| vicious_fishes | 08-09-2010 06:12 PM |
so i never found out the seibon carbon door savings? :(
| fallehero_08 | 08-09-2010 11:34 PM |
well in order to not die when using the cf doors, you have to install so sort of rollcage. or at the very minimum door bars. so i doubt switching to cf doors saves a ton of weight. the best thing to do is go with a cf roof.
| Smoke | 08-09-2010 11:41 PM |
CF roof would stress the need for a roll cage.
Though that would defeat the purpose of weight reduction
Though that would defeat the purpose of weight reduction
| boots78245 | 08-10-2010 12:15 AM |
Crank Pulleys
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The factory crank pulley is 5 lbs., Perrin Performance has an aluminum crank pulley that only weighs 1 lb. that's equivalent to removing about 100 lbs. from your car by reducing the rotating mass at the crank by 4 lbs.
| fallehero_08 | 08-10-2010 12:30 AM |
hehe, well that's true too, but they keep the normal cross bars that are up there, and its not like out roofs are seam welded, so i wouldn't imagine removing the thin metal that's up there would cause much loss of structural support.
hey 68 caddy, how much louder is your car after you removed all those dampeners. also, to give me an idea of how loud it is now, what clutch, flywheel, gears and differentials are you running?
hey 68 caddy, how much louder is your car after you removed all those dampeners. also, to give me an idea of how loud it is now, what clutch, flywheel, gears and differentials are you running?
| stidoc | 08-10-2010 06:27 AM |
[quote=boots78245;31552415]The factory crank pulley is 5 lbs., Perrin Performance has an aluminum crank pulley that only weighs 1 lb. that's equivalent to removing about 100 lbs. from your car by reducing the rotating mass at the crank by 4 lbs.[/quote]
The myth of rotating mass is largely a myth. There is some added benefit to be sure but its linear and not exponential as your calculations suggest.
The myth of rotating mass is largely a myth. There is some added benefit to be sure but its linear and not exponential as your calculations suggest.
| jonfrow | 08-10-2010 12:00 PM |
[quote=stidoc;31553807]The myth of rotating mass is largely a myth. There is some added benefit to be sure but its linear and not exponential as your calculations suggest.[/quote]
I think you made this up. it's actually a scientific formula. rotating mass and unsprung weight are not myths. you just need instruments to measure the changes they make. have you measured these changes or are you talking out your booty. what do you think drivetrain loss is all about?
I think you made this up. it's actually a scientific formula. rotating mass and unsprung weight are not myths. you just need instruments to measure the changes they make. have you measured these changes or are you talking out your booty. what do you think drivetrain loss is all about?
| gtasti | 08-10-2010 12:08 PM |
anyone remove that metal plate under the gas tank
do yea think this is good or bad idea
do yea think this is good or bad idea
| stidoc | 08-10-2010 12:19 PM |
[quote=jonfrow;31555781]I think you made this up. it's actually a scientific formula. rotating mass and unsprung weight are not myths. you just need instruments to measure the changes they make. have you measured these changes or are you talking out your booty. what do you think drivetrain loss is all about?[/quote]
:lol:. Have you measured the changes Mr Engineer? I have put it into practice; lightweight wheels and rotors all around, CF driveshaft, lightweight crank pulley. The changes are helpful and good and lovely but they won't drop your 1/4 mile time appreciably more than an equivalent amount of nonrotating mass. Its not that simple. Try it and see.
[quote=gtasti;31555837]anyone remove that metal plate under the gas tank
do yea think this is good or bad idea[/quote]
Anorexic did and I thought about it but the rear is light enough now compared to the front I don't see the point.
:lol:. Have you measured the changes Mr Engineer? I have put it into practice; lightweight wheels and rotors all around, CF driveshaft, lightweight crank pulley. The changes are helpful and good and lovely but they won't drop your 1/4 mile time appreciably more than an equivalent amount of nonrotating mass. Its not that simple. Try it and see.
