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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by whitemistress2k,Feb 9 2007, 06:08 PM
Wow... What all did you do if I may ask to shave that much...???
I shaved 45lb off my ass so far, going for 45lb more ( minimum)

btw, if you guys think I'm that chick in my avatar you would be surprised, never saw 6'4 250lbs chick
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 09:33 AM
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You will definitely feel that much weight. I put sand bags in my trunk for the salty/slushy roads, I felt it right away. The car just doesn't pull as hard when I get on it. Here's the best things to do to put your S on a diet.

1. Gut the trunk
2. Hard top/remove soft top motor
3. Lightweight wheels
4. Intake/header/exhaust saves a lot of weight
5. Remove A/C (it's a convertible you don't need it)
6. Feels or Buddy Club lightweight battery relocated to the trunk
7. Remove the radio (if you're serious about tracking it)
8. Lighter brakes (expensive but well worth it for weight reduction and stopping power)

That should get you at <2600 lbs. After that, start replacing metal with carbon fiber. My goal for my car is 2500 pounds. GL
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 09:41 AM
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Can you tell the difference between a full tank of gas and only 1-2 bars left?
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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It's couldn't hurt unless you take the weight away from the wrong areas.
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by S2Kready,Feb 10 2007, 11:19 AM
btw, if you guys think I'm that chick in my avatar you would be surprised, never saw 6'4 250lbs chick
That's false advertisement, bro
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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I don't know, I don't let my car get that low on gas in this lovely weather we've been having. Also, one bar of gas is a bad time to be using VTEC. That one bar can disappear pretty quickly at 9,000rpm.
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 04:05 AM
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exactly, i was cruising with 3 bars, vteced it into 2 gears and instantly i had no bars the rest of the way home. i think there was an error but you get the idea
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