33
Max Acceleration : 4th Gear (g's) 0.14 0.22
Max Acceleration : 5th Gear (g's) 0.11 0.14
Lateral g's (clockwise) 0.87 g 1.10 g (solo)
Lateral g's (counterclockwise) 0.86 g 1.09 g (solo)
Maximum Braking g's (before lockup) -0.63 g -0.75 g
Braking 60-0 mph (feet) 147 feet 132 feet


Modifications & Weight Savings

Item Type Lbs.
Almost empty gas tank (2 gallons left) VD -75
Remove cat-back exhaust system R -47
Removed factory A/C, lines, pump, wiring R -43
Remove jack / tools / cover R -22
Remove spare tire R -20
Rear wheels/skinnies (over stock 195-60-14) D -40
Remove passenger seat (over leather stocker) R -33
Front wheels/slicks (over stock 195-60-14) D -32
Remove HVAC system (fan / redirector / console / wiring) R -26
delSol S manual steering rack (over stock power unit) U -22
Remove door motors / lift mechanism R -22
Trim underside of trunk (support web) T -20
Remove radio / speakers / wiring R -17
Carbon fiber hood (over stock hood) U -16
Lexan door windows (over stock glass) U -16
Remove front swaybar (drag only) RD -16
Remove rear bumper reinforcement R -15
Remove windshield wipers / pump / container / lines R -15
JDM ITR 4-1 header (over stocker with heat shield cover) U -14
Lightweight race seat (over leather stockers) U -14
Remove interior carpet / soundproofing (dry ice) R -14
Remove of trunk roof holder / supports R -13
Remove SRS airbags R -13
Remove behind-seat storage compartment R -12
Remove door metal pieces R -12
Remove front bumper reinforcement R -12
Remove rear swaybar (drag only) RD -12
Remove rear window motor/lifter R -12
Remove door mirrors / hardware R -10
Trimmed custom dash / new control console T -10
JUN super lightweight flywheel (over stock) U -9
Remove front window visors / hardware R -9
Trim rear bumper cover T -9
Custom ram-air intake system (over stock system) U -8
Odyssey 680 battery (over stock) U -8
Remove cruise control R -8
Lexan rear window (over stock glass) U -7
Aluminum a/c front engine mount (over stock piece) U -6
Remove under engine cover / trim R -6
Remove aux lights / brackets / wiring R -5
Remove trunk lining / trunk lamp R -5
Unorthodox racing Ultra-R crank pulley (over stock) U -5
Bronze Tint Ameripol polycarbonate roof (over stock metal) U -4
Front bumper cover trimming (96-97 no aux light) T -4
Remove steering wheel knee bolster / plastic cover R -4
Remove plastic under door side trim pieces R -4
Remove VTEC "performance" bar R -4
Trim / reskin door panels (no controls / speaker grills) T -4
Momo Tornado carbon steering wheel (over stock unit) U -3
Remove exhaust heat shields R -3
Remove antenna / wiring R -2
Z.Speed stainless steel brake lines U -2
Energy Suspension bushing master kit U -1
Remove catalytic heat shields R -1
Z.Speed cross-drilled / slotted rotors (over stock) U -1
Z.Speed lightweight lug nuts U -1
Z.Speed short shifter (over stock) U -1
AMSOIL 0W30 Synthetic Oil U 0
B&M Fuel Pressure Regulator w/guage (50psi currently) U 0
B&M Shift Stabilizer Kit U 0
Black Covered Oil Dipstick U 0
Blackout Front Reflectors U 0
ClutchMasters Stage 3 Clutch U 0
CTR Intake, ITR Exhaust Camshafts U 0
Custom Clear Front Corner Lights U 0
Custom dash remote control & VTEC guage light U 0
Custom designed Leather Shift / Emergency Brake Boot U 0
Custom Guages - 11,000 rpm, 260 kph (160 mph) U 0
DPR Port & Polished ITR Manifold U 0
DPR Stage VI Ported & Polished Head U 0
Gloss Red Painted Brake Calipers U 0
Glovebox J&S Safeguard, A/F, Injector, Tazzo VPC U 0
High Performance Dot 4 Brake Fluid U 0
Hondata Stage 4 ECU (10000 rpm redline) U 0
Integra Type-R Valve Cover U 0
ITR B18C5 Short Block U 0
ITR +4mm RC bored Throttle Body U 0
JUN Stiffer Intake & Exhaust Springs U 0
JUN Titanium Valve Retainers U 0
Lonza Twin Plate Pedals U 0
Momo Carbon/Leather Combat Shift **** U 0
NGK-R Spark Plugs U 0
Platinum Tinted Windows (65%) and Brow U 0
Polarg Headlight/Turn/Reverse Bulbs U 0
Polished Billet Spark Plug Cover U 0
Polished Intake Manifold U 0
Polished Oil Cap and Battery Tiedown U 0
Polished Z.Speed ZSR-II Front Upper Strut Bar U 0
Racer's Wholesale A/F / Injector meter U 0
RC Engineering 310cc/min Fuel Injectors U 0
Rear Red JDM Type-R Honda Emblem U 0
Silver Mugen RNR 15" Wheels (10.9 lbs. street use) U 0
Skunk2 Cam Sprockets (+4 deg, -2 deg current) U 0
Tinted and Clearcoat Rear Taillights U 0
Yellow Koni Single Adjustable Shocks U 0
92-95 Honda Civic front lip A 1
Carbon fiber dash kit A 1
Racing sparco 4-point competition harness A 1
Z.Speed coilover adjustable springs A 1
Z.Speed rear lower strut bar A 2
Z.Speed ZSR rear upper strut bar A 2
Auxiliary "breeze motor" / piping (Pegasus 3" cooling fan) A 4
Carpeting "full interior" (speaker cover material) A 4
ITR Transmission w/LSD A 4
Meziere Electric Water Pump (NEW!) A 5
Fiberglass Mugen style body kit (trimmed sides / rear lip) A 5
Titanium muffler / bracket (connected directly to header) A 5
Fiberglass Mugen style rear spoiler (less drag) A 6
Driver fully clothed (after having a dump V 179
Total: -549
Stock 1994 delSol VTEC with A/C: 2534
Grand Total drag weight: 1985

A-Added D-Drag Only R-Removed T-Trimmed U-Upgraded V-Variable

 

Thanks i got a JDM B16a though. 170hp and more.. Building it up. Type r internals... And externals..
thanks Saw your delsol it seems hella light..

 

windows get plexi glass or whatever the hell that stuff is

 

OK im taking out the ac, power steering, crusie controll, rear motor for window if it stays up, rear wing, rear t top holder, waiting for carbon fiber trunk and hood, taking off front bumber support. REAR WILL STAY....lol..

 

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