[quote=gtasti;31555837]anyone remove that metal plate under the gas tank
do yea think this is good or bad idea[/quote]
Anorexic did and I thought about it but the rear is light enough now compared to the front I don't see the point.
| vicious_fishes | 08-10-2010 12:24 PM |
also, i never figured out what the metal plates under the glove box/steering column are. anyone got a pic or give me a description? i took the glove box off & was left scratching my head.
| stidoc | 08-10-2010 12:32 PM |
[quote=vicious_fishes;31555991]also, i never figured out what the metal plates under the glove box/steering column are. anyone got a pic or give me a description? i took the glove box off & was left scratching my head.[/quote]
I assume you mean the flat plates welded to dash bar. Only thing I could figure was to keep an occupant from going under the dash in a crash but that didn't make a whole lot of sense so I removed them and cut off the hoops.
I assume you mean the flat plates welded to dash bar. Only thing I could figure was to keep an occupant from going under the dash in a crash but that didn't make a whole lot of sense so I removed them and cut off the hoops.
| vicious_fishes | 08-10-2010 06:15 PM |
[quote=stidoc;31556066]I assume you mean the flat plates welded to dash bar. Only thing I could figure was to keep an occupant from going under the dash in a crash but that didn't make a whole lot of sense so I removed them and cut off the hoops.[/quote]
ah. welded.
*takes another look*
ah. welded.
*takes another look*
| bemani | 08-10-2010 06:28 PM |
[quote=fallehero_08;31274128]took out the cruse control assembly today, and cut back a bunch of hoses, hid a bit of wiring and took off the front subframe and installed a h brace.
does anyone know if its easy to get to the cruise control brain/computer?
[/quote]
02 WRX, IIRC its behind the right side panel in the passenger footwell. Not hard to get to.
Its like the DRL module, plastic box, pretty light. The cruise control actuator was worth the effort, this, not so much.
*edit hmm I wrote that it was on the driver side 7 years ago. Damn my memory sucks.
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3341345&highlight=cruise+control#post3341345[/url]
does anyone know if its easy to get to the cruise control brain/computer?
[/quote]
02 WRX, IIRC its behind the right side panel in the passenger footwell. Not hard to get to.
Its like the DRL module, plastic box, pretty light. The cruise control actuator was worth the effort, this, not so much.
*edit hmm I wrote that it was on the driver side 7 years ago. Damn my memory sucks.
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3341345&highlight=cruise+control#post3341345[/url]
| stidoc | 08-10-2010 08:58 PM |
[quote=vicious_fishes;31559697]ah. welded.
*takes another look*[/quote]
Oops, sorry. The plates are screwed onto the hoops, the hoops are welded onto the dash bar. Best I can rememberanyway - that crap has been gone awhile now.
*takes another look*[/quote]
Oops, sorry. The plates are screwed onto the hoops, the hoops are welded onto the dash bar. Best I can rememberanyway - that crap has been gone awhile now.
| Splinter | 08-12-2010 05:35 PM |
[quote=jonfrow;31555781]what do you think drivetrain loss is all about?[/quote]
Drivetrain loss is about friction in the transmission and differentials.
Rotating mass is more important than static mass, but NOT by a factor of 25. That's crazy talk.
There is no rule for rotating mass because it's far more complicated than that. Your 30lbs crankshaft has less rotational inertial than your 10lbs flywheel because the flywheel has a much larger moment of inertia, because it has a larger radius.
A lightwight crank pulley helps, but the radius is so small it doesnt make much more difference than removing 4lbs from anywhere else in the car. Lightweight wheels and tires on the otherhand, can help a lot. with their ~8-13in radius for the heaviest part (the drum and tread).
Drivetrain loss is about friction in the transmission and differentials.
Rotating mass is more important than static mass, but NOT by a factor of 25. That's crazy talk.
There is no rule for rotating mass because it's far more complicated than that. Your 30lbs crankshaft has less rotational inertial than your 10lbs flywheel because the flywheel has a much larger moment of inertia, because it has a larger radius.
A lightwight crank pulley helps, but the radius is so small it doesnt make much more difference than removing 4lbs from anywhere else in the car. Lightweight wheels and tires on the otherhand, can help a lot. with their ~8-13in radius for the heaviest part (the drum and tread).
| vicious_fishes | 08-15-2010 12:41 PM |
[quote=Splinter;31581631]Drivetrain loss is about friction in the transmission and differentials.
