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Aug 13, 2006 | 10:44 AM

#11

Kobe

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I think the mugen isn't a bad compromise.. of weight saving and favourable noise without being loud,.

Aug 13, 2006 | 10:47 AM

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s2konroids

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T1R V2 soon for me

Aug 13, 2006 | 11:10 AM

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j8mie

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Don't forget carbon body panels. Bonnet and boot are easy enough to do. I guess you can get carbon front wings for teh S, not that I've ever seen any for sale.

Aug 13, 2006 | 11:11 AM

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Boot and bonnet are ally aren't they?

MB

Aug 13, 2006 | 11:15 AM

#15

Kobe

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didn't think the boot was..

you could revert the car to having plastic rear window.. bound to be lighter than that chink of glass they fitted after MY01

Aug 13, 2006 | 11:17 AM

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lucky77

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Full carbon body is what you need. A snip at $50,000

Aug 13, 2006 | 11:36 AM

#17

eSeM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Graves,Aug 13 2006, 06:08 PM

Ask StevenM - I think his car's lost over 100Kgs.

Not quite

Only 70-80kg

Aug 13, 2006 | 11:40 AM

#18

eSeM

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From: City Of London / Knebworth

Quote:

Originally Posted by j8mie,Aug 13 2006, 07:10 PM

Don't forget carbon body panels. Bonnet and boot are easy enough to do.

You won't save anything on the bonnet unless you go for a good quality replacement like the Mugen bonnet.

Changing the boot saves ~ 15lbs.

Lots of good info on weight saving on This thread.