best performance mod for your $$$

[severous01]

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

[supmet]

lol... lets spend 40 hours pulling insulation and extra threads off of bolts to save 2 pounds. THEN lets spend a buttload of money getting lexan and cf and save a total of 50 lbs(if that - on my sedan the hood and trunk lid weigh almost nothing, the windows are just as light). I would do an A/C delete before lexan windows.

Remove your rear seats and spare tire, and call it a day. If you were at the point where anything else would help, you wouldn't be here asking questions.

Originally Posted by severous01

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

So if I add 1000 hp I'll finally pull a 17? sweet!

I think you meant pounds, and then your formula only holds true for a very narrow range... I think a 1300 lb yaris with 100 hp will do slightly faster than mid 16s