I just wondering what are the typically ways to reduce the weight of cars... PM's and replying to the post would help, thanks!!!! (I'm going back to NY around June time frame and my brother has a 07 Tiburon that he's about to Super Charge and I need all the help i can get, btw i have a boosted 01 Tiburon)

 

Rip out everything you don't need?

Seats, carpets, sound deadening, interior pieces, spare tires, etc

 

yeah and if you want to lose more weight you could go on a diet.

 

rip everything out, thats pretty much it, or you can just make your jank faster and keep your interior

 

honest questions: what does it weigh now? what are you trying to get it to? how much can you live without?

 

It's pretty common sense, really. Take out what you don't want/can live without or what you don't need.

Excessive weight reduction is a good way to ruin a decent car though, IMO.

 

I agree. Unless this thing is going to be strictly for racing (legitimate racing) there's really no need to start tearing apart the interior. I doubt the weight reduction you would get (short of literally removing everything but a drivers seat) would be that noticeable anyway.

 

100% agreed....unless you make it a drag car, dont rip everything out of it like many of those cars out there...its not worth it, you really dont save a whole lot of weight (unless you go all out gutted, which includes dash..)(and ripping out carpet will really do nothing at all except look ugly inside, i mean it weighs what, under 20lbs...??!!) you could always do the exterior, carbon fibre trunk, hood, doors, fenders, etc....but thats a lot of $$
General rule of thumb: Every 100lbs weight reduction, equals 1/10th a second off 1/4 time-- keep that in mind for a street car...

 

Buy the "race weight reduction" on need for speed and you're ready to go.

 

heater core, ac, power steering, door bars, bumper supports, full interior. that there will lose about 150lbs. lol
get a fast car n don't worry about it.