Question about lexan windows on the liftback

[Tamago]

and your purpose for destroying a 2009 yaris is? better handling? faster 1/4mile times? your logic amuses me so far, i want to hear why you're doing all this.

[arcticvitz]

Originally Posted by Tamago

and your purpose for destroying a 2009 yaris is? better handling? faster 1/4mile times? your logic amuses me so far, i want to hear why you're doing all this.

I'm going to answer that question as if it were positive and not passive aggressive (can't quite tell really). "Destroying" is a relative term in the sense that to you it may seem like I am ruining a brand new car where as to me I'm simply adjusting it to suit my liking. All of us on this forum have an idea as to what our car should be in the end, many people probably think you "Destroyed" your Xa by painting it panda color and putting a turbocharger on it but that's exactly what YOU wanted and not anyone else. Isn't that what car customization is all about?

My logic when I first began tearing the interior of my car apart was that I wanted to turn an otherwise mild mannered econo-box into a true competitor at the track as well as an exhilarating weekend canyon car. Although I may not have the budget for a new motor and a custom turbo kit, I can afford to be creative and think of cheap yet effective ways of improving overall driving performance even if that means eliminating certain comforts like air conditioning and sound insulation materials. In conclusion, yes this is all about better handling and overall performance on a budget! Well, that and possibly to inspire others to appreciate their car and realize that the only limitations are one's own imagination. I guess I'm just a little more extreme than others?

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by arcticvitz

My logic when I first began tearing the interior of my car apart was that I wanted to turn an otherwise mild mannered econo-box into a true competitor at the track as well as an exhilarating weekend canyon car. Although I may not have the budget for a new motor and a custom turbo kit, I can afford to be creative and think of cheap yet effective ways of improving overall driving performance even if that means eliminating certain comforts like air conditioning and sound insulation materials. In conclusion, yes this is all about better handling and overall performance on a budget! Well, that and possibly to inspire others to appreciate their car and realize that the only limitations are one's own imagination. I guess I'm just a little more extreme than others?

you're removing weight from the wrong end of the car.

[arcticvitz]

Originally Posted by Tamago

you're removing weight from the wrong end of the car.

In that case would your recommendation be to leave in the spare tire as well since it adds weight to the rear and makes a better balance? Losing 30 pounds of weight below the center of gravity in the rear probably makes a pretty profound difference as well does it not? If better handling means making the back end heavier since there's nothing left to pull out from the front then why not even put a sub woofer box back there on top of the spare tire and make it nice and heavy? Sure acceleration suffers but essentially that would give you a better weight balance correct?

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by arcticvitz

In that case would your recommendation be to leave in the spare tire as well since it adds weight to the rear and makes a better balance? Losing 30 pounds of weight below the center of gravity in the rear probably makes a pretty profound difference as well does it not? If better handling means making the back end heavier since there's nothing left to pull out from the front then why not even put a sub woofer box back there on top of the spare tire and make it nice and heavy? Sure acceleration suffers but essentially that would give you a better weight balance correct?

what i'm saying was, that's an awful lot of work and risk for such a small amount of weight loss, especially when it's from the wrong end of the car. in this case a carbon fiber hood actually makes more sense