Rotating mass is more important than static mass, but NOT by a factor of 25. That's crazy talk.
There is no rule for rotating mass because it's far more complicated than that. Your 30lbs crankshaft has less rotational inertial than your 10lbs flywheel because the flywheel has a much larger moment of inertia, because it has a larger radius.
A lightwight crank pulley helps, but the radius is so small it doesnt make much more difference than removing 4lbs from anywhere else in the car. Lightweight wheels and tires on the otherhand, can help a lot. with their ~8-13in radius for the heaviest part (the drum and tread).[/quote]
wrong. i installed a lightweight crank pulley & was amazed at the difference.
a flywheel also does wonders too.
Rotating mass is more important than static mass, but NOT by a factor of 25. That's crazy talk.
There is no rule for rotating mass because it's far more complicated than that. Your 30lbs crankshaft has less rotational inertial than your 10lbs flywheel because the flywheel has a much larger moment of inertia, because it has a larger radius.
A lightwight crank pulley helps, but the radius is so small it doesnt make much more difference than removing 4lbs from anywhere else in the car. Lightweight wheels and tires on the otherhand, can help a lot. with their ~8-13in radius for the heaviest part (the drum and tread).[/quote]
wrong. i installed a lightweight crank pulley & was amazed at the difference.
a flywheel also does wonders too.
| fallehero_08 | 08-16-2010 08:39 AM |
thanks a lot for the cruise info.
when i installed my perrin pulley and AEM underdrive pulley, i didn't notice any change. i do have a 9lb flywheel though, and that made the biggest difference for sure.
Is there anything i can do to save weight off the back of the car? i have already done the obvious, spare, jack, carpet, panels, sound deadening was replaced with secondskin lite (exhaust was way to loud otherwise). the only thing i haven't done is lightweight rear beam. but after losing so much weight off the front the car has a little saggy butt, and i don't like the idea of spacers.
when i installed my perrin pulley and AEM underdrive pulley, i didn't notice any change. i do have a 9lb flywheel though, and that made the biggest difference for sure.
Is there anything i can do to save weight off the back of the car? i have already done the obvious, spare, jack, carpet, panels, sound deadening was replaced with secondskin lite (exhaust was way to loud otherwise). the only thing i haven't done is lightweight rear beam. but after losing so much weight off the front the car has a little saggy butt, and i don't like the idea of spacers.
| stidoc | 08-16-2010 09:08 AM |
^^^Lightweight rear beam makes a big difference, or no beam at all. I run the Litespeed rear beam. Like 5 lbs. [url]https://sites.google.com/site/litespeedperformance/home/rear-bumper-beam[/url]
| vicious_fishes | 08-16-2010 03:47 PM |
ok i'm still at a total loss for this plate under the dash thing.
took glovebox out. took drivers side plastic out. no idea.
took glovebox out. took drivers side plastic out. no idea.
| fallehero_08 | 08-16-2010 09:50 PM |
im pretty sure the bar their talking about is in the glove box itself... i might be wrong.
and the cruise box is on the drivers side on the 02. its a good thing i got into the pass side anyway. i started peeking around and there was more dirt under my carpet then on it... and i pulled all the heavy rubber matting and under seat vents... i honestly cant tell the difference in sound at all.
a little off topic, but does anyone know of a light/cheap material for a front diffuser? i saw a few people with large aluminum road signs, but i don't have any hookups in road construction.
and the cruise box is on the drivers side on the 02. its a good thing i got into the pass side anyway. i started peeking around and there was more dirt under my carpet then on it... and i pulled all the heavy rubber matting and under seat vents... i honestly cant tell the difference in sound at all.
a little off topic, but does anyone know of a light/cheap material for a front diffuser? i saw a few people with large aluminum road signs, but i don't have any hookups in road construction.
| speedyHAM | 08-16-2010 09:56 PM |
[url]http://www.banacomsign.com/banacom_sign_017.htm[/url]
I've heard of plenty of people trying this stuff.
