| Sniperx |
07-18-2012 10:21 PM |
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Originally Posted by Sniperx
(Post 4264949)
Might also B]post pics of the car now![/B]QUOTE]
Negative'tive ... i havent taken any pics as of yet. Also, I was not aware that these stockers weighed that much!!! [eek]
I was considering some Enkei RPF1's in Bronze for the win! ... I plan on deleting the stock 6CD player(which is currently not working right), the stock subwoofer and amp if there is one, deleting spare tire and possibly the windsheild wiper Fluid Resevior. getting lighter seats from Ciphor and moving the battery to the rear seating area with a Optima lightweight yellow top battery. I got the Carbon Fiber hood already!
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If you want light stiff wheels and tyres stray off the current huge wheel mentality. Sure big wheels look great, but they aren't great for handling when you really figure ut out. If you go to the races or track days everyone eventually ends up with a max of a 16in wheel and some have 15s to keep rotating mass at the least they can.(on our cars that is) My tyre and wheel combo only weighs a total of 34lbs, stock steels with tyres and hubcaps was 45lbs. And those EAPS weigh almost 24lbs each and the 17in tyre to go on them in a 205 45 17 weighs an average of 21lbs so that is as heavy as a stock steel 15s with tyres! PLUS it moves the rotating mass to the outside of the wheel making it even worse. I can actually feel my lighter combo over stock and get a little better mileage, and quickness.
Since I have a warranty I HAVE to leave my motor almost stock save for factory Ford parts. As a result, my plan it to lighten the car as much as possible, and stiffen it as much as possible to make it handle as well as it possibly can and when the warranty runs out, FI it. i am also doing CF hood, sway bars, upper and lower strut tower rods, and getting the KYB adjustable shocks and struts and doing all ploy bushes. By the time I can do FI this thing will be handling like a track day car! |
