weight or power

hdskull · 08-28-2011, 10:27 PM

I think it would be easier if you just told us how much your budget is..

b1adesofcha0s · 08-29-2011, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

irony.

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Originally Posted by hdskull

I think it would be easier if you just told us how much your budget is..

theDreamer · 08-29-2011, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Dragster

i can either have fiberglass nrg seats, which only weigh 11lbs each, or install a tuner, which adds about 15hp (on top of other future upgrades). or, i just remembered, new springs

Bold part, not always.
Honestly you are going the wrong way. Get some HFC or TP, then exhaust, drop in filters and finally a tune if you want to add power. For weight reduction I would remove the junk in the hatch area, relocate your battery to the rear (maybe buy a light weight one if you want).

What is the purpose of this build? You say NRG seats but you are a college student so is this your daily driver?

2011 Nismo#91 · 08-29-2011, 08:50 AM

11lb sounds like a painful DD. There is a list of components and weights for this car somewhere on this site. Losing weight is for me always a better option then adding HP for overall performance up to a point of course. I watched some show of a group of people stripping down a Toyota corolla or something and that thing actually went pretty damn fast afterwards and they didn't spend any money.
1. What's the purpose of the car?
2. What's the budget.

Mt Tam I am · 08-29-2011, 09:36 AM

OP: Seat comfort for a DD is too important to me to be able to answer the other, HP.

Get an oil cooler or your power advantage will be quickly forgotten.

cossie1600 · 08-29-2011, 10:55 AM

mustang gt

derp · 08-29-2011, 12:37 PM

Remove hatch. 370ZElCamino anyone?

vividracing · 08-29-2011, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

mustang gt

Alchemy · 08-29-2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

mustang gt

Please disregard this comment.

KillerBee370 · 08-29-2011, 02:00 PM

Quit eating Big Mac's. There's your weight savings.
Attach HFC's. That's where the biggest choke point is.

theDreamer · 08-29-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerBee370

Quit eating Big Mac's. There's your weight savings.
Attach HFC's. That's where the biggest choke point is.

I prefer taco hell, great taste going in, feel the burn going out.

Red__Zed · 08-29-2011, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

I prefer taco hell, great taste going in, feel the burn going out.

And significant reductions in et's.

KillerBee370 · 08-29-2011, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

I prefer taco hell, great taste going in, feel the burn going out.

I think I'm going to get some Taco Hell for lunch right now! Either that or Panda but I'm so damn sick of Panda.

theDreamer · 08-29-2011, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerBee370

I think I'm going to get some Taco Hell for lunch right now! Either that or Panda but I'm so damn sick of Panda.

Panda Express?
I hate that place, every time I have gone the food has been cold, wrongly cooked or just tasted like garbage.

DJ-of-E · 08-29-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragster

i have a low college style budget, but do have some money for upgrades. i have the option of adding around 10hp to the wheels, or dropping 150lbs, which would you choose because i can only do 1

are you still in college? If so, spend your money for college and not on a car

And when I mean college, I wasn't talking about "educational" purposes.

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KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 51 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 321	Quit eating Big Mac's. There's your weight savings. Attach HFC's. That's where the biggest choke point is.