I've heard of plenty of people trying this stuff.
| vicious_fishes | 08-17-2010 04:25 AM |
[quote=fallehero_08;31617007]im pretty sure the bar their talking about is in the glove box itself... i might be wrong.
and the cruise box is on the drivers side on the 02. its a good thing i got into the pass side anyway. i started peeking around and there was more dirt under my carpet then on it... and i pulled all the heavy rubber matting and under seat vents... i honestly cant tell the difference in sound at all.
a little off topic, but does anyone know of a light/cheap material for a front diffuser? i saw a few people with large aluminum road signs, but i don't have any hookups in road construction.[/quote]
they said it was bolted to a metal U that is welded to the dash bar? O_o
as far as a diffuser goes, you can score PU front lips + side bubble thingys for $100USD on ebay.
alternatively, just buy a sheet of aluminium or steal a road sign & go for broke.
my next weight reduction mods are removing these things (if i ever find them) and removing the sound deadening stuff in the front footwell.
and the cruise box is on the drivers side on the 02. its a good thing i got into the pass side anyway. i started peeking around and there was more dirt under my carpet then on it... and i pulled all the heavy rubber matting and under seat vents... i honestly cant tell the difference in sound at all.
a little off topic, but does anyone know of a light/cheap material for a front diffuser? i saw a few people with large aluminum road signs, but i don't have any hookups in road construction.[/quote]
they said it was bolted to a metal U that is welded to the dash bar? O_o
as far as a diffuser goes, you can score PU front lips + side bubble thingys for $100USD on ebay.
alternatively, just buy a sheet of aluminium or steal a road sign & go for broke.
my next weight reduction mods are removing these things (if i ever find them) and removing the sound deadening stuff in the front footwell.
| Splinter | 08-17-2010 07:49 PM |
[quote=vicious_fishes;31603410]wrong. i installed a lightweight crank pulley & was amazed at the difference.[/quote]
The placebo effect is the truly amazing thing here.
The placebo effect is the truly amazing thing here.
| fallehero_08 | 08-18-2010 08:14 PM |
that stuff would be great, but im not looking to spend 250 on a piece, also concerned about weight.
vicious, im trying to do a whole front diffuser, making a lip up front and coming all the way back to just before the suspension, as to not disturb the airflow coming out of the engine bay.
found 2 new brackets last night while hardwiring my gps. inside the front a pillars, small metal brackets, 2 screws on each. not a whole ton of weight, but every little bit counts and these are completely useless.
vicious, im trying to do a whole front diffuser, making a lip up front and coming all the way back to just before the suspension, as to not disturb the airflow coming out of the engine bay.
found 2 new brackets last night while hardwiring my gps. inside the front a pillars, small metal brackets, 2 screws on each. not a whole ton of weight, but every little bit counts and these are completely useless.
| Uncle Scotty | 08-18-2010 09:00 PM |
[quote=Splinter;31626717]The placebo effect is the truly amazing thing here.[/quote]
:rolleyes:
me too....and lots of d0000ds I know
I think YEW kneed to shut up and listen to these d0000ds
:rolleyes:
me too....and lots of d0000ds I know
I think YEW kneed to shut up and listen to these d0000ds
| Splinter | 08-18-2010 09:35 PM |
[quote=Uncle Scotty;31638527]:rolleyes:
me too....and lots of d0000ds I know
I think YEW kneed to shut up and listen to these d0000ds[/quote]
I put a K&N drop in panel filter in my 02 wrx and it made so much power I actually tore all the asphalt off the highway, it cost 2.5 million dollars to repair.
I'm worried that if I go to a lightweight crank pulley when I must already be at like 3000-4000whp it might destroy the earth. What should i do?
me too....and lots of d0000ds I know
I think YEW kneed to shut up and listen to these d0000ds[/quote]
I put a K&N drop in panel filter in my 02 wrx and it made so much power I actually tore all the asphalt off the highway, it cost 2.5 million dollars to repair.
