I want my car to go on a diet !!!!!!!!!

5ohCOUPE · 12-04-2001, 08:57 PM

MMMMMMMK, My car is an everyday driver now but im gonna get another car to drive to work. What should I do to my 91 COUPE to get it as light as possible? It will no longer be an everyday driver so I dont care what i have to take off of it to make it light.

By the way it is a fully loaded coupe. A/C and all still in it. The only thing it doesnt have is power seats.

Stang Runner · 12-04-2001, 09:24 PM

If in dought Rip it out !!!!! that is what I do

Realy I riped the crap off the doors and All Vac stuff I could and the sound crap on the whole car too I will gte is weight next year. I think about 2900 or so

2FastLX · 12-05-2001, 03:29 AM

Pretty much what he said.

Here's a list of things you can do:
1. Buy the Ford Racing A/C delete and get rid of that brick.
2. Smog pump too. No delete kit needed.
3. Move the battery to the back.
4. Remove rear seat.
5. Pull all the carpet and remove the sound dedoner.
6. Who needs a passenger seat in a drag car?
7. Pull the front sway bar.
8. Remove the charcoal canister (I think that's what it is) on passenger side frame rail below the alternator.
9. Get a tubular crossmember.
10. Aluminum heads will help a lot too.
11. Lightweight wheels like Weld Drag Lites will lower the weight a bit especially if you use skinnies on the front.
12. Remove the front bumper support. You may need to make something that is lighter weight to put back in it's place because I've seen pics of the front bumper caving in at high speeds. That will cause aerodynamic drag.
13. Door panels can go.
14. Headliner - yank it
15. Plastic interior panels - gone
16. Remove anything else that doesn't hold the car together, make it go faster, or keep the car driving in a straight line.

After all that you'll be driving around in a steel box with an engine in it that should pull the front wheels up a foot or so with all the power you are making and a set of sticky tires

LowDown · 12-07-2001, 08:22 AM

Fastest way to remove about 170lbs is to get out of the car. If you can find a way to drive the car from the outside you'll have it made.

MustangDanny · 12-07-2001, 01:28 PM

Loose 20 lbs.

5ohCOUPE · 12-07-2001, 03:05 PM

I already did lose 20 pounds.

I tried getting rid of about 500 pounds off of the car but it didnt work very good without the motor in the car.

PKRWUD · 12-08-2001, 07:51 AM

Get rid of the gas tank and install a fuel cell.

Take care,
-Chris

exgmguy · 12-08-2001, 02:40 PM

My 88 GT weighed around 3100 lbs stock. It now weighs about 2750.

I did everything mentioned above.

Weight makes a big difference. I trap 112 on motor with only 309 RWHP/310 RWTQ.

blue oval 50h · 12-09-2001, 12:52 AM

What i did was tubular K, arms, coil-overs, TRW m-rack, no a/c. I only run two accesories. W/p and alt. I bought the March alt. bracket and it looks so freakin nice. I use a rod end to adjust tension on my belt. NO TENSIONER OR IDLER!! Car weighs 2840 with full interior and 8-point.

12-04-2001, 08:57 PM	#1
5ohCOUPE Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ORANGE PARK FL. USA Posts: 208	I want my car to go on a diet !!!!!!!!! MMMMMMMK, My car is an everyday driver now but im gonna get another car to drive to work. What should I do to my 91 COUPE to get it as light as possible? It will no longer be an everyday driver so I dont care what i have to take off of it to make it light. By the way it is a fully loaded coupe. A/C and all still in it. The only thing it doesnt have is power seats. __________________ 91 LX COUPE, 3.73 gears, 2 1/2 inch H-Pipe, 1 5/8 MAC long tube headers, 73 MM C&L MAF, 70 MM MAC TB, LUNATI cam,1.7 TFS Rockers, TFS Track Heat heads, TFS Track Heat intake, T5 with PRO 5.0 shifter, Griffin aluminum radiator, Fluid Damper, SSM traction bars, 190 GPH in tank fuel pump. And more to come.

