Is it not common to have both hard and soft top installed?
11-05-2013, 06:08 PM
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not many people gut the softop, but it is a common way to reduce weight by a significant amount. Gut the softop and save 100 lbs, add the hardtop at 40 lbs, and you get a net savings of approx. 60 lbs. Not too shabby for those seeking to get a low weight setup.
11-05-2013, 06:34 PM
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Damn never mind. I contacted Moddiction and it seems like they wont be carrying the brackets anymore. Why are OEM ones so damn expensive!!! I want to be able to take my hardtop off without having to remove any panels whenever I want to go soft top
11-05-2013, 08:27 PM
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Thank you! I will wait for this
11-06-2013, 09:02 AM
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https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/507.../page__st__275
I don't know if it is mentioned earlier in this thread, but I figured I'd let you know that the K&N intake weighs in at ~ 6.5lbs, this including the shield, brackets, hardware, and filter...so its only about a 3.5lb saving not 8.5
Taking out the softtop motors barely saves any weight as they weigh 2lbs 10oz each...so just a little over 5.5lbs
I did just remove my softtop and its weight was 56lbs (frame, vinyl, and glass). The metal pieces that bolt along the bottom edge to secure the vinyl were another 4-5 lbs...and then of course the motors...so all in all about 66lbs off the car from taking out the soft top...remove the rear plastic tray the top sits in and thats another 4lbs out. For autocross days you can run without the soft or hardtop on and compared to having both thats over 100lbs!
The spare tire is ~28lbs, all the trunk carpeting is a little over 9lbs, and the tools are nearly 5 lbs...so unless you scraped off the tar in the trunk thats a 42lb loss.
I've been weighing items with my postal scale (.2oz accuracy) and can post pictures if you guys would like. Just not of the softtop, its all bagged and stored
Taking out the softtop motors barely saves any weight as they weigh 2lbs 10oz each...so just a little over 5.5lbs
I did just remove my softtop and its weight was 56lbs (frame, vinyl, and glass). The metal pieces that bolt along the bottom edge to secure the vinyl were another 4-5 lbs...and then of course the motors...so all in all about 66lbs off the car from taking out the soft top...remove the rear plastic tray the top sits in and thats another 4lbs out. For autocross days you can run without the soft or hardtop on and compared to having both thats over 100lbs!
The spare tire is ~28lbs, all the trunk carpeting is a little over 9lbs, and the tools are nearly 5 lbs...so unless you scraped off the tar in the trunk thats a 42lb loss.
I've been weighing items with my postal scale (.2oz accuracy) and can post pictures if you guys would like. Just not of the softtop, its all bagged and stored
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