I'm worried that if I go to a lightweight crank pulley when I must already be at like 3000-4000whp it might destroy the earth. What should i do?
| vicious_fishes | 08-19-2010 09:10 AM |
[quote=Splinter;31626717]The placebo effect is the truly amazing thing here.[/quote]
yeah. those mainline dyno's. totally subjective. :rolleyes:
the best thing about them is not so much the higher end power (it is there) but rather, how much easier it is to get the car off the line. you need much less throttle to do it, it makes the car easier/nicer to drive.
fallhero - what about a beatrush under panel?
yeah. those mainline dyno's. totally subjective. :rolleyes:
the best thing about them is not so much the higher end power (it is there) but rather, how much easier it is to get the car off the line. you need much less throttle to do it, it makes the car easier/nicer to drive.
fallhero - what about a beatrush under panel?
| Uncle Scotty | 08-19-2010 08:55 PM |
[quote=Splinter;31638815] What should i do?[/quote]
for a start???
pull yer head outa yer ass :lol:
for a start???
pull yer head outa yer ass :lol:
| Splinter | 08-19-2010 09:31 PM |
[quote=Uncle Scotty;31649611]for a start???
pull yer head outa yer ass :lol:[/quote]
I'm not saying that a lightweight crank pulley won't make a difference, if I believed that there wouldn't be one hanging off the front of my motor.
But a 100 shot of nitrous it isn't.
pull yer head outa yer ass :lol:[/quote]
I'm not saying that a lightweight crank pulley won't make a difference, if I believed that there wouldn't be one hanging off the front of my motor.
But a 100 shot of nitrous it isn't.
| vicious_fishes | 08-19-2010 09:58 PM |
[quote=Splinter;31649893]I'm not saying that a lightweight crank pulley won't make a difference, if I believed that there wouldn't be one hanging off the front of my motor.
But a 100 shot of nitrous it isn't.[/quote]
nobody ever said it was.
nice work. you managed to make a convincing counterargument to a claim that absolutely nobody made nor implied.
probably because it's a f**king stupid thing to say.
But a 100 shot of nitrous it isn't.[/quote]
nobody ever said it was.
nice work. you managed to make a convincing counterargument to a claim that absolutely nobody made nor implied.
probably because it's a f**king stupid thing to say.
| sneaky | 08-19-2010 10:00 PM |
[quote=Templar;3104273]I have heard from several experienced racers that if you want to take the sound deadening tar out, the easiest way is to get some liquid nitrogen and pour it on the tar. Then the tar will just break right off.
Of course, you should be EXTREMELY careful when attempting this.[/quote]
Liquid nitrogen sounds crazy.
I just removed mine out of my brighton, 10lbs of dry ice, hammer, chisel, and four hours. ran over it with a wire wheel, vacuumed, gas on a rag and wiped off residue. Ta da.
No idea about noise, car hasn't hit road yet. And i did not weigh the tar.
Of course, you should be EXTREMELY careful when attempting this.[/quote]
Liquid nitrogen sounds crazy.
I just removed mine out of my brighton, 10lbs of dry ice, hammer, chisel, and four hours. ran over it with a wire wheel, vacuumed, gas on a rag and wiped off residue. Ta da.
No idea about noise, car hasn't hit road yet. And i did not weigh the tar.
| ben_art | 08-19-2010 10:06 PM |
[quote=Templar;3104273]I have heard from several experienced racers that if you want to take the sound deadening tar out, the easiest way is to get some liquid nitrogen and pour it on the tar. Then the tar will just break right off.
Of course, you should be EXTREMELY careful when attempting this.[/quote]
heard the same too. would dry ice work at all too, leave it on there longer? oh! ^^^^^^^^^^^ should have read to the end of the thread. thx.
