just cutting the fat. Options

[Justincredible]

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[natedogg]

I don't think Marcus meant to infer that anyone who has gutted their car is classless. I think he was simply referring to a philosophy brought about by the Chi-town DSM's that he agrees with.

To me, gutting a car is another way to make it quicker. If the owner of the car doesn't mind that its gutted then that's all that matters. Its your car, do what you want. You defintely don't have to impress others with it. Its pointless since other peoples' tastes vary so much anyway. One person may have more respect for a quick full weight car because it can go fast even while heavy, while another may have more respect for the gutted car because he sees that the owner pulled out all the stops to attain the most speed that he can.

As many know my car has definetely been trimmed of some weight but I haven't taken it nearly as far as others on this board. I still have a full sized battery. I still have a complete front interior (well minus the hvac assembly under the dash, but that was removed for engine harness access more than weight savings). I still have a rear bumper. I still have much of my sound deadening material. I still have stock front seats. I also have a 6 point roll cage which definitely adds some weight. This is the path I have taken because it is what I want for my car. I know that taking more weight out would make it quicker, but I'm comfortable where its at now because I also know that leaving it full weight would make it slower.

The rule of the thumb is for every 100 lbs one gains a tenth of a second, but I believe Hammar made a post on CII a while ago pertaining to the hp vs. weight issue that brought some real numbers to the table. I can't remember what they were off the top of my head, but the basic premise seemed to be that the less the car weighs the more gains one will see by making the car weigh even less. An example would be one is going to see more gains from taking 100 lbs out of a 200 hp, 2000 lb car than taking 100 lbs out of a 200 hp, 3000 lb car.