Weight Saving Ideas
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Think I read somewhere that saving 1kg off a wheel is like saving 4x the amount else where, wheels are a good weight saving mod although not cheap! Loving the 172 strippage, anyone got scales so we can weigh parts?
Raptor6767
Gold Member
Searching for something, and I've got across this and thought it would be good to share in this thread:
yes..i'm always without rear seats
rear seats (-20/25kg)
front box passenger (-3kg)
inox exhaust (-10kg)
antifog light (-1kg)
internal front doors panel (-8kg)
ultraleggera (-8kg:drool
some plastic under the bonnet (-1kg)
less wiper liquid..0.5 lt. instead 5 lt. (-4kg)
stereo and speaker (-2.5kg)
N0ddie
Platinum Member
And some consolodation from various other weight saving threads:
KW Clubsports are 1.7Kgs lighter than standard Cup suspension.
OZ Ultraleggeras are 8.4Kgs (4 wheels) lighter than standard Speedlines
Recaro Pole Positions are 14.4Kgs (2 seats) lighter than standard Recaros
Removal of back seats will save 19.2Kgs
Akrapovic exhuast will save 7Kgs (estimate) over standard exhaust
Total saved 38.3Kgs
If you consider that the Cup is 46Kgs lighter than the FF then if you Cup your FF (Remove aircon, electric mirrors etc) then you could see a savng of 84.3Kgs (Which is quite a bit).
Further removal of door cards for carbon badboys will see a weight saving of 4.8Kgs (7.8Kgs-2.8Kgs)
Stereo and speaker removal saving of 2.5Kgs.
Removal of front fogs saving of 1Kg
0.5l of window spray instead of filling the bottle will see a saving of 4Kgs
Not filling the fuel tank all the way up (Quarter tank instead of full tank) weight saving of 32Kgs
Total saving of the above: 128.6Kgs
Thats a lot.
KW Clubsports are 1.7Kgs lighter than standard Cup suspension.
OZ Ultraleggeras are 8.4Kgs (4 wheels) lighter than standard Speedlines
Recaro Pole Positions are 14.4Kgs (2 seats) lighter than standard Recaros
Removal of back seats will save 19.2Kgs
Akrapovic exhuast will save 7Kgs (estimate) over standard exhaust
Total saved 38.3Kgs
If you consider that the Cup is 46Kgs lighter than the FF then if you Cup your FF (Remove aircon, electric mirrors etc) then you could see a savng of 84.3Kgs (Which is quite a bit).
Further removal of door cards for carbon badboys will see a weight saving of 4.8Kgs (7.8Kgs-2.8Kgs)
Stereo and speaker removal saving of 2.5Kgs.
Removal of front fogs saving of 1Kg
0.5l of window spray instead of filling the bottle will see a saving of 4Kgs
Not filling the fuel tank all the way up (Quarter tank instead of full tank) weight saving of 32Kgs
Total saving of the above: 128.6Kgs
Thats a lot.
Fernandez
Gold Member
Now thats a healthy reduction but I reckon you could hit 130kg if you have a good dump too...
N0ddie
Platinum Member
Am not sure tbh. I just used that figure as a few folk have quoted it.
19Kgs isnt really a lot tbh. If you take both parts of the rear seats them it'd probably be close to 19Kgs.
The battery is a great idea as it frees space and saves good weight. An itg maxogen over standard airbox etc must save a couple of kgs too, could battery, itg and covers removed save 14kg?
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