12-04-2001, 09:24 PM	#2
Stang Runner Registered Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Walker, MI, USA Posts: 1,202	If in dought Rip it out !!!!! that is what I do Realy I riped the crap off the doors and All Vac stuff I could and the sound crap on the whole car too I will gte is weight next year. I think about 2900 or so __________________ Engine: steel mounts, Under drive pulleys, K&N, GT-40 Intake ported Lower, No power steering, No A/C, Mac cold intake, 65MM TB, 255 Fuel pump, 24's, AFR 165 58cc, Rocker Arms 1.7with the stock Cam, 1 5/8 short headers, offRoad X-pipe Drive Train: 3.55, T-5 with a Pro 5.0 shifter 12.656@107.71MPH See It at www.T-racing.com/mustang.htm

12-05-2001, 03:29 AM	#3
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	Pretty much what he said. Here's a list of things you can do: 1. Buy the Ford Racing A/C delete and get rid of that brick. 2. Smog pump too. No delete kit needed. 3. Move the battery to the back. 4. Remove rear seat. 5. Pull all the carpet and remove the sound dedoner. 6. Who needs a passenger seat in a drag car? 7. Pull the front sway bar. 8. Remove the charcoal canister (I think that's what it is) on passenger side frame rail below the alternator. 9. Get a tubular crossmember. 10. Aluminum heads will help a lot too. 11. Lightweight wheels like Weld Drag Lites will lower the weight a bit especially if you use skinnies on the front. 12. Remove the front bumper support. You may need to make something that is lighter weight to put back in it's place because I've seen pics of the front bumper caving in at high speeds. That will cause aerodynamic drag. 13. Door panels can go. 14. Headliner - yank it 15. Plastic interior panels - gone 16. Remove anything else that doesn't hold the car together, make it go faster, or keep the car driving in a straight line. After all that you'll be driving around in a steel box with an engine in it that should pull the front wheels up a foot or so with all the power you are making and a set of sticky tires __________________ Project: 1988 Coupe - EFI 5.8L Twin Turbo with Victor intake, Canfield heads, F303 cam, March aluminum underdrive pulleys, TKO (or T56 if funds permit), PBR twin piston calipers and 13" rotors up front, 94 Cobra rear calipers and 12" rotors on the rear, 3.73's, Griggs K-member, tubular front control arms, torque arm and panhard bar, polished 99 Cobra wheels. "The GR-40 kit installation is now complete, and the humble Fox-chassis car will now out-corner and out-stop a ZR-1 or a Viper, and support massive horsepower additions with perfect balance." Griggs Racing ICQ# 42269241

12-07-2001, 08:22 AM	#4
LowDown Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 91	hehee Fastest way to remove about 170lbs is to get out of the car. If you can find a way to drive the car from the outside you'll have it made. __________________ What?

12-07-2001, 01:28 PM	#5
MustangDanny Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 70	Loose 20 lbs. __________________ -- -1991 LX 5.0 Sedan, 5 spd (new 'Z' tranny), 3.73, aluminum DS, Hedman headers, 190 LPH, MAC CAI, Flowmaster catback. (170K miles on motor) Best ET: 14.434 @ 96.04 MPH - 2.205 60' (Radials) My Notch

12-07-2001, 03:05 PM	#6
5ohCOUPE Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ORANGE PARK FL. USA Posts: 208	I already did lose 20 pounds. I tried getting rid of about 500 pounds off of the car but it didnt work very good without the motor in the car. __________________ 91 LX COUPE, 3.73 gears, 2 1/2 inch H-Pipe, 1 5/8 MAC long tube headers, 73 MM C&L MAF, 70 MM MAC TB, LUNATI cam,1.7 TFS Rockers, TFS Track Heat heads, TFS Track Heat intake, T5 with PRO 5.0 shifter, Griffin aluminum radiator, Fluid Damper, SSM traction bars, 190 GPH in tank fuel pump. And more to come.

12-08-2001, 07:51 AM	#7
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	Get rid of the gas tank and install a fuel cell. Take care, -Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!

12-08-2001, 02:40 PM	#8
exgmguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Utica, Michigan Posts: 2,631	My 88 GT weighed around 3100 lbs stock. It now weighs about 2750. I did everything mentioned above. Weight makes a big difference. I trap 112 on motor with only 309 RWHP/310 RWTQ. __________________ 1988 Mustang GT stock bottom 302, C4 10.9 @ 128 with 8 psi of Novi 1000 boost!----STOLEN 1989 Mustang notchback Warmed up 306 with a Procharger.

12-09-2001, 12:52 AM	#9
blue oval 50h Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: NJ Posts: 219	What i did was tubular K, arms, coil-overs, TRW m-rack, no a/c. I only run two accesories. W/p and alt. I bought the March alt. bracket and it looks so freakin nice. I use a rod end to adjust tension on my belt. NO TENSIONER OR IDLER!! Car weighs 2840 with full interior and 8-point.

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