lightening my load

[krazy00kanadian]

hey all, i was wondering, seeing as how my cars engine is plenty powerfull for me, how i can maximize it by lightening my car. short of removing all the nice leather seats, is there any trick to shaving a few extra pounds off?

thanks alot.

90' 535i

[sKilled]

Anything that isn't bolted down - loose the spare tire (replace with tire fix in a can). Loose the tools and jack as well. Get rid of any crap floating around in the boot (trunk). Clean out your glove box/door cards. Check under the back seat for anything that could be hanging around in there (I got dibs on the spare change!).
Before you start on anything adventurous (carbon fibre this, holes in that etc.) clean out all the stuff in the car - you'd be surprised how much weight all those CDs, magazines, street maps of Timbuktu and so on all add up to.

[Qube]

We're going to run into the debate of whether removing the spare upsets the balance of the car...

[RobPatt]

ok ok stupid joke, but couldn't resist.

but could also check tire pressures and keep the thing well maintained....

[sKilled]

We're going to run into the debate of whether removing the spare upsets the balance of the car...

What's the tire weigh? I tip the scales at about 110kg (at 1.98m, so no, I am not fat, just big boned). I doubt removing the tire will 'upset' the balance as much as swingin my fat ass into a car!

[Alexlind123]

hey all, i was wondering, seeing as how my cars engine is plenty powerfull for me, how i can maximize it by lightening my car. short of removing all the nice leather seats, is there any trick to shaving a few extra pounds off?

thanks alot.

90' 535i

Remove all the sound deadening material under/behind the rear seat and trunk. Perhaps under the carpet too.

[632 Regal]

I could probably gut 40 lbs out of each door...tin can when done but lighter

[kyleN20]

take out the ac

[ThoreauHD]

Yea, it's June. You'll love July without a A/C. Let us know how much a heat stroke and anal vomiting visit to the E.R. costs. Maybe it's cheaper than keeping the A/C and spending all that money on gas.

[kyleN20]

my ac doesent work, i dont have heatstroke, and anal vomiting is not a issue i deal with either, and iv never been to the E.R. drive with the windows down, and park in the shade, youl be fine