I've started a web page with the weight of various parts (suspension parts mainly).
If you have the weight of any part, let me know and I'll add it to the list.
Chuck
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I'd love to keep track of all thw weight that can be pulled off the car through substitution of parts or removal altogether. I think Jack Deryke did an article a few months ago on this and his car was down to 2750 lbs. or something like that. Would you mind tracking sprung and unsprung weight? A cool thing to understand here is the laws of diminishing returns are reversed in this case. Every pound you pull off is proportionally worth more than the pound before it. Does that make sense to anyone besides me? Vince
Food for thought: where the weight is loss has a greater impact on vehicle performance than simply looking at the pounds eliminated as a percentage of total vehicle weight.
The best place to lose weight is the wheels, the weights of various wheels would be very good info. I would prefer to eliminate 2.5 pounds at each wheel (10 pounds total) than to eliminate 50 pounds switching to aluminum heads.
The next best place to lose weight are the other rotating parts (drivetrain parts, like axles or brake rotors).
Eliminating weight ahead of the front axle & behind the rear axle is also more effective than eliminating weight between the axles (the "L" bumpers for instance).
George
The best place to lose weight is the wheels, the weights of various wheels would be very good info. I would prefer to eliminate 2.5 pounds at each wheel (10 pounds total) than to eliminate 50 pounds switching to aluminum heads.
The next best place to lose weight are the other rotating parts (drivetrain parts, like axles or brake rotors).
Eliminating weight ahead of the front axle & behind the rear axle is also more effective than eliminating weight between the axles (the "L" bumpers for instance).
George
The rear steel L bumper weighs about 21 lbs. The fibreglass aftermarket bumper 9really just a shell)that some of the vendors sell weighs about 6 lbs. Pantera East sells a fibreglass unit that has some reinforcements in it that would probably weigh more.
The custom bumper trailer hitch that I made that fits inside the aftermarket shell, weighs 25 lbs, so when the hitch is installed, I have a net gain over the stocker of 11 lbs. The hitch removes with 4 bolts. I bought a motorcycle trailer, (the type that gets pulled behind a Gold Wing) that I intend to pull behind the P-car. I am getting the trailer back this week and going to a show this weekend, I will post some pictures next week.
The custom bumper trailer hitch that I made that fits inside the aftermarket shell, weighs 25 lbs, so when the hitch is installed, I have a net gain over the stocker of 11 lbs. The hitch removes with 4 bolts. I bought a motorcycle trailer, (the type that gets pulled behind a Gold Wing) that I intend to pull behind the P-car. I am getting the trailer back this week and going to a show this weekend, I will post some pictures next week.
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