TRP951

is that a crack in the center there?

toddk911

Replace all panels with carbon fiber.

shiners780

That is the sound deadening, it's the consistency of an asphalt shingle and the stuff is very heavy. It appears to have cracked due to getting pushed into the indentation behind it. No problem.

Cory9584

wasnt there also a chart like this, x amount of lbs removed from the car is like adding x amount of hp?

SD Porsche Fan

Calculate your hp to weight ratio before and after the reductions. This should give you an idea in terms of % gain.

DanD

I don't know if this is the spreadsheet you are looking for.

http://members.rennlist.org/dan10101/archives.htm

Look under Car Math

I gladly accept corrections on these calculations. Any and all help will make this more accurate.

Dan

Techno Duck

I have somewhere around 128lbs out of my car so far. I added in probably half of that with the addition of the 951 brakes, Redline 4pt rollbar and a few other additions.

-Rear seatback removed ~14lbs
-Spare tire, jack and tools removed ~40lbs
-Rear seatbelt delete ~3lbs
-Stainless Steel cat-back ~16lbs
-Odyssey PC-680MJ lightweight battery : 27lbs.. my old Diehard battery weighed 43lbs!
-968 aero mirrors ~3lbs
-Rubber liner under carpet ~3lbs
-Rear fiberglass Euro bumper, saves 22lbs from stock aluminum bumper and shocks.

My a/c is coming out in the coming weeks which should drop another 30-35lbs as i plan to retain all the lines and evap..only taking out the condenser, receiver and compressor. I also plan to go with Recaro fixed buckets. My 4-way leather sport seats weigh about 55lbs each. The Recaro buckets are about 20-22lbs with sliders and the side mounts. I am also working on a n/a euro bumper (Saves another 22lbs). All said and done i am hoping to be well under 2700lbs.

Manual steering is on the list, but far down and probably wont be done for another year or two. Thats another 20lbs roughly.

anders44

don't do do much math or you will soon see it would pay off to diet the fatsack driveing it

if anyone has removed their AC with everything I could be interested in buying it.

1 huge heavy thingy on our cars is the hoods, much to be saved there, it's aprox 18.5KG which is 40lbs if i got the math right. rear window/side window is also heavy. dumping a few hundred feet of harness will also help me, I'm removing everything not related to lights.

Cory9584

I took a look at the tar paper on the floor today. I cant get much of it off too easily, is there any tricks to it?

anders44

dry ice on the asfalt mats.

shiners780

Heat it up with a heat gun, then use a heavy duty paint scraper (shown). That got the vast majority of it off, then I used a wire brush in a drill to get the small bits off. Cleaned up with mineral spirits. Each side took me about an hour, and both sides together weighed 5 pounds.

Just a note. Last year I had the floors painted white like the rest of the car. This past fall I cleaned up the floors and painted them with spray on truck bed liner. It seems more durable and it's black so it won't show dirt as much.

smlporsche

Hey you talking about me??


1989 944 S2 Stock Car Weight ( 1/2 fuel & no driver)

Totals
Left Front 735 Right Front 738 1473 49.9%

Left Rear 705 Right Rear 772 1477 50.1%

Total Original Car 2950 #



Reductions / Additions Completed

Remove L & R Rear side carpets w/ shoulder belts & Rear Cargo carpet -21

Remove Rear Upper Seat back rest -24

Remove Spare Tire & Tools -38

Remove rear wiper motor & wiper -3

Remove center console, radio bracket & door speakers -8

Remove sunroof motor & gears -6

Remove side roof padding between A & C pillars -2

remove rear seat side trim -4

Remove front floor carpet & insulation -15

remove rear lower seat -5

Switch to FG sunroof -3

Remove cruise control module & wiring -3

Switch to racing seats (Car weighed 2740 w/ 3/4 tank, not 2768 est.) -50

Remove additional sprayed in insulation -14

Replace aluminum lugs w/ steel 2

Install rear tow hooks 2

Remove door glass and motors -28

Add roll cage 100

Delete headlights & motor -20

Replace exhaust system -17

Remove lower bat wing & replace with lip spoiler 0

Ski

You need heat and chemical to get the glue $hit off. It's tough, damn tough.

I like white for interior color, easy to patch, and you can see anything that moves.







2550 with 1/2 tank of 104

Cory9584

is 2550 with fiberglass?

Ski

no, but no side glass, heater core gone, wiper motor gone, s.s. custom lt wt exhaust, K27 wheels, doors gutted, dash gutted, headlight stuff gone, etc.