Weight reduction on a new lancer??

lightweight battery
remove donut tire from rear
lighter wheels - possibly smaller wheels ~17" with low profiles
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Clean the floor of your car!

 

take out rear seats

and if ur really hardcore remove all the panels and such

ull definitly notice a difference

 

Start with the exhaust, it's about 40 lbs of crap. My Lancer weights 2960 lbs after I remove it.

 

Just remember, if you lose 100 lbs from the back of the car you're going to want to lose 100 lbs in the front to keep the weight balance. Just a thought...

 

that can b done cheaply by not eating.... if u get wht i mean rofl

 

diet time... :lol: I could afford to lose a few

 

remove airbags, always fill gas half tank only,custom styrofoam seats

 

styrofoam seats?? they make those? lol

 

Get an OEM Evo Hood...the difference in weight between the 2 hoods will floor you lol

 

here are some options if your Lancer is for everyday use:

Exterior:
Carbon Fiber or Aluminum Hood
Carbon Fiber Trunk
Carbon Fiber or Fiberglass Front Fenders
Small Carbon Fiber Side Mirrors
‘Lite’ Weight Track Wheels (16 or 17â€Â)
Aftermarket Muffler (WORKS)

Interior:
‘Lite’ Weight Front Seats (Carbon Fiber)
Remove Rear Seats
Remove Spare Tire from Trunk
‘Lite’ Weight Battery in Engine Bay OR Relocate the Stock Battery to the Trunk

…if you’re looking to track the car then you can do all of that stuff plus remove all of your trunk and interior panels…remove your radio / sound system…remove all airbags and get a smaller steering wheel…and so on…

good luck

 

Whats the weight diff between oem evo hood vs ours...and rrm hood vs ours?

 

well.. if you're gonna put all this money into carbon fiber and wheels things and removal stuffl, I mean.. you have a lot of money, for the small gain it's gonna provide.
In that case trade yours for a lancer DE, it's already lightier, and will give you money instead of loosing thousands.

 

...and take a dump before driving....just an idea...

 

hasnt this been posted before, there is no point in weight reduction unless ure gun make it a track car and not a DD

 

Its doesnt make sense and it is not worth it.

If your car is a daily driver (like I know it is), the stuff that you would need to do to actuall make a relevant enough weight reduction will make your car uncomfortable, impractical, unsafe and thousands of $$$...

If you are not building a track car, and you are looking for faster response from the car, invest in small things like an SRI and a muffler. Those are stuff that you can swap back if you have to take it to the dealership.

BTW.. removing the muffler, removing the back seats, panels and all that miner stuff wont help at all... I took out the muffler of my car, and even though it feels like it weighs a ton, it weighed 21 pounds. the whole backseat (bottom and backrest) is about 13 pounds... and the COMPLETE trunk lining and panels weigh about 9 pounds all together... the spare is like 20 pounts, and honestly you dont wanna get rid of a spare on a DD car.
So for ~ 40lb less, instead of making your car look retarded and making it impractical, you can maybe loose that weight? and still you will not notice a difference AT ALL unless you subtract 500lb+ from your car.

If you have the bank, CF hood and truck and lighter wheels will do the best for ya.

And still i think that those mods, for your goal, would be a waste of money.

kthnxbai

 

Sell it and buy Opel Tigra or better option Ford Ka....
And if seriously, I dont believe the new lancer will be quicker with all the things out... you have to change engine and make it turbo to make it faster... its not meant to be fast.. in my opinion it is made to be good in cornering as well as make people look at you

 

yea i have torn out the whole interior for fun and drove around did not really feel a difference in speed, did see a slight bump in MPG's. but yea

 

you bought the wrong car then. Your only going to make a slow car slightly less-slow but then it will also be uncomfortable, noisy, and still SLOW