I was thinking about power to weight ratios.... so I thought: Why not take the seats out of our cars when racing? Like, the passenger and rear bench, along with spare tire and whatnot. I wonder how much weight that would take off the car? Any guesses?
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A good rule of thumb when removing weight for the sake of performance is this. Every 100lbs = .1sec off your ET. I only tried it by having my girlfriend act as a weight change. When she got out of the car, it dropped an actual .12sec off my ET and she weighed 124 lbs at the time. As for how much your seats weigh, I have no idea.
I have a stinkin' Lincoln and its back seat pops in and out pretty easily. Since your car is similar, I'd imagine it'd be easy too. Bottom pops out, top has two bolts down low.
However, that huge rear seat in my car maybe weighs 10 pounds? It's incredibly light. I was told the front seats were true pigs as far as weight goes but I'm not gutting my car for a few lousy tenths at best. I can gain a few tenths just by learning to launch the thing
Why, I'd probably shave an entire half second if someone else drove the car
However, that huge rear seat in my car maybe weighs 10 pounds? It's incredibly light. I was told the front seats were true pigs as far as weight goes but I'm not gutting my car for a few lousy tenths at best. I can gain a few tenths just by learning to launch the thing
Why, I'd probably shave an entire half second if someone else drove the car 
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Yeah right, there is no way that the front seat, rear bench (rear foam rather) and spare would save you that much. The rear seat is probably good for 2 lbs tops. The spare tire might get you 10 lbs. The passanger seat might take 50lbs but thats wishfull thinking.
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The front seat doesn't weight moe then 50lbs. The rear seat MIGHT weigh 15lbs for seat and back. a donut spare only weighs 15 to 20lbs.
Why take something out hat will be in when your at a light?
My stock 96 (see time below) ran with everything in the car, including a passenger, full size spare, and full tank of gas, on bald 225's on a wet night! I bet I could pull a 15flat out of her on a nicer day.
Why take something out hat will be in when your at a light?
My stock 96 (see time below) ran with everything in the car, including a passenger, full size spare, and full tank of gas, on bald 225's on a wet night! I bet I could pull a 15flat out of her on a nicer day.
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OMG Homer, that is some funny stuff! Lol, too bad that car would outrun me even with all the rice addons...
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my stock pass side seat weighed just under 48lbs, the driver side weighs more because its all power
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IMO run it like it is
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IMO run it like it is
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[email protected]GreenBird said:
not with that MPH you wont run a 15 flat. youll need to have a high 90-91 mph to get to a 15.00
ive gotten mine down to 3670lbs thats without the jack/spare and very little gas.
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not really, mph is directly related to HP. more HP more MPH, less HP less MPH. 60' time has nothing to do with MPH just ETGreenBird said:
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