Originally Posted by woody
Glad you are sticking with the Crossfire Derek!
Shedding weight has still going to be much more cost effective than 'finding' more power. It's an all round increase in performance too - accelerate faster, brake faster, more nimble through the turns etc, etc.
I bet you will save a whole lot more once you junk the AC - that lot usually adds 50 KG. I would also fix the spoiler in the up position and junk the motor and gearing, that all looks like a couple of pounds.
Are you allowed Plexiglas side and rear windows?
How about FG doors, hood and tailgate? Or do you have to keep the stock metal?
Good Luck next weekend! I shall be on the track too, but I'll still be riding round in leather clad air-conditioned luxury.
Simon: I figured "what the heck" now that I found a competitive class for the car, I can have fun being the only Crossfire racing in TTD. I can shed as much weight as can be safely done, so FG body panels could be used as well as lexan windows.
Bare in mind, I'll end up having to put about 70 lbs of steel pipe in the car to build the roll cage.
The AC unit is a beast to remove. should have it out today, but need to plug the coolant and heater pipes at the engine. Not sure how I'm going to do that yet.
I'm trying to figure out how to lighten the rear hatch. It weighs 48 lbs.
Keep me posted on your ECU project and the brake ducts...