Boxster weights

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by DenverSteve

Where does this stop? The way I see it is that, unless you are going to dedicate a car exclusively to racing, worrying about the weight of wipers and small items borders on "automotive anorexia". You can remove everything from the car except essential items (including gallons of gas not needed for a specific run) but in the end, unless the car is a dedicated racer, you just have a stripped Boxster.

What's wrong with a stripped Boxster? I'd love a manual roof and more engine noise. Get the car light enough and it no longer needs the power steering that disconnects you from the road, you don't need the huge heavy tires and the lower mass makes the chassis and brakes more communicative as well. It not only makes the car faster, it makes it more fun in general.

[pothole]

Originally Posted by blue2000s

What's wrong with a stripped Boxster? I'd love a manual roof and more engine noise. Get the car light enough and it no longer needs the power steering that disconnects you from the road, you don't need the huge heavy tires and the lower mass makes the chassis and brakes more communicative as well. It not only makes the car faster, it makes it more fun in general.

Yeah, the roof works surprisingly well in "manual" mode. Clamshell is heavy enough to sit flat and not jump around just under its own weight. Top goes up and down in seconds by hand - very light and easy to operate.

I love the idea of losing the power steering, but you'd have to strip an awful lot of weight out to make a big difference to the effort.

I'm thinking about trying an underdrive crank pulley for a bit less assistance.

Oh and re noise, I think you have to be careful about that. I tried running with out the carpet thing on top of the engine cover. It wasn't the fact it was louder that was the problem. it just sounded a bit rough.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by pothole

Yeah, the roof works surprisingly well in "manual" mode. Clamshell is heavy enough to sit flat and not jump around just under its own weight. Top goes up and down in seconds by hand - very light and easy to operate.

I love the idea of losing the power steering, but you'd have to strip an awful lot of weight out to make a big difference to the effort.

I'm thinking about trying an underdrive crank pulley for a bit less assistance.

You won't notice a difference in steering effort with the UD pulley.