The 370Z Weight Reduction Thread

cavemancan · 08-13-2012, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cavemancan

Question: I read somewhere that someone modified their hood to make it lighter. Anyone have a DIY or more information/pics they could share I am really interested in this?

BTW...

I decided to go with Fast Intensions after hearing the FI cat back plus LTH combo...simply put...HAAAAMAZING!

Question2: I'm researching wheels. For obvious reasons Forgestar F14's are popular but I am not sure I like them (although I recently saw a set with the dark bronze finish that actually looked good). Do you all know of any wheel under $3k that comes close to 23 lbs and is a 19x11?

Nobody?

kcquinn49 · 08-20-2012, 12:26 PM

Has anyone done this, or considered this? Interesting site.

Block-Lightening

wstar · 08-20-2012, 04:45 PM

Sounds kind of hard-core to me. I guess if you were having your engine completely rebuilt and fine-tuned for balance anyways, you may as well try something gutsy like that

I wouldn't tear the engine apart just for the lightening though.

Mr&Mrs · 08-20-2012, 05:29 PM

Seibon now offers dry carbon hoods and hatches. Something you may want to look into. Im also curious if anyone know any weights on them yet?

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Originally Posted by Shamu

Anyone gut stock hood yet? I'm thinking that's best approach. I'm selling boat anchor Siebon TS hood cheep!

How about gutting rear hatch too and then installing plexiglas ? Weight savings?

YoungZ · 09-21-2012, 06:22 PM

anybody look at Litespeed Racing? its basically a Titanium resonated straight pipe they claim exhaust weighs 14lbs excluding the Y-pipe as far as i can see sent them an email. its pricey 3600 or so but -40lbs and adding 14whp and 16trq (Dyno sheet on website) could be a recipe for success. Loud i would bet though good for a track car haha 370z Full Titanium Race Exhaust sounds pretty good as well

kcquinn49 · 09-24-2012, 09:15 PM

Yes, I've been to the litespeed site. They also advertize here. The 14 whp I believe was on a Nismo, so it might be more on a base coupe.

Shamu · 11-02-2012, 08:54 AM

I picked up a Siebon dry carbon hatch. Will be interesting to see weight savings with this piece

Mike · 11-02-2012, 09:31 AM

I lost 16lbs with headers

kcquinn49 · 11-04-2012, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Shamu

I picked up a Siebon dry carbon hatch. Will be interesting to see weight savings with this piece

Please post both weights, Siebon and stock, after you weight them. How much for the dry carbon hatch?

kcquinn49 · 11-04-2012, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike

I lost 16lbs with headers

Were those long tube headers that replaced both the stock headers and the stock cats?

SPOHN · 11-04-2012, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kcquinn49

Were those long tube headers that replaced both the stock headers and the stock cats?

They were short piped headers. Just replaced the manifold.

kcquinn49 · 11-04-2012, 01:37 PM

thanks for the quick reply. I checked this thread for weight of the stock header and couldn't find it. I only found that the Fast Intentions long tube headers, as a pair, are 17 pounds lighter than the stock headers and cats that they replace.

What was the weight of the stock headers?

Mike · 11-04-2012, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by kcquinn49

Were those long tube headers that replaced both the stock headers and the stock cats?

No, short tubes

DEpointfive0 · 11-07-2012, 03:32 AM

Extra pound or so you can shed without really altering the look of your car (for those of us who aren't track monsters like Spohn, Mike, or wstar, lol)
http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...ing-issue.html

MJB · 11-11-2012, 01:38 PM

For all the Nismo guys... Removing the front and rear body dampers saves 8.4lbs. I can't hear/feel any noises/vibrations or anything after I removed them.

08-20-2012, 12:26 PM	#632 (permalink)
kcquinn49 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 86 Drives: 2011 370Z Coupe Rep Power: 250	engine block lightening Has anyone done this, or considered this? Interesting site. Block-Lightening

08-20-2012, 04:45 PM	#633 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	Sounds kind of hard-core to me. I guess if you were having your engine completely rebuilt and fine-tuned for balance anyways, you may as well try something gutsy like that I wouldn't tear the engine apart just for the lightening though. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

09-21-2012, 06:22 PM	#635 (permalink)
YoungZ Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Nanaimo Posts: 37 Drives: 2010-370z-Blue-6Mt Rep Power: 249	anybody look at Litespeed Racing? its basically a Titanium resonated straight pipe they claim exhaust weighs 14lbs excluding the Y-pipe as far as i can see sent them an email. its pricey 3600 or so but -40lbs and adding 14whp and 16trq (Dyno sheet on website) could be a recipe for success. Loud i would bet though good for a track car haha 370z Full Titanium Race Exhaust sounds pretty good as well Last edited by YoungZ; 09-25-2012 at 02:33 PM.

11-02-2012, 08:54 AM	#637 (permalink)
Shamu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,059 Drives: 370Z Racecar Rep Power: 20	I picked up a Siebon dry carbon hatch. Will be interesting to see weight savings with this piece __________________ Grant

11-02-2012, 09:31 AM	#638 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	I lost 16lbs with headers __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

09-24-2012, 09:15 PM	#636 (permalink)
kcquinn49 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 86 Drives: 2011 370Z Coupe Rep Power: 250	Yes, I've been to the litespeed site. They also advertize here. The 14 whp I believe was on a Nismo, so it might be more on a base coupe.

11-04-2012, 01:37 PM	#642 (permalink)
kcquinn49 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 86 Drives: 2011 370Z Coupe Rep Power: 250	thanks for the quick reply. I checked this thread for weight of the stock header and couldn't find it. I only found that the Fast Intentions long tube headers, as a pair, are 17 pounds lighter than the stock headers and cats that they replace. What was the weight of the stock headers?

11-07-2012, 03:32 AM	#644 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17152	Extra pound or so you can shed without really altering the look of your car (for those of us who aren't track monsters like Spohn, Mike, or wstar, lol) http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...ing-issue.html Last edited by DEpointfive0; 11-07-2012 at 03:39 AM.

11-11-2012, 01:38 PM	#645 (permalink)
MJB A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Age: 41 Posts: 1,498 Drives: a POS truck Rep Power: 496	For all the Nismo guys... Removing the front and rear body dampers saves 8.4lbs. I can't hear/feel any noises/vibrations or anything after I removed them. SPOHN, Mr&Mrs, street2soul and 1 others like this. __________________ 09 Nismo #0483 sold. Viper or C7 next time around.

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