[QUOTE] i wouldnt go w/ a cf hood just for 5 pounds. id rather diet and lose 5 pounds then fork over $1000 for a new hood just to save weight. just my opinion though.

 

speakin of nsx perforamnce. i wander if the S will become faster when the v8 nsx comes out...who knows

 

Sounds good but I'm curious to know how the car will handle after these mods; I'm not too sure if it will still be 50-50 balanced.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by spider
[B]Someone on this board has an S2000 weighing in at 2,590 lbs.

 

I don't have the figures in front of me, but with the mods Spider listed and me in the seat, the f/r balance was biased to the front only by a couple of gallons worth of gas or less.

 

And, just my opinion, aluminium or CF hardtop as an accessory and just like the Subaru Impreza Type RA Spec C, make the windows, windshield, any glass parts thinner.

 

the side impact beems in each door could be replaced with titanium.. saving about 100lbs a piece.. and keeping the cars balance since reducing the same amount on each side.. and remain streetable and safe.

it would be around 1k for blunt titanium beems from what i've heard.. less cutting and molding less cost.

Someone in the UK did this and posted it several months back doing prep for the track they had to be at a certain weight.. i don't think he replaced the beams w/ anything though.

 

It's a small point, but every pound saved on aftermarket wheels counts approximately double. When you accelerate a vehicle, you must push the entire weight, including the wheels, up to speed. However, the energy required to push a wheel up to 60 mph is approximately equalled by the energy to get that wheel spinning at the rotational speed corresponding to 60 mph (rotational inertia).
In my old RX-7, there was a practical weight saving by mounting the temporary spare tire on a pint-sized aluminum wheel, and by having a jack made mostly of aluminum. Come to think of it, the 3rd gen RX-7 had 225/50*16 tires, so its temporary spare would probably be suitable for the S2000, and might be found cheaply on a cannibalized RX.