Okay, my car is heavy. The 300zx TT makes damn good power but its heavy as crud. How can i realistically lighten the car without putting a ton of money in it....like taking stuff out and what not. Any ideas?

 

Take out whatever you find unnecessary....You can go as far down as the sound deadining->taking out all the a/c components. Up to you man.

 

well....i dont wanna take out the AC....what can i get reid of...besides the spare tire thats already out

 

leave it the way it is, or sell it and buy something lighter

 

remove the rear and passenger seats... the air bags too if you dont think you need them

 

Nothing worth sacraficing in the car that can be taken out for free in my opinion. In the hatch is a five pound weight, if you take it out it makes it alittle harder to close the hatch but its no big deal. Everything else that comes to mind besides the spare cost money to remove/replace. I plan to remove the antennae and rear wiper when I get my body work done but I doubt you want to leave gapping holes on the outside of your car. I would just save up for a turbo back exhaust, which weighs ALOT less then the stock exhaust (expecially those pre-cats) also get a UD pulley and lightened flywheel which are suprisingly very heavy in stock form, all those will reduce weight and add HP. Thats my take on weight cutting, if I wanted a lighter car I wouldn't have bought a Z.

 

Thanks for the advice!

 

the front seats (if electric) are rediculously heavy. get some aftermarket seats and ditch the rears to start. swap to a smaller battery, remove radio and componants, a/c componants, carpet, matting, sound deadening, etc.... lighter wheels, coil overs, exhaust......

 

i have no rear seats # 1. # 2 i would like to keep the AC and radio....im not really building a race car i just want to lighten it. Yea im gonna get that lightened battery and maybe new seats. Thanks for the advice.

 

Maybe go with some Carbon Fiber. Lighter wheels.