Things You Could Move or Remove!

[DavidT]

I was thinking about things you could move in the car or get rid of & the pros & cons of them.

Can we put together a decent list in a standard format?

? means guess!


Here is my go at a format:

Move/Remove:
Description:
Pros:
Cons:
Parts Required:
Cost Parts (h):
Cost Labour (h):


Some obvious ones I thought of are:

Move/Remove: Remove
Description: Air Con
Pros: 30 kg weight saving?,
Cons: no Air Con
Parts Required:
Cost Parts (h): ?
Cost Labour (h): 6h?

Move/Remove: Move
Description: Battery to spare wheel well
Pros: 10kg moved back & lowered - better weight distribution & lower C of G
Cons: ?
Parts Required:Removable battery box & cabling
Cost Parts (h): ?
Cost Labour (h):2h ?

[bobbler]

Move/Remove: Remove
Description: Spare Wheel
Pros: Weight Loss
Cons: No spare but replace with a AA card or can of tyre weld
Parts Required: nothing
Cost Parts (h): nothing
Cost Labour (h): 2 minutes

[rolskii]

I was thinking about things you could move in the car or get rid of & the pros & cons of them

not alot to move ... just remove i'd say
If you remove all interior then the battery move to the boot will take about 30mins ....

Take you a day to lighten everything else tho ..?
pro's: lighter & no passengers
con's: no radio & difficult to start after a rear shunt ...


"Need 4 Speed" ... eh ..? is the competition getting to you ..?

Ash~ wot u reckon ..?

[DavidT]

Erm, thanks for that Rolski

[rolskii]

Cant see the point to move anything ... cars designed how it is .. unless yr going really radical ... 1/4 mile stripster or such ..?
everythings wedged in nicely... ok lose ac rad for big fmic etc .. wot else though ?..?

[dummi]

ac is more like 10kg max but it is all over the nose

[clubsport]

Move/Remove:
Description: Fold down rear seats
Pros: Lower centre of gravity, much improved 0-60 & handling
Cons: Not that comfortable for rear passengers
Parts Required: None
Cost Parts (h): Nil
Cost Labour (h): 30-40 seconds.

It seemed to make a difference on my car

[S4TAN]

^ PMSL

[dummi]

Move/Remove:
Description: Fold down rear seats
Pros: Lower centre of gravity, much improved 0-60 & handling
Cons: Not that comfortable for rear passengers
Parts Required: None
Cost Parts (h): Nil
Cost Labour (h): 30-40 seconds.

It seemed to make a difference on my car

haha what about pumping the tires up to 38psi

[DavidT]

What about N249 delete or F-hose delete?

[S4]

fit ultraleggeras around 8.1kg standard 12.7kg x4 then x 2 for rotational weight saving about 34KG

Darren

[spen]

Move/Remove: back seats
Description: er, you remove the back seats
Pros: they weigh a lot. Less passengers screaming at you.
Cons: drone from exhaust might be louder.
Parts Required: a socket set
Cost Parts (h): 0
Cost Labour (h): 1

Move/Remove: engine covers
Description: Remove all the plastic crap on top of the engine.
Pros: you can get to your engine now.
Cons: None whatsoever. The covers are totally pointless.
Parts Required: screwdriver or a twenty pence piece
Cost Parts (h): 0
Cost Labour (h): 0.1

Move/Remove: Horns
Description: Move the horns, the audible type that is
Pros: You can now fit a bigger oil cooler where the SMIC used to be
Cons: none.
Parts Required: bracket and some bolts
Cost Parts (h): 5
Cost Labour (h): 0.5

Move/Remove: undertray
Description: put the engine undertray in the bin
Pros: 5 to 10 degrees lower oil in the sump temp
Cons: engine gets splashed by puddles if you hit water
Parts Required: none
Cost Parts (h): 0
Cost Labour (h): 0.1

[s4woody]

Move/Remove: engine covers
Description: Remove all the plastic crap on top of the engine.
Pros: you can get to your engine now.
Cons: None whatsoever. The covers are totally pointless.
Parts Required: screwdriver or a twenty pence piece
Cost Parts (h): 0
Cost Labour (h): 0.1

spen your cost for parts is wrong..surely it,ll cost you atleast 20p if you aint got a screw driver

[rolskii]

haha what about pumping the tires up to 38psi

Well actually that will increase the static weight .... aint that right jules ...

[S4TAN]

It sure is mate .... also increase the rotational weight too ...

Move/Remove: Remove
Description: Remove dead hooker from trunk
Pros: Less weight, less chance of being arrested, less flies buzzing round car
Cons: None whatsoever.
Parts Required: Bin bags
Cost Parts: £1.29 for a pack of 20 bags
Cost Labour: £0.00