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Weight Reductions On an 02 Sunfire?
Saturday, May 07, 2005 12:31 AM
I want to lose some weight. and my cars too heavy also. (sorry, couldn't resist)

I can't take the back seat out, because I have kids. But what is the next best way to dump those unwanted pounds? Or is there enough to take off to even make it worth my while?

And before anyone says it- yes, I know the obvious answer would be to dump my bodykit and the wing, but I like them, and they stay.




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Re: Weight Reductions On an 02 Sunfire?
Saturday, May 07, 2005 11:05 AM
spare and jack of cours. front passenger seat. anything that is bolted down and that can be easily removed.



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Re: Weight Reductions On an 02 Sunfire?
Saturday, May 07, 2005 11:23 AM
Choose lighter tires and rims.Run 1/4 tank or less of fuel when you feel the need for speed.There are lighter batteries than stock.Get rid of that heavy cast iron exhaust manifold.Install a header and pick up a few extra horse power.


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Re: Weight Reductions On an 02 Sunfire?
Saturday, May 07, 2005 11:53 AM
Lose rotational mass. Lightened flywheel, lighter rims (like stated above), pulley


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Re: Weight Reductions On an 02 Sunfire?
Saturday, May 07, 2005 1:33 PM
Thanks for the input.

I guess what I was looking at though was dash padding, fender insulation, things of that nature. Is there any of that I can do myself without having to buy new parts?


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Re: Weight Reductions On an 02 Sunfire?
Monday, May 09, 2005 9:07 AM
i would leave the sound insulation. our cars don't have much and you can already hear a LITTLE PEPPLE hit the bottom of your car. Besides if this is your daily driver it will get really annoying with out the sound insulation.


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Re: Weight Reductions On an 02 Sunfire?
Monday, May 09, 2005 1:00 PM
Bah! Pull all the sound insulation!!

Take a weekend... and STRIP the car down... everything... seats, carpet, dash.. I mean EVERYTHING. (I'll find pics of my stripping job... uhhh... yeah... the car!!)

- There's thick foam pads on the firewall... cut those apart and pull them out.

- The underside of the carpet has insulation... goodbye...

- If you're feeling creative, get a big screwdriver and start yanking out the tar pads on the front footwells.

- Trunk carpet has lots of padding under it.

- Hood liner. Bye bye!

I think that was most of what I pulled out...




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Re: Weight Reductions On an 02 Sunfire?
Monday, May 09, 2005 1:01 PM
Oh! How could I forget!! Get out the sawzall and cut out the metal BEHIND the dash, where your knees would smash into in an accident (safety first!!!).. there's a good bunch of it (10-15 pounds) you can cut out without compromising the dash mounting points... well.. except for the OBD2 connector. Relocate that






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Re: Weight Reductions On an 02 Sunfire?
Monday, May 09, 2005 11:53 PM
Cool, that's exactly the stuff I was talking about. About how much weight did you save by removing all that padding? I'll be looking forward to seeing the pictures of your strip job (yeah, the car) to help me get an idea of where to start. Thanks for the input.


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