Bitching about a 4g in a 3000GT

[NOMIEZVR4]

post a picture of one of these engine bays you've done...id love to see it.

[familyMAN]

the parts i removed for my build in the engine bay probably add up to maybe 10 lbs at most. This does not include a/c, abs, original engine stuff (shifter cables, etc.), and other things of the like. Obivously you can see by the pictures i got to remove a TON more. However, if you keep all luxury items, there isn't a huge amount to be saved. If you were to remove power steering, a/c, and cruise control, then upgrade exhaust, intercooler, radiator, headers, wheels, aws delete, bumpers to aluminum, driveshaft, seats, suspension, misc brackets/bolts etc. you could get the weight down pretty well. Car would not be very street friendly though.

I don't have AC, abs, cruise, PS, aws and I think my car is street friendly. Added a fairly loud 4" exhaust and open WG dump. Only thing I will likely put back in is PS. Carpet, dash and comfy seats make a big difference to me for streetablity.

[donniekak]

post a picture of one of these engine bays you've done...id love to see it.

It's not just the engine bay, it's the entire car. The bay doesn't look special at all, the only thing visible at a glance is the missing solenoids. Just the crash beams, and seats are well over 100lbs in savings. I also remove the entire airbag system, sensors, wiring, computer, power steering cooler loop gone, all undertray and associated hardware, less bolts in north south bars, solid mounts save weight, why use 4 bolts to attach the power steering tank, 2 work fine. Also I run non turbo coolant housings, and delete the water lines, and fittings. It's a huge amount of stuff.

Weight reduction isn't like other mods. It's not a few large items that make the mod. It's literally hundreds of small pieces that add up.

[familyMAN]

To go along with Donnie's mentality...one bolt will hold the coolant tank in instead of three. I'm using one radiator top bracket for aftermarket radiator instead of two (still holds perfectly rigid). Deleted rear wiper. Lots of little brackets with the AC delete and aws delete. Did the PS "cooler" delete when I still had PS. No brackets for engine removal.

Small areas of improvement that I can still do that won't affect "street" status but add up...Still have unused studs to cut off, unused wiring, g sensors. Noticed I missed a couple exhaust brackets that I'm not using. Additional sound deadening to remove (got some out already and carpet does the most which I will keep.)

Hood and hatch are big ones that I already own but haven't spent the time/$ to get painted so I won't install until then.

[NOMIEZVR4]

Wellll..not to sound cocky or anything but im part of the one one bolt coolant tank club already..

I agree..after a few big items its the small stuff that really adds up

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

can't stand missing bolts myself

[Unlogic]

Same here, some how it feels wrong.

[sketch]

missing bolts? heathens. you are all heathens.

[anyonebutme]

Ask any of the Stl crew how many bolts hold my car together.......every now and then the front bumper falls off because only 3 bolts hold it on. Hell I even deleted the hold latch because the hood is pinned on at the 4 corners. I did put some bolts back that close off the underside from inside because dust and smoke would pour into the car, but I'm slowly getting around to welding those holes closed.

If 1 bolt is good, its better to remove the bolt all together and use zip ties.

[95gto]

My last stealth was in the 3400lb range and had ac. As mentioned getting under the 3200-3300lb range is where high dollar lightweight parts, and drilling holes in the car comes in. A non sunroof, gutted hatch, crash bar deletes, base model seats, ditching 50lbs of brackets, single shot straight exhaust, and aftermarket wheels gets a 1g stealth around 3400.

There are so many useless brackets on these cars it crazy. There are already 6 large bolts holding the engine to the trans, those sheet metal braces are supposed to do something? A Dsm with 1000hp has no issues with 3 m10 and 1 m8 fasteners.

Just for clarity, what are you using to weigh the car?