Of course, you should be EXTREMELY careful when attempting this.[/quote]
heard the same too. would dry ice work at all too, leave it on there longer? oh! ^^^^^^^^^^^ should have read to the end of the thread. thx.
| Splinter | 08-20-2010 12:17 AM |
[quote=vicious_fishes;31650124]nobody ever said it was.[/quote]
[quote=vicious_fishes;31650124]amazed at the difference. [/quote]
:diaf:
[quote=vicious_fishes;31650124]amazed at the difference. [/quote]
:diaf:
| vicious_fishes | 08-20-2010 06:49 AM |
[quote=Splinter;31651254]:diaf:[/quote]
amazed at the difference does not mean i believe it to be the same as a 100 shot of nitrous. :rolleyes:
someone ban this troll. you're either trolling or a total f**king idiot, neither of which should be allowed.
please don't ever reproduce.
amazed at the difference does not mean i believe it to be the same as a 100 shot of nitrous. :rolleyes:
someone ban this troll. you're either trolling or a total f**king idiot, neither of which should be allowed.
please don't ever reproduce.
| Splinter | 08-20-2010 10:28 AM |
[quote=vicious_fishes;31652591]amazed at the difference does not mean i believe it to be the same as a 100 shot of nitrous. :rolleyes:[/quote]
Ever heard of hyperbole?
Go cry in a corner somewhere, telling yourself that your lightweight crank pulley makes your car into the ultimate driving machine :lol:
Ever heard of hyperbole?
Go cry in a corner somewhere, telling yourself that your lightweight crank pulley makes your car into the ultimate driving machine :lol:
| vicious_fishes | 08-20-2010 10:34 AM |
[quote=Splinter;31653729]Ever heard of hyperbole?
Go cry in a corner somewhere, telling yourself that your lightweight crank pulley makes your car into the ultimate driving machine :lol:[/quote]
reading comprehension>you
Go cry in a corner somewhere, telling yourself that your lightweight crank pulley makes your car into the ultimate driving machine :lol:[/quote]
reading comprehension>you
| RicersWetDream | 08-20-2010 10:47 AM |
[quote=fallehero_08;31617007]a little off topic, but does anyone know of a light/cheap material for a front diffuser? i saw a few people with large aluminum road signs, but i don't have any hookups in road construction.[/quote]
Check out alumalite, it's a corrugated plastic inner portion with sheets of aluminum top and bottom. Just like cardboard. a 4'x8' sheet will be about $100
Check out alumalite, it's a corrugated plastic inner portion with sheets of aluminum top and bottom. Just like cardboard. a 4'x8' sheet will be about $100
| Splinter | 08-20-2010 11:09 AM |
[quote=vicious_fishes;31653798]reading comprehension>you[/quote]
Well, no. I can comprehend what you say and still find it to be bull****.
Go run some 11 second times with your amazingly different lightweight crank pulley, aight dawg?
Well, no. I can comprehend what you say and still find it to be bull****.
Go run some 11 second times with your amazingly different lightweight crank pulley, aight dawg?
| vicious_fishes | 08-21-2010 01:22 AM |
[quote=Splinter;31654226]Well, no. I can comprehend what you say and still find it to be bull****.
Go run some 11 second times with your amazingly different lightweight crank pulley, aight dawg?[/quote]
again. learn to read. perhaps learn the definitions of a few words too.
amazed at the difference is relative to expectations by its very definition.
so if someone was to buy a lightweight pulley with next to no expectations whatsoever but just did it because "what the hell" and found once they installed it that it did actually make quit a noticeable difference down low/from a standstill in traffic, they might be "amazed" that such a simple thing did that.
never finished school, did ya?
Go run some 11 second times with your amazingly different lightweight crank pulley, aight dawg?[/quote]
again. learn to read. perhaps learn the definitions of a few words too.
amazed at the difference is relative to expectations by its very definition.
so if someone was to buy a lightweight pulley with next to no expectations whatsoever but just did it because "what the hell" and found once they installed it that it did actually make quit a noticeable difference down low/from a standstill in traffic, they might be "amazed" that such a simple thing did that.
never finished school, did ya?
| Garandman | 08-21-2010 03:23 PM |
I'll continue to use the stock battery for winter. What's a lightweight replacement and where to buy?
| vicious_fishes | 08-22-2010 07:17 AM |
odyssey pc680. ebay.
| fallehero_08 | 08-24-2010 02:00 PM |
hey guys, take it to pm's. lets stay on the subject here.
alumilite looks perfect, i just cant find it anywhere local to cut out the cost of shipping a 4x8 sheet, ill keep looking though.
