Wrench (1k)  Project 92 SC - Weight Reduction
  
How do you make a car faster, turn better, and stop easier for virtually no cost?  Remove all the dead weight!  If it's not needed to allow the car to get around the track safely, out it goes.

Click the thumbnails below to view a larger-sized image.
  

Air cond

  
Removed the air conditioning and lightened the car by 27 lbs (plus whatever the refrigerant weighs as well).
  

Trunk contents

  
Out came the spare tire, jack hardware, trunk carpet & panels - removing an additional 43 lbs.
  

Rear seats

  
Removed the rear seats, and 31 lbs.
  

Rear belts

  
Without rear seats, who needs rear seat belts?  6 lbs.
  

Rear deck & speakers

  
Removed the rear deck and speaker grilles - 2 lbs.
  

Rear trim

  
Removed the rear trim - 5 lbs.
  

Airbox

  
Replaced the airbox and piping with an Injen intake - saved 4 lbs.
  

Trunk mat

  
I began the large task of removing the asphalt-backed mat from the trunk & and interior.  Here's a shot of the driver's side of the trunk.  When the job is complete, I'll post the total weight of all the mat.
  

Rear mat

  
Here's a shot of the floor where the rear seat normally resides.
  

Center console

  
Removing the center console saved 4 lbs.  It had no cupholders anyway.
  

 

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