Weight Loss Program and Feeling Great

[edevlin]

Well, I tried dieting, but it's not happening. I figured the cheapest way I could trim 20 lbs of my ride would be to take it off my hide, but that did not work out. So I have turned my attention to seeing what I could do to reduce the weight of the car, here are my estimates of weight reduction efforts so far:


1. Lightweight flywheel, about 15 lbs lighter

2. Braille Lightweight Battery good 30 lighter (it weighs 15 lbs)

3. Replace spare tire with tire plugging kit and pump 25 lbs lighter

4. Headers and high-flow cats 20 lbs lighter than stock


That's about 90 lbs lighter than stock, which on a 2000 2.7L puts the dry weight of the car just under 2700 lbs. With the intake, chip and exhaust I have on the car, I am putting out a little over 200 hp to the wheels on the dyno.

Between the tuning, my new suspension, and the weight savings, this little 2.7L is feeling very spritely these days. So quick that after reading the thread on radar detectors, I think I am well overdue for one. Down the road I have been thinking of new seats, but would want light ones that have back angle adjustment, any recommendations?


Ed

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