nothing new from anyone lately?
alumilite looks perfect, i just cant find it anywhere local to cut out the cost of shipping a 4x8 sheet, ill keep looking though.
nothing new from anyone lately?
| RicersWetDream | 08-24-2010 06:35 PM |
^I'm having my splitter made out of it. Local guy here makes them for all WRX/STi's for $300 installed (with turnbuckles).
| bemani | 08-24-2010 07:33 PM |
[quote=fallehero_08;31689475]hey guys, take it to pm's. lets stay on the subject here.
alumilite looks perfect, i just cant find it anywhere local to cut out the cost of shipping a 4x8 sheet, ill keep looking though.
[/quote]
Googled that and just get a bunch of shops selling the stuff. How is it different from a sheet of aluminum from Home Depot?
alumilite looks perfect, i just cant find it anywhere local to cut out the cost of shipping a 4x8 sheet, ill keep looking though.
[/quote]
Googled that and just get a bunch of shops selling the stuff. How is it different from a sheet of aluminum from Home Depot?
| vicious_fishes | 08-30-2010 04:57 PM |
allllrighty then. time to get this damn "metal plate" thing sorted.
[IMG]http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa287/nickrice20/Race%20Car/100_1478.jpg[/IMG]
is it somewhere here?
[IMG]http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa287/nickrice20/Race%20Car/100_1492.jpg[/IMG]
what about here?
as a side note - planning on taking out the front footwell sound deadening stuff. any tips/tricks to removing the carpet? i know the seats have gotta come out along with the side plastic panels.
[IMG]http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa287/nickrice20/Race%20Car/100_1478.jpg[/IMG]
is it somewhere here?
[IMG]http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa287/nickrice20/Race%20Car/100_1492.jpg[/IMG]
what about here?
as a side note - planning on taking out the front footwell sound deadening stuff. any tips/tricks to removing the carpet? i know the seats have gotta come out along with the side plastic panels.
| stidoc | 08-30-2010 05:23 PM |
1st image, no. 2nd image, the metal plates are usually attached to the metal hoops welded to the dash bar. Either they'd been removed already in that pic or some model years didn't have them.
You don't need to remove the seats to pull any of the sound deadening - in an STI at least. The sound deadening doesn't extend under the carpet that far back and you just remove the clips in the footwells that hold the carpet down. Then get to cutting, pulling, tugging and tearing, or remove all the HVAC equipment airbags and dash pad.
You don't need to remove the seats to pull any of the sound deadening - in an STI at least. The sound deadening doesn't extend under the carpet that far back and you just remove the clips in the footwells that hold the carpet down. Then get to cutting, pulling, tugging and tearing, or remove all the HVAC equipment airbags and dash pad.
| rey_vibora | 08-30-2010 08:57 PM |
Take 35lbs off with my used dry carbon trunk :) :
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2047329[/url]
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| fallehero_08 | 08-31-2010 12:29 AM |
the same with the wrx, you can get to all the sound deadening without pulling the front seats, there is quite a bit under the rear seats though.
carbon trunk is the next on my list. but please no advertising in here.
carbon trunk is the next on my list. but please no advertising in here.
| vicious_fishes | 08-31-2010 01:30 AM |
[quote=stidoc;31746161]1st image, no. 2nd image, the metal plates are usually attached to the metal hoops welded to the dash bar. Either they'd been removed already in that pic or some model years didn't have them.
You don't need to remove the seats to pull any of the sound deadening - in an STI at least. The sound deadening doesn't extend under the carpet that far back and you just remove the clips in the footwells that hold the carpet down. Then get to cutting, pulling, tugging and tearing, or remove all the HVAC equipment airbags and dash pad.[/quote]
so for the front mission - i pop the side plastics off, slide the seats back, there any other external clips/etc that are hiding i should know about?
