best performance mod for your $$$ - Toyota Yaris Forums

severous01 · 09-25-2009, 09:00 PM

guys on camaro forums and mustang forums are removing excess threads from bolts throughout the car. every bolt that is longer than it needs to be just cut it off with a grinder or sawzall.

most removed an average weight of around 45lbs...not including the dust that came off from saws or cutters.

another option is carbon fiber...it's cheap if you know what you're doing. otherwise, pay someone else to do it. hatch, hood, door skins...anything not safety or stucture related can be easily made of CF. hoods/hatches need to have break-away sections.

lexan is another option if you dont mind scratches...i guess you could put some clear 3m sheets on it to prevent scratches like the racers do. rear windows and hatch are legal, not the fronts or windshield are illegal in all 50 states tho.

every 100hp is about .1 seconds in the 1/4

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09-25-2009, 09:00 PM	#11
severous01 Drives: 2008 yaris, stripped, red Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SE Texas Posts: 977	guys on camaro forums and mustang forums are removing excess threads from bolts throughout the car. every bolt that is longer than it needs to be just cut it off with a grinder or sawzall. most removed an average weight of around 45lbs...not including the dust that came off from saws or cutters. another option is carbon fiber...it's cheap if you know what you're doing. otherwise, pay someone else to do it. hatch, hood, door skins...anything not safety or stucture related can be easily made of CF. hoods/hatches need to have break-away sections. lexan is another option if you dont mind scratches...i guess you could put some clear 3m sheets on it to prevent scratches like the racers do. rear windows and hatch are legal, not the fronts or windshield are illegal in all 50 states tho. every 100hp is about .1 seconds in the 1/4