Ways To Make An R33 Lighter

[ginger]

Hey all,

Just bought my r33 of ignuz, drives nice but wanting to go lighter for track purposes, any ideas on how to make my car lighter with out taking a chainsaw to it

Thanks

Dave

[scottyRB]

lightweight wheels

Ti exhuast

Remove your back seat

Remove sound system

Strip interior

carbonfibre bonnet

[GTS4WD]

How much money you got to spend?

First.. the basics

Strip interior (back seats, door trims, carpet, cernter console etc etc etc) -20kg (free)

Light weight wheels (~3K wheels and tyres) 10kg

Carbon fibre bonnet (~1K) 8kg

Fiberglass front quarter pannels (~$500 painted) ~3kg

Remove all HICAS gear (free) 10kg

Remove all sound deadining (floor plan/boot/wheel arches) (free) 10kg

Remove spare wheel/jack etc. (free) 8kg

Now for the hardcore enthusiest - remove anything that weighs more than 100gm's that is not ESSENTIAL for the car to run

Power steering 10kg (free)

Air condictioning 8kg (free)

Sound system 5kg (free)

Power windows 8kg (free)

Replace all nuts and bolts with lighter alturnatives 2kg (??)

Perspecs glass where appropriate ?? Price?

Anything that can be replaced for a carbon fibre/fiber glass item (boot lids, strut bars, hollow sway bars, lightned flywheels) Too much for the saving of max 20kg for the price of 5K

its not a bad way to spend ~10K

Look into what the hardcore togue Civics do.

Basicaly, the goal is to have in the car 1 seat 1 engine (no other acc.) 1 Gear box and a diff. thats it.

think thats about it

[BDC70T]

I AGREE, STRIPPED ITERIOR... REMOVE SPARE WHEEL, JACK ECT... ROOF LINING, DOOR TRIMS ECT... MAYBE ADD CARBONFIBRE/KEVLAR PARTS BUT USUALLY COSTLY....

[GTS4WD]

Carbon fibre/kevlar seat

screw as much of the dash as you can off

[Trust33]

do you want to get it re-registered? you will need all of those parts back in there if you do.

[Eug]

buy a clubman.

there's no point in buying a r33 and going extreme, unless it's a car you intend to slowly work on.

simpler to make more power.

also why ruin such a nice example of a car.

[swanny180]

If you dont need it, get rid of it. Simple as that

[funkymonkey]

the easiest way to lose weight is to go on a diet, then remove all the things you don't need in it like the back seat(really... who uses their skyline's back seat for anything other than shopping bags) spare tyre and boot trim. Then replace heavy parts with lighter composite materials, start with the cheap easy ones to get, bonnet, fenders, boot, then move on to doors if you need to. DON'T fit a wanky fibreglass bodykit to your car, as it'll only weigh you down... nissan's wind tunnel tested their factory aero kits to be quite aerodynamic.

More power won't make your car slow down quicker when going into turns, lose weight before you add power.

[ignuz]

arghhh ye be hackin her up lol..

I shared the car with my dad on occasions and he's the typical kind of granny driver, needed everything in the car..

If you are pretty much the only one driving the car then for starters I'd get rid of the boot interior, spare tyre in the back, rear seats and maybe look at a carbon fibre bonnet and maybe coil overs I think they are a little lighter than stock suspension?

I'd also look in getting a chipped ecu or something so you can throw it on a dyno and get everything tuned out. I'm sure that will help a fair bit. I'm also curious to see what it makes on the dyno and runs down the quarter. From experience I wouldn't be suprised if you could get in the 14's.

[Eug]

More power won't make your car slow down quicker when going into turns, lose weight before you add power.

i take it that was directed at me shan. whilst i wholeheartedly agree with what you've said. most people don't care much for slowing down and taking corners initially, because they don't feel and see the initial result of their mods. my observation is that they tend to worry about that when they start coming in too fast and spinning out.

this is of course coming from a guy who has done suspension/brakes and f**k all power.

[Greg]

Fitting extractors saves weight and adds power/torque. Same with a new exhaust system (compared to stock items).

[ginger]

Hmm, not thinking about cutting her up, but i wouldn't mind hitting a dyno and down a quater, ive already hit a few guys, and she punches hard for a NA.

Keep the suggestions rolling as im keen to see what every one has to say.

[GTS4WD]

already hit a few guys, and she punches hard for a NA.

I assume on a track?

What have you taken down?

I got SHAT on by a GTi.. Held neck and neck with a Rodeo with a 2.7L and headers. kept pretty well with a 180 (assuming CA) from rolling start..

Im really starting to regret going ATTESSA

[ginger]

My mates r31, some gay lexus tried to go me, holden ute with his gf in it she was pissed, 180, and held close with an r34 but he was a lil quicker.

Thats after 5 days of having the car, it attracts alot of attention

[GTS4WD]

oh mate..

I know..

Its a shit magnet!..

I get everything from Cooper S's to Magana's to STi's to RX7's wanting to have a go..

I just dont bother.. Car is too slow..

[br3tt]

Quick question:

Isn't having no spare tyre a defect?

Also if you took out the back seat wouldn't you have to get it engineered as a 2 seater or something?

[JDSracing]

Hey all,

Just bought my r33 of ignuz, drives nice but wanting to go lighter for track purposes, any ideas on how to make my car lighter with out taking a chainsaw to it

Thanks

Dave

This is what I've done with my 33 so far, and it has made a huge difference:

Removed (starting from the back):

Boot Lining / Carpet / Plywood Spare Wheel cover etc

Jack

Rear Seat

Rear Seat belts

Rear Speakers

Rear Parcel Tray

Steel Backing Plate between the battery and rear seat

HICAS

Rear Wiper / Motor

Superlight Weight Wheels (17 Work Equip Tri Spokes)

Car Carpet (not noticeable if you leave floor mats in at the front)

Entire Air con system, including coil inside the dash, compressor, cast iron brackets. (Kept heater though)

90% front bar reo, fitted fibre glass front bumper

Front indicators (rewired parkers as indicators)

Air bag steering wheel

Plastic Linings Inside the guards

Bonnet Lining

Splash Guard

Next to do:

Replace factory front seats with something lighter and better holding

Fibre glass Bonnet and front guards

[funkymonkey]

dunno if removing the front reo is such a good idea, as its there to absorb hits so your chassis doesn't bare the brunt of a frontal. but other than that that list sounds awesome way of goin about it.

how far you wanna go really depends on how much of a daily drivable street car you wanna keep it. I've found factory GTR rims to be the best value for money, as they're about 6 or 7 kgs a corner and really cheap compared to wheels sold as lightweight rims.

[guesty]

Probably best you keep the backing plate between the boot and cabin. Battery acid does wonders to your body if you get acid on you. and it's also illegal to remove it. front and rear bumpers are best to replace with fibreglass ones and also boot lid, and bonnet and front guards.