Originally Posted by decker,Jul 17 2006, 11:59 AM

here i found a great weight saving mod

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...k/PICT0029.jpg

Super light now! Worse track times tho


:-D

ps. Yes i am wicked retarded :-P

Originally Posted by S2Kinside,Jul 17 2006, 12:24 PM

Look on the bright side, its easier to clean the engine bay now

what did you pull the motor for? Repair or build?

Originally Posted by afwfjustin,Jul 17 2006, 08:15 AM

HUGE difference. I mean huge. I also have 4.77 gears but, when I ride in stock and near stock (i/h/e) S2000s and they vtec I actually am disappointed in the car's power. I'm not trying to say my car is the end all be all because it's not, but a 14 second car just doesn't feel fast to me in a straight line.

Even for what it is, the S2000 is a very heavy car. I feel the excess weight every time I ride in another S2000. A friend of mine only has intake and hacked off mufflers and his car feels MUCH faster than people who've spent a few grand on intake/header/exhaust and whatnot. Why? He's shaved around 120-130 pounds out of the car.

I recently walked a turbo 240sx (probably an sr20, a lot of people do those here in atlanta) from 2nd to 3rd gear (right in it's powerband) and I have no doubt that it is because of my weight loss. When other S owners ride in my car, they instantly comment on how nimble it feels. I usually get a "damn this thing is light" comment before I'm even out of a parking spot!

I am a lightweight freak at times. If I'm not going to be driving my girlfriend anywhere, I leave my passenger seat at home. People laugh and think I'm dumb because I can't give other people rides much but I don't care. A lighter car is more nimble, tossable through the turns, acellerates quicker, and brakes faster. Granted, my gears are the other half of all of this but still, shed the weight and walk some turbo 240s

Originally Posted by versionJDM,Jul 17 2006, 07:10 PM

I've walked them at full wieght and i am no skinny punk at 235lbs! forget saving wieght just add hp!

Originally Posted by Chazmo,Jul 17 2006, 04:26 PM

Ahh, the Mercedes way...

Originally Posted by versionJDM,Jul 17 2006, 06:10 PM

I've walked them at full wieght and i am no skinny punk at 235lbs! forget saving wieght just add hp!