Cup Weight Saving

[Spongebob 172]

Re: cup weight saveing

This is silly, i weigh 10 stone and my mate weighs 14 so obviously my car is twice as fast yeah?

a 172 cup is reportedly 80kgs lighter and 0.4 secs to 60 quicker than a FF

shed weight = faster car

that's why a 500kg kitcar with a 140bhp engine is stupidly quick

jamesstone knows all about that after a trip in my neighbours caterham

 

[y0z2a]

Re: cup weight saveing

Sound deadening is under the carpet.

All the way from the front seats all up the dash. Its like brown rubber lined sound deadening.

/y0z

Ah, I did miss that bit.

There's 20 kgs there?

20KG no - but at least 10 maybe 12-15 at most.

/y0z

 

[y0z2a]

Re: cup weight saveing

So its not the stuff thats on the boot floor thats placed above the final back box? :S

no.

/y0z

 

[y0z2a]

Re: cup weight saveing

There is also the shielded plate above the driver (where a sunroof would be) that shields the driver from the radio ariel? or stops car interference with the radio ariel.

That is about 5 KG.

/y0z

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

Re: cup weight saveing

I know what the tar stuff is...you're saying you took a load off of your Cup, from under the carpets?

Mine never had any fitted...

No not tar stuff as my cup don't have it either. look behind the pedals - remove that soundproofing, ( brown stuff) it's quite heavy. there was similar stuff in the front footwells too

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

Re: cup weight saveing

Ah, I did miss that bit.

There's 20 kgs there?

20KG no - but at least 10 maybe 12-15 at most.

/y0z

It is,i weighed it. all soundproofing mind.

 

[theduck]

Re: cup weight saveing

To answer the OPs post, because the Cup isnt really that hardcore

 

[John D]

Re: cup weight saveing

How comes your cup has the spare wheel well, didnt think cups had them :S

They have a well. Just no wheel!

 

[Eckascliovalver]

Re: cup weight saveing

i reckon my cup weights more that a FF just now due to cleaning products and general crap in the boot

 

[D1CKY]

Re: cup weight saveing

i reckon my cup weights more that a FF just now due to cleaning products and general crap in the boot

Agree with you there, whats point of having a garage if you carry it ll with you in car ? :S

 

[Peperami]

Re: cup weight saveing

James, can discuss stripping and weight saving in depth thursday dude

 

[Day]

Re: cup weight saveing

Eat less, s**t more.

Simple

 

[jayxx83]

Re: cup weight saveing

Does that mean that every Cup owner is on a strict diet of Ryvita and Special K with skimmed milk?

I obviously prefer a few extras on my car and don't do track days so i wouldn't understand but to me removing things like the rear wiper motor and fog lights just seems a little extreme when you have to use the car everyday too.

Do you all keep the washer reservoir empty, the oil and power steering fluid on minimum, the fuel on the red light and have a cr*p before you get on the track too?

TBF most cup drivers ive seen in real life have been fat b******s lol

 

[Eckascliovalver]

Re: cup weight saveing

i reckon my cup weights more that a FF just now due to cleaning products and general crap in the boot

Agree with you there, whats point of having a garage if you carry it ll with you in car ? :S

i know :rasp: its all getting dumped out now, might chuck the rear seats while im at it, nobody getts in the back

 

[Alan]

Ecka cut some of yer mullet off n you'll be sorted son

 

[franx]

Re: cup weight saveing

So in theory, bare with me lol, i have the turini's, plan to remove the sound deadning & spare wheel & tool kit to replacd with a can of tyre weld in the event of one of the family to come pick me up the spare wheel from the shed if it can not be repaired i should see around 40-50kg of weight gone?

Hmmm then lighter seats.. gotta keep the air con & xenons, yes i'm a tart before any one says FF's are for girls :rasp:

Also whats the deal with light weight batterys, heard you can pick up daily road use ones that weigh under 10kgs compared to the 20+ standard weight?

Anybody on the daily use lightweight batteries ?

 

[gaz44]

if the cup is a special hardcore track focused why does it still come with fog lights surly its would save more weight removeing them :S

Incase it gets foggy?

 

[Brett]

Incase it gets foggy?

Well not all cars have them they're not essential. Tbh i've never used mine, chavs and idiots just use them to annoy people.

How many times does visibility actually get less than 100m?

 

[franx]

^^ yep , and even when it gets foggy, best is to drive with less light because you see more. Light only reflects on the fog ; blocking your view .

The lights are for your fellow road user so they see you i'm guessing, no other use i can think of..

 

[MarkCup]

They're meant to shine at low level, highlighting the road edge in extreme fog.