How much weight reduction to gain 1 hp
#11
11-09-2007, 04:51 PM
RE: How much weight reduction to gain 1 hp
ORIGINAL: TheEngineer
thats different, thats an all out drag car. Not street legal
ORIGINAL: sk8dudety
ive seen full carbon fiber doors... one of ams's evo's had them at the shootout... i was checkin out the car as the guy was workin inside it
ive seen full carbon fiber doors... one of ams's evo's had them at the shootout... i was checkin out the car as the guy was workin inside it
#13
11-10-2007, 02:39 PM
RE: How much weight reduction to gain 1 hp
ORIGINAL: RCJr9186
there are 2 different kinds of weight reduction. just weight that you can take out of the car and also rotational mass weight. an example of the first kind would be taking a passenger seat out to lighten the car, you will see little to no gain from this unles you strip the entire car. the second kind of weight reduction is the kind that you get from lightening the rotational mass or rotating assembly which can be had from a lightweight flywheel, carbon fiber drive shaft (awd and rwd only of course) and... well that's just about all i can think of lol. hope this helps.
there are 2 different kinds of weight reduction. just weight that you can take out of the car and also rotational mass weight. an example of the first kind would be taking a passenger seat out to lighten the car, you will see little to no gain from this unles you strip the entire car. the second kind of weight reduction is the kind that you get from lightening the rotational mass or rotating assembly which can be had from a lightweight flywheel, carbon fiber drive shaft (awd and rwd only of course) and... well that's just about all i can think of lol. hope this helps.
#15
11-30-2007, 10:51 PM
RE: How much weight reduction to gain 1 hp
Imtryna go all out with the whole reducing rotational mass thing. pulleys, rims, eventually flywheel. ive been checkin falken's hanabi rims for a while, 16.94 lbs a piece. I was gonna go for a cf hood but 1/10 doesnt sound like much incentive for a $600 part
#16
12-24-2007, 05:39 PM
RE: How much weight reduction to gain 1 hp
if you really wanna loose weight without spending mad loot. you could always ripp out the sound deadening which is pretty heavy, also please tell me you took the spare tire out and things like that?lol
are you still gunna drive the car on the street, cuz if not i say screw p/s also with a/c. and you can take out little things like the washer fluid and stuff like that, cuz in the end it all adds up. And those cf driveshafts are stronger than anything. They usually use them on like the 800bhp+++ supra's and silvia's and stuff like that
are you still gunna drive the car on the street, cuz if not i say screw p/s also with a/c. and you can take out little things like the washer fluid and stuff like that, cuz in the end it all adds up. And those cf driveshafts are stronger than anything. They usually use them on like the 800bhp+++ supra's and silvia's and stuff like that
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