Has anyone weighed the sound deadening in our cars?
04-26-06, 04:33 PM
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Has anyone weighed the sound deadening in our cars?
I need to drop some more weight out of my car this weekend and I'd like to know how much the sound deadening weighs.
Has anyone done this and weighed it?
Has anyone done this and weighed it?
04-26-06, 04:51 PM
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pull your dash and go nutz with the stuff behind it, if you want to drop some weight. Lose your stereo and speakers...can you hear it with the car ON anyway?
then go for a jog and drink/eat lots of fiber, and finish with liquid cleansing diet for two days
then go for a jog and drink/eat lots of fiber, and finish with liquid cleansing diet for two days
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Originally Posted by dubulup
pull your dash and go nutz with the stuff behind it, if you want to drop some weight. Lose your stereo and speakers...can you hear it with the car ON anyway?
then go for a jog and drink/eat lots of fiber, and finish with liquid cleansing diet for two days
then go for a jog and drink/eat lots of fiber, and finish with liquid cleansing diet for two days
What else is under the dash? Anyone know how to remove the heater? Does the dash have to be removed and how much does all the heater accesories weigh?
04-26-06, 05:26 PM
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I guess I'll probably remove the heater core/evaporator and fan assembly when this weekend too. Anyone know how much this stuff weighs?
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Originally Posted by 3rd and final 7
in a FB its around 30 lbs so i would think that it would somewhere around the figure + or - some how much i dont know
04-26-06, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by aussiesmg
A/C removal is easy, saves about 40lbs off the front end, where its needed most.
Interior trim removal, just undo each piece and remove down to shell, replace seats with lightweight race seats.
use dry ice to freeze then crack the sound deadener off the floor with a chisel, easy 25lbs.
use hole saw to remove extrea metal from internal doubled up panels.
light weight rims is very good saving in unsprung weight, below suspension is most valuable savings.
Dash removal, headlight conