Dale Gribble

^ hahahaha nice

must have been mentioned already but just to rehash: sunroof delete? front and rear re-bars behind the bumper cover? (really how much good are they going to do you above 10MPH)

NJ-GT

- Rear aluminum bumper plus bump stops: 20 lbs
- Front aluminum bumper : 13.5 lbs
- Glovebox: 6 lbs
- Passenger Airbag: 6.5 lbs
- side airbags: 2.5 lbs each
- Door panels: 7.5 lbs each
- Front floor carpet: 13 lbs
- Rear floor carpet: 12 lbs
- Rear seats carpet: 12 lbs
- rear quarter panels: 8 lbs each
- rear speakers: 0.5 lbs each
- GT3 logo carpet: 4 lbs
- ECU/rear strut carpet cover: 2.5 lbs
- plastic panel below the rear window: 1.5 lbs
- GT3 Recaro Seats in leather, with mounting hardware: 28 lbs each. 11.5 lbs on the mounting hardware, 14 lbs on the seat shell, and 2.5 lbs on all the leather cushions.

- 997 GT3 RS Rollbar: 37 lbs
- Schroth 6-point harnesses with mounting hardware: 10 lbs

DanH

Dug this up as its a great thread and ties in with the thread on cost effective upgrades. So....

- What do lexan rear windows save.
- Lexan side windows save?
- electric PAS?

NJ-GT

This is what I have on my spreadsheet.

Plastic Rear Window 2.6kg
Plastic Side Windows 1.6kg each

Total weight saving: 9.5 lbs.

DanH

Thanks - Any chance you could post the sheet or it's contents up here?

XLR8N-FAN

This is probably the best advice...

Bump to keep this thread going. NT-GT, please publish that spreadsheet. Very interesting.

runet

Old thread, but I haven't seen this info so here it goes:

OEM header and cat combined: 20lb per side (one is 11lb and one is 9lb but I can't remember which was which).

Together with the 28lb per side for the mufflers, thats a total of 48lb per side for the complete oem exhaust.

I've just installed the DesignTek Predator exhaust (comes only as a complete system), that is 24lb per side (header, cat, muffler, tip).

enthusiast

bump, since many of you are not using the 'search' function

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HiWind

agreed great thread - I'll check but I believe is 15-20 lb for glass to poly switch on the back and sides.

TrackDays247.com

Save weight - but add a cage for sure for track use

OZ951

What's the consensus on the implications of removing the aluminium impact bars and shocks behind the bumpers ?

Have many done it ?

996FLT6

If 100% track go for it. Mike

OZ951

So no negative impact on body stiffness from a suspension geometry perspective then?

996FLT6

Won't affect body stiffness at all but u need tow hooks and drill slots thru front/rear bumper that is bolted to one of the holes that bolted the crash bumpers. Most if not all are placed on passenger side front/rear. I have rss tow hooks. Mike

Serge944

I would not remove the bumper bars. They're there for a reason and the .01 seconds you gain around the track are definitely not worth the increased damage from being rear-ended.