If I wanted to reduce weight were should I start? I have 5g civic with an h22a motor that weigh 2580 with me and 2400 without me. Because of my motor swap I don't have a/c so I pulled it out and saved about 40lbs. The civic is an 94 si, I would like to pull more wieght out of it, so I need help and ideas.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=339595

 

powersteering
interior(seats, panels, spare tire, stereo/speakers, carpet)

that ought to get you started

 

all the sound deadening tar in my Teg weighed about 40lbs
both bumper supports.

 

If your overweight, it wouldn't hurt to lose some pounds around the belly too. And, I'm not being sarcastic.

 

if it is an 92-95 si... then it has a sunroof...

take it out. The whole assembly weighs a ton.

 

get dry ice, a hammer, and an big flat head screw driver. start taking that tar stuff out of your trunk.

 

Who needs air conditioning. **sweating**

 

Jenny Craig...

 

Some ideas:
~all the power steering items (pump, brakets, lines, fluid tank, etc)
~all of the A/C items (compressor, all the lines, condenser, line drier, the exchanger under the dash, etc.)
~remove the sun roof assembly and plug the roof with a fiberglass replacement
~remove the sound deadening materials (floor tar sheets, trunk tar sheets, the rubber/foam cover on the lower firewall.
~remove the rear seats. the rear backrests are most of the weight, the seat cushion isn't heavy that much.
~replace the seats with lighter replacements. stock is around 33lbs each, you can get some buckets that weight in around 18-20 lbs each instead.
~chance trips without the spare tire and jack, I wouldn't but maybe you are luckier than me
~replace the rear windows with lexan or FAL replacements.
~remove the rear bumper supports (although I really don't agree with doing so)
~if you have subs and a few amplifiers in the car, ditch
~rear wondow wiper can be removed as well
~ whatever else?


[Modified by SLPR, 11:58 AM 11/26/2002]

 

anything you dont need to drive car gets pulled out an thrown away

 

the resevoir that holds the wiper fluid, rear wipers,airbags

 

illegal for street use

 

true...but you dont need it to drive the car and it can ditched to save weight j/p...throw that stuff away at your own risk cuz it is illegal and can be dangerous!


[Modified by sa21199, 8:49 PM 11/26/2002]

 

Doesn't it have power windows and locks too? That could save wieght.

 

Well I wiegh 180lb and 6' tall, so I can't loss much. I pulled the back seat out, the airbags, a/c and lines. So far.

 

Carbon Fiber hood, fenders, and trunk.. i recomend painting all of it unless you like that sorta thing...

 

Gut the doors out too... Side impact door beams weigh a bitch.... I cut out an extra pair of doors for my friend's CRX (jdm88crx) The doors weighed 87 pounds each to begin with and i got them down to 20 each... They are still pretty solid and I actually didn't use real lexan... I got some Lucite from the Home Depot which is probably too solid but it works just fine... I hate powersteering and A/C besides the extra weight they make the motor look too cluttered... We build these beautiful motors then make it so you can barely see them once in the engine bay... What the hell is that... haha but yea... whatever... Latez

 

i cant belive no one has said this....

the battery! i have an 11lb battery in my teg. the stock one is 30+

cost me like 60 bux and still started the car under 6" of snow this morning!

also non power door locks like on the rs integras if you have power locks.

 

what battery are you useing? I still have the stock one....

 

~all the power steering items (pump, brakets, lines, fluid tank, etc)
~all of the A/C items (compressor, all the lines, condenser, line drier, the exchanger under the dash, etc.)
~remove the sun roof assembly and plug the roof with a fiberglass replacement
~remove the sound deadening materials (floor tar sheets, trunk tar sheets, the rubber/foam cover on the lower firewall.
~remove the rear seats. the rear backrests are most of the weight, the seat cushion isn't heavy that much.
~replace the seats with lighter replacements. stock is around 33lbs each, you can get some buckets that weight in around 18-20 lbs each instead.
~chance trips without the spare tire and jack, I wouldn't but maybe you are luckier than me
~replace the rear windows with lexan or FAL replacements.
~remove the rear bumper supports (although I really don't agree with doing so)
~if you have subs and a few amplifiers in the car, ditch
~rear wondow wiper can be removed as well
~ whatever else?

The wheels get some light wheels
Take the spare out
Take the side skirts out if you have them
Moldings if you got'em (takes off 5lbs)
Go to http://www.jdmhondaparts.com and get the 5thgeneration civic passenger air bag cover It takes you the passenger airbag and cops think it's still there. It's like a little tray where it goes.
Take off your rear and front bumper and get a fiberglass ones and while your at that take off the 5 mph bumper mettal brackets in the front.
Your head unit
Also your side mirrors and replace them with non power light weight units.

 

its a hawker genisis one... the same company that makes dynabatt. theres a 14lb one and an 11lb one (i ordered the 11lb by accident but i tried it and it works fine)

search the archives for light weight batterys or just battery and youll get some good info