Under construction - not yet accurate...
Weight Reduction
Mod | Benefit | Drawback | Is it a problem? | Notes |
Reduce the weight of the car |
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No |
It really depends on how far you take it and how much comfort you want to lose! You might not want to loose all that lovely sound deadening carpet... |
Ditch what? | Benefit | Drawback | Weight (kg) |
Air conditioning |
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Total - 17.3 |
Catalytic converter |
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10.9 (Aussie DP weighs 2.4kg) |
Stock exhaust |
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Guess at least ~5kg? heavier than stainless? Probably more! Stock exhaust heavy |
Rear car mats |
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3kg! | |
Misc pipes / bolts / brackets | 2 | ||
Excessive stock ECU wiring |
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1.5 |
Carbon canister |
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1.3 |
Stock air filter & box |
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1.1 |
Air box to turbo pipe work |
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1 |
Remove under bonnet insulation |
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1? |
EGR & VSV assembly |
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0.9 |
Spare tyre cover |
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0.7 | |
Air intake resonator |
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0.6 |
Alternator cooling duct |
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0.5 |
TVSV, TVIS VSV and mounting plate |
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0.5 | |
Battery clamp & plastic tray |
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0.4 | |
Pre-air filter box pipe work and fittings etc |
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0.4 | |
Remove cambelt top cover |
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0.3 |
Remove rear wheel brake disc backing cover |
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0.3 each |
Carbon canister mounting bracket |
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0.2 |
Total weight saved - 46.5kg |
Notes