Weight reduction

[Crunkz0r]

I was wondering how much quicker i could get my wagon to go without doing any engine mods yet. I'm just curious as to how far one can go with weight reduction legality wise. Like are you allowed to take the doortrims off or take the spare tyre out, the front passenger seat or back seat or take carpet out... stuff like that, im just curious how much one can take off without making the car unroadworthy or something.

Please post if anybody knows, cheers :thumbsup:

 

[R0d]

lol ive had door trims, rear windows out, rear seat out spare tyre, all boot lining and it didnt feel any quicker than normal

 

[nicko]

unless u start hacking away at metal bits your not going to notice the difference around the streets, maybe .01 on the drag strip but not much on the street

 

[Crunkz0r]

Ahhh true... well i notice my car goes slower when theres passengers, i was thinkin if i take out some of the stuff equal or more than the weight of a passenger, that might help it go a bit quicker yeah? but maby there isnt stuff that heavy in the car tho is there? :whistling

 

[V85000i]

all the underlay under the carpet weighs a bit, remove that.

 

[UNKNOWN]

Why bother, your not gonna notice it...

 

[r_i_d_a_h]

did a search and i dug this up from an old thread, old, but funny.

VWvortex Forums: How to get your econobox into the 14's-A must read.

 

[Crunkz0r]

So a Pod filter with a custom intake would be more beneficial then? i saw a falcon with a cut out in the bonnet with half of the pod filter sticking out one time lol... i have always wondered whether that would actually help or not... when i think about it though something that diverts air from a wider area that narrows it down into the pod filter sounds better.

 

[VSIIISU]

did a search and i dug this up from an old thread, old, but funny.

VWvortex Forums: How to get your econobox into the 14's-A must read.

That link has got a few dead links to pictures, try this one it works for me:
How to get your econobox into the 14's-A must read.

 

[r_i_d_a_h]

oh krud, your right, thanks for the new link