Weight Reductions - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

Tamago · 05-28-2009, 11:13 AM

belts with tensioners tend to weight 2lbs each.

Tamago · 05-28-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by m911gt

Wow, that's quite a difference Tomago, nice post.

I know it's nothing major, but anybody know how much the three rear seatbelts and their assemblies weigh?

on the subject of clutches, my Spec Stage 3 weighed about 3 lbs more than stock clutch/pressureplate.. so if you stick to stock clutch you're gonna save 3 more pounds.

i'm now on a 4 puck unsprung disk, half the weight of the 6 puck sprung pictured.

m911gt · 05-28-2009, 11:15 AM

Great, thanks Tomago...I removed the three of mine a couple weeks ago and they felt like a few pounds each.

m911gt · 05-28-2009, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Tamago

on the subject of clutches, my Spec Stage 3 weighed about 3 lbs more than stock clutch/pressureplate.. so if you stick to stock clutch you're gonna save 3 more pounds.

i'm now on a 4 puck unsprung disk, half the weight of the 6 puck sprung pictured.

I see, so you have had 2 aftermarket clutches then? What are your impressions?

Tamago · 05-28-2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by m911gt

I see, so you have had 2 aftermarket clutches then? What are your impressions?

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...ght=spec+stage

m911gt · 05-28-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Tamago

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...ght=spec+stage

That answers my questions, ouch.

Tamago · 05-28-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by m911gt

That answers my questions, ouch.

the pressure plate is awesome

disk not so much

i LOVE my 4 puck unsprung disk + spec pressure plate :)

SilverGlow · 05-28-2009, 08:27 PM

Becareful with weight saving replacement parts...the savings in gas could take years or 100,000+ miles to recoup your costs...I would suggest one do the math before laying out $$ on improvements for saving gas....not saying it's a bad idea, just saying it offend is not cost effective.

m911gt · 05-28-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverGlow

Becareful with weight saving replacement parts...the savings in gas could take years or 100,000+ miles to recoup your costs...I would suggest one do the math before laying out $$ on improvements for saving gas....not saying it's a bad idea, just saying it offend is not cost effective.

I think many of us reduce weight not to save gas necessarily, but to improve acceleration.

Tamago · 05-28-2009, 08:43 PM

i get 18mpg and i love it lmfao

m911gt · 05-28-2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Tamago

i get 18mpg and i love it lmfao

hahaha

scape · 06-08-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverGlow

Becareful with weight saving replacement parts...the savings in gas could take years or 100,000+ miles to recoup your costs...I would suggest one do the math before laying out $$ on improvements for saving gas....not saying it's a bad idea, just saying it offend is not cost effective.

true, but if tires came in lighter weights, that'd be a no-brainer I think. I'm not sure why more work isn't being done on making tires better, or at the least no longer vulcanized rubber

Tamago · 06-08-2009, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by scape

true, but if tires came in lighter weights, that'd be a no-brainer I think. I'm not sure why more work isn't being done on making tires better, or at the least no longer vulcanized rubber

light tires suck though..

i'd sacrifice 1lb of tire weight for the rigidity it offers :)

Yaris Hilton · 06-08-2009, 01:59 PM

Tires are a very mature technology. They aren't perfect, but they really do a pretty good job.

scape · 06-08-2009, 02:27 PM

perhaps, I just think for something as huge as tires there should be a bit more done to them

eTiMaGo · 06-08-2009, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by scape

perhaps, I just think for something as huge as tires there should be a bit more done to them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweel

the future of wheels?

scape · 06-08-2009, 02:31 PM

haha

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