worth taking rear seats out?

[imprezaworks]

Doing a trackday a week Saturday and have been thinking about removing the rear seats. Couple of questions, worth it? And is it straight forward even for someone like a spaz like me to do lol. Cheers.

 

[Alastair.]

Fold them down, makes it go quicker iirc....

 

[Will.]

If I can do it, any one can do it.

 

[Dean.]

What track you doing mate? I'm doing one a week Saturday.

 

[imprezaworks]

Fold them down, makes it go quicker iirc....

Lol.

 

[imprezaworks]

What track you doing mate? I'm doing one a week Saturday.

Oulton park mate

 

[imprezaworks]

If I can do it, any one can do it.

Worth it?

 

[Nealh]

Wouldn't bother, personally. Waste of time for the (v.small) difference it'll make. Oulton's a great track, you'll love it

 

[Goodj]

Seeing as you cant record times at track days, there's no point.

 

[imprezaworks]

It will be my second time mate, and yep great track

 

[Nealh]

Cool - enjoy!

 

[imprezaworks]

Seeing as you cant record times at track days, there's no point.

Thats not the reason im doing it. I was just wondering if i did take them out wether i would notice any difference. That and i reckon the noise would be pretty good lol

 

[Greeny.]

Not worth it but shouldnt take you to long assuming the bolts come out as they should do, had to snap one of mine off in the track car.

 

[marinemackay2003]

if you have never tried it dan, have a go get it out,

then see if you like it or not

dont like it/ dont notice any gain ect put them back in

 

[Greeny.]

Top weighs abit, the bottom is pointless. You won't save f**k all weight really though. I assume your spare wheel is out?

 

[imprezaworks]

Think i will tbh just for a laugh. Yeah spare wheel will be left in the garage like last time

 

[marinemackay2003]

then some lightweight wheels next

 

[Goodj]

ah right.

Whip out the parcel shelf and drop the seats then.

for the sake of a few KG, you might notice a difference, but for the agro, I'd say it's not worth it.

Besides, as a learning experience to help you know your cars limits in the real, best to carry the same weight as you would if you were just going for a drive.

 

[imprezaworks]

then some lightweight wheels next

Maybe. Hankering to try a type r tbh

 

[marinemackay2003]

:banghead:

 

[imprezaworks]

Lol:dapprove:

 

[Fletcher]

Worth it IMO.

 

[imprezaworks]

Think just droping the seats would be ghey. Either remove or don't.

 

[Fletcher]

Think just droping the seats would be ghey. Either remove or don't.

Remove them.

 

[imprezaworks]

Gonna remove them on Sunday in work. Then put them back in on Monday when it has driven me mad lol. I leave myself open for insults but will removing the seats have any affect on the noise test i get at oulton?

 

[Greeny.]

Gonna remove them on Sunday in work. Then put them back in on Monday when it has driven me mad lol. I leave myself open for insults but will removing the seats have any affect on the noise test i get at oulton?

Yes there is no doubt in my mind that you will fail without the rear seats.

 

[marinemackay2003]

i will say it here dan....your an idiot
tell me how the seats are connected to the exhaust system

 

[Fletcher]

Gonna remove them on Sunday in work. Then put them back in on Monday when it has driven me mad lol. I leave myself open for insults but will removing the seats have any affect on the noise test i get at oulton?

No lol..

. It'll be noiser inside the cabin though.

 

[marinemackay2003]

it will be louder in the car, exhaust will stil be same db

should sound great in the car though dan

 

[Greeny.]

LOL

 

[imprezaworks]

Just what i expected lol. I was like should i or shouldnt i ask. I know its a daft question i just had this idea that it would be louder, dont ask me why. I need a day off :dead:

 

[aucky]

I don't like the handling with the seats removed. It felt like the back end was just hopping round like a trailer (more noticable on twisty crests and dips on b-roads).
It feels much more controllable and progressive with the seats left in imo. I know its not a huge amount of weight but on standard trophy suspension I could feel it.

 

[imprezaworks]

Ive got coilovers and arb on mine so hopefully i should be okay. Gonna give it a go.

 

[stephen chadwick]

takes 5 mins to take them out so easy to do.

 

[imprezaworks]

It wont be five mins for me

 

[clancy]

do it mate, the noise inside its brilliant

 

[imprezaworks]

Yeah thats kind of main reason tbh lol. Will let you know what a decatted omp sounds like:race:

 

[clancy]

loud. lol, i had the rear of my car stripped out with a straight through cat back,no silencer or back box but with the cat and it sounded amazing

 

[maynard]

Not if you're doing the one trackday no, if it's going to be a track car regularly yes.

Seats are easy to take out, just have a torx set and a breaker bar handy for the isofix bar.

 

[imprezaworks]

It won't be a regular trackday car but if there easy enough to take out, they will be easy to put in afterwards. Yeah I'm guessing it will be loud. Had the rear seats down a couple of times when I had the ktec fitted and it sounded spot on.