lightest ph1 172????

[Herr Flick]

what sort of weight can these be/ have been taken down to?
around 850kg if completely bare?
toying with the idea of stripping it and tracking it now!!
rich

 

[Greeny.]

stripping is the way forward, mine is half done, all the rear is out but I cannot bring myself to do the front carpet as the road noise would drive me mad for everyday use

 

[Timmay]

get it all taken out - youll love in dan

 

[Greeny.]

Would be fine if the gf had her own car

 

[Jay Payne]

Mine was/is 879kgs with 1 gallon of fuel in the tank.

Thats with all standard body panels.

can get them a little lighter but not much without swapping to fibreglass panels etc

 

[Herr Flick]

Mine was/is 879kgs with 1 gallon of fuel in the tank.

Thats with all standard body panels.

can get them a little lighter but not much without swapping to fibreglass panels etc

is it completely bare??

 

[Jay Payne]

You need to read my thread dude. Hope youv'e got a few hours

 

[Jay Payne]

only pic i could find quickly

 

[Russ_16v]

Yes you could say that Jay's car, is ......... a bit bare lol

 

[Fletcher]

Would be fine if the gf had her own car

I'm in the same boat mate, I can do no more to my 172 now

 

[mr bognor]

My Mk1 172 has

Removed

spare wheel and jack
fuel rail cover
rear head rest
mats
engine hoist mount
boot mats etc
light weight 4.2kg red top racing battery

So should be down around 40Kg give or take

How much do Mk 1 172 weigh in at anyway ??????

 

[Herr Flick]

apparently 1035kg

 

[mr bognor]

Si that for the alloy bonnet model ???

apparently 1035kg

 

[172Ben]

My Mk1 172 has

Removed

spare wheel and jack
fuel rail cover
rear head rest
mats
engine hoist mount
boot mats etc
light weight 4.2kg red top racing battery

So should be down around 40Kg give or take

How much do Mk 1 172 weigh in at anyway ??????

Fuel rail cover binned? Man you must be desperate to save weight!

Redtop racing batteries are more than 4.2kg aswell, unless you have a really small one????

 

[mr bognor]

Well it makes changing the oil filter easy LOL
Yes it is the very very tiny one red top 20 so make that 4.9Kg:rasp:



Varley Red Top 20

Recommended for:
Racing cars up to 1 Litre using alternator,
Motorcycles, Pit Equipment

Currently used in:
Sports 2000 Duratec, FF1600, FF2000,
Formula Renault, Westfield, Caterham.

DMS Part No: K770-K017
Voltage: 12V
C/10 Capacity: 13Ah
Terminations: M6 Female
Weight: 4.9Kg
Dimensions (mm) L x W x H: 176 x 84 x 130
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Fuel rail cover binned? Man you must be desperate to save weight!

Redtop racing batteries are more than 4.2kg aswell, unless you have a really small one????

 

[The Boosh!]

Gray's 172 has to be up their with the lightest ones on here surely. Its got f**k all in it.

 

[172Ben]

Well it makes changing the oil filter easy LOL
Yes it is the very very tiny one red top 20 so make that 4.9Kg:rasp:



Varley Red Top 20

Recommended for:

Racing cars up to 1 Litre using alternator,
Motorcycles, Pit Equipment​

Currently used in:
Sports 2000 Duratec, FF1600, FF2000,
Formula Renault, Westfield, Caterham.​

DMS Part No: K770-K017
Voltage: 12V
C/10 Capacity: 13Ah
Terminations: M6 Female
Weight: 4.9Kg
Dimensions (mm) L x W x H: 176 x 84 x 130​

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I went for the 25, purely for extra crank power etc.

Fuel rail guard is there for a reason though

 

[mr bognor]

well the 20 did die on me last week but had been sitting in the 106 gti for a while .

True but it gets in the way and the weight of it is a lot

I went for the 25, purely for extra crank power etc.

Fuel rail guard is there for a reason though

 

[Poopensharten]

1059kg's for a Phase 1 is standard kerb weight.

Should you be able to get it down to 850kg's @ standard power itll be around 205bhp per ton with a 0-60 of 5.6 ........

 

[172Ben]

What you reckon you can get a ph2 down to?

 

[Herr Flick]

hmmm im so tempted to strip my ph1 now, with my mods (full decat system, matched inlets, pipercross panel filter, remap) what sort of power would that be per tonne if its around 850kg??
rich

 

[W17GLE]

Mine is down to about 920kgs now but i've still got quite a bit of weight left in there to remove.

possible areas for saving in mine are

dash out
lose the aircon
remove the soundeadening that is on the roof
remove window mechs and rear wiper motor

thats all i could do now with out buying fibre glass panels, polycarb windows, alloy or carbon bonnet, lightweight battery.

 

[mr bognor]

That might be next for me as it does not work

Mine is down to about 920kgs now but i've still got quite a bit of weight left in there to remove.

possible areas for saving in mine are

dash out
lose the aircon
remove the soundeadening that is on the roof
remove window mechs and rear wiper motor

thats all i could do now with out buying fibre glass panels, polycarb windows, alloy or carbon bonnet, lightweight battery.