You don't need to remove the seats to pull any of the sound deadening - in an STI at least. The sound deadening doesn't extend under the carpet that far back and you just remove the clips in the footwells that hold the carpet down. Then get to cutting, pulling, tugging and tearing, or remove all the HVAC equipment airbags and dash pad.[/quote]
so for the front mission - i pop the side plastics off, slide the seats back, there any other external clips/etc that are hiding i should know about?
| stidoc | 08-31-2010 06:13 AM |
[quote=vicious_fishes;31750554]so for the front mission - i pop the side plastics off, slide the seats back, there any other external clips/etc that are hiding i should know about?[/quote]
Not that I remember. You'll find them all when you try to pull the carpet back from the front of the footwells.
Not that I remember. You'll find them all when you try to pull the carpet back from the front of the footwells.
| Splinter | 08-31-2010 06:35 PM |
[quote=vicious_fishes;31745913]allllrighty then. time to get this damn "metal plate" thing sorted. [/quote]
It's inside the glove box door. Take the door off, unscrew the back and it's in there.
It's inside the glove box door. Take the door off, unscrew the back and it's in there.
| stidoc | 08-31-2010 07:45 PM |
[quote=Splinter;31757896]It's inside the glove box door. Take the door off, unscrew the back and it's in there.[/quote]
Not that plate, the ones screwed to the dash bar. Anyway, my STI didn't have a plate in the glove box door, it had a bar and it was molded into the plastic. I had to cut it out.
Not that plate, the ones screwed to the dash bar. Anyway, my STI didn't have a plate in the glove box door, it had a bar and it was molded into the plastic. I had to cut it out.
| vicious_fishes | 08-31-2010 11:13 PM |
[quote=stidoc;31758512]Not that plate, the ones screwed to the dash bar. Anyway, my STI didn't have a plate in the glove box door, it had a bar and it was molded into the plastic. I had to cut it out.[/quote]
and i have found neither XD
doesn't appear to be anything on the hoops. i've found them, but nothing is attached.
oh well. footwell sound deadening to come out anyways :)
and i have found neither XD
doesn't appear to be anything on the hoops. i've found them, but nothing is attached.
oh well. footwell sound deadening to come out anyways :)
| fallehero_08 | 08-31-2010 11:33 PM |
are you the first owner? i have went to do many things and found out that the first owner had already done them, and he only had the car for a year, ive had it since. like i found a 255 pump when i went to go drop one in...
| rockthebox50 | 09-01-2010 04:24 AM |
weight reduction ftw
| vicious_fishes | 09-01-2010 05:54 AM |
[quote=fallehero_08;31760701]are you the first owner? i have went to do many things and found out that the first owner had already done them, and he only had the car for a year, ive had it since. like i found a 255 pump when i went to go drop one in...[/quote]
second owner, but the car was unmodded. all it had was some better tyres.
fwiw, toyo t1r's are without doubt the best wet weather non race tyre i've ever used. majorly sticky dry too.
second owner, but the car was unmodded. all it had was some better tyres.
fwiw, toyo t1r's are without doubt the best wet weather non race tyre i've ever used. majorly sticky dry too.
| vicious_fishes | 09-06-2010 06:04 AM |
my alloy LCA's are for sale if anyone is interested.
| Splinter | 09-09-2010 07:12 PM |
Just about to put my newly-lightened RSTi back on the road, can't wait to see how it feels with 230lbs missing :banana:
| BeBop86 | 10-06-2010 05:10 PM |
[quote=Splinter;31381289]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/SplinterFTJ/98RSTi/Interior/hvacdelete.jpg[/IMG]
Blower motor replacement[/quote]
So you replaced that big black blower motor with what we see in the picture? What exactly did you replace it with? I've very interested! Do you still have variable fan speed?
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/SplinterFTJ/98RSTi/Interior/hvacdelete.jpg[/IMG]
Blower motor replacement[/quote]
So you replaced that big black blower motor with what we see in the picture? What exactly did you replace it with? I've very interested! Do you still have variable fan speed?
| Splinter | 10-06-2010 07:26 PM |
It's a marine bilge fan. I didn't keep variable speed control but it would be doable, just keep the stock blower motor resistor and figure out how to plumb it in, then just hook up the regular plug for the stock blower motor to the bilge fan.
BTW it's pretty loud at full speed.
BTW it's pretty loud at full speed.
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