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Old 02-04-2018, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by pfbz
While were shaving ounces for pennies, you can loose another ~3.5 pounds of weight at maximum rearward moment of inertia on the cheap as well... The first one was $50, for a whole 4'x8' sheet of 1/8" ABS. i guess the next 23 are free.

Rear bumperette delete.

i would be interested in buying one of these and shave your cost in half. let me know
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Old 02-04-2018, 03:32 PM
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Great comment! And so true

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... Easier to find 100 ways to save 1 lb than 1 way to save 100.....
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Old 02-07-2018, 06:35 PM
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Got mine today. Need to de-grease & bead blast next.
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Old 02-07-2018, 06:38 PM
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I got mine yesterday as well. I will clean it up and install this weekend hopefully.
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Being a lemming for this sort of thing, mine showed up today. I actually managed to snag a used one from a 997.1 that is the latest part number for this piece. I haven't been under the car yet to check out the install, but I did notice that there are directional arrows on the bottom of the piece. Probably a silly question, but Is it correct that the crossmember is installed with the arrows pointing toward the front of the car? The existing stamped piece probably has directional arrows on it too that would give me a clue, but again, haven't checked it out yet.
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"Almost" 4 pounds of weight savings? Will anyone notice the difference?
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Old 02-10-2018, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Dock
"Almost" 4 pounds of weight savings? Will anyone notice the difference?
by itself unlikely. add it to a host of other small weight losses and all of a sudden you have a 100 lb loss and you will notice that.
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Originally Posted by Dock
"Almost" 4 pounds of weight savings? Will anyone notice the difference?

If for $30/40/50, you can add (or subtract) something that make your car a bit better, lighter, or cleaner looking, or if it just flat out makes you happy, seems like a win/win. Definitely more enjoyable than the brief dopamine hit achieved from a snarky forum post...
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Originally Posted by 32krazy!
by itself unlikely. add it to a host of other small weight losses and all of a sudden you have a 100 lb loss and you will notice that.
I agree with you regarding your "by itself unlikely" comment, but will opine that even 100 pounds would be difficult to assess in subjective terms.

A tank of gas weighs ~100 lbs, and I don't think drivers would be able to honestly say that they notice a difference in handling/braking/acceleration between a full tank and an almost empty tank of gas.
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pfbz - paint your car pink if it makes you happy.
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Originally Posted by Dock
pfbz - paint your car pink if it makes you happy.
Another snarky dopamine hit?
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Originally Posted by pfbz
Another snarky dopamine hit?
No.
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Originally Posted by Dock
I agree with you regarding your "by itself unlikely" comment, but will opine that even 100 pounds would be difficult to assess in subjective terms.

A tank of gas weighs ~100 lbs, and I don't think drivers would be able to honestly say that they notice a difference in handling/braking/acceleration between a full tank and an almost empty tank of gas.
Dropped the awd setup on my car as one of the first mods. Lost 70 lbs. another 22lbs with rear seat removal and the car handled like a completely different car. Both mods were free and worth the price of admission
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Originally Posted by 32krazy!
Dropped the awd setup on my car as one of the first mods. Lost 70 lbs. another 22lbs with rear seat removal and the car handled like a completely different car. Both mods were free and worth the price of admission
So when you have a quarter tank of fuel do you think your car handles like a completely different car versus how it handles with a full tank?
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When driven at the limit on a track a competent driver can clearly feel the weight difference via how full the gas tank is just like if there is a passenger in the car or not.
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