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Best way for me to lighten my car is to go on a diet... So easy to forget that.

There isn't much you could do on these cars without ruining them. The Varstoen wheels might be a k or two heavier than Volks, but nothing significant. Battery wouldnt be much heavier than an Odyssey. Im sure the Akebonos aren't the lightest calipers, etc.

But you'll drop 10-20kg and blow a lot of cash doing it. I don't really see the point on these.

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The question you have to ask yourself before you do any mod is, what is the cars main use, why i want to do the mod and what are the benifits/gains?

If its a track car.. I don't know why you would choose a stagea as a base for a track car, but anyway. (Just for discussion)

Go to town, scrap electric seats, sound deadening, carpet, FRP and titanium.

But if its a daily driver/family wagon.

You would have better gains dropping a drill bit through the boost solenoid then ruining a well built factory machine.

Weight reduction belongs on a race track.. And it's the only place you will see any benifits without adversely affecting the driving experience ;)

The question you have to ask yourself before you do any mod is, what is the cars main use, why i want to do the mod and what are the benifits/gains?

If its a track car.. I don't know why you would choose a stagea as a base for a track car, but anyway. (Just for discussion)

Go to town, scrap electric seats, sound deadening, carpet, FRP and titanium.

But if its a daily driver/family wagon.

You would have better gains dropping a drill bit through the boost solenoid then ruining a well built factory machine.

Weight reduction belongs on a race track.. And it's the only place you will see any benifits without adversely affecting the driving experience ;)

Answer to this age old question is..

Add More power!

Edited by m35stagea

Funny thread , is funny.

Stag's are heavy, add more power, so you can tow race car.

or if you are like me and can only have one car, pretend it's a race car and embarrass as many coupes as possible. Helps if you have a real gearbox.

Buy motorbike :P

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