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hey guys im on a quest to lighten up my R33 gts-t a bit, now i know the basic stuff like rear seats,spare wheel..but removing the rear seat is kinda noticable.. ive heard of sound deadening being taken out and the car losing quite a bit of weight from it.

just wondering where it all is? im not fussed on a excess noise in the cabin, i actually prefer it lol so all help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks =]

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To lighten it

Take out spare wheel

Take out Sound Deadening

Take out airbags

Remove side skirts

purchase a set of lighter rims

Take off Spoiler

Edited by R33 GTS TURBO

take off your inner door panel/cover (The one thats on the inside with the window buttons and all), then start chopping the doors inner metal fram, put inner door panel back on. You'd be surprised how much lighter it is, but....safety wise..it aint a smart move

take off your inner door panel/cover (The one thats on the inside with the window buttons and all), then start chopping the doors inner metal fram, put inner door panel back on. You'd be surprised how much lighter it is, but....safety wise..it aint a smart move

lol i dont think i'll go that far, but thanks for the input anyway! errm another question to ask. ive just got a power fc and im going to get the car tuned fairly soon, how much power from standard will be looking at?

mods ive got are:

fmic

splitfires

split dump with 3" piping all the way to a cannon (no mufflers)

boosting 5>7psi

To lighten it

Take out airbags

Would definitely recommend this to anyone, just a waste of space. May as well take out the brake rotors as well, 4x a lot of excess weight right there!

Edited by ossie_21

Don't bother wasting your time and money.

Your car is close enough to stock with those simple mods. You only starting going for serious weight reductionif you are already making 400+hp and you want your car to be a serious track weapon.

I always LOL at some of the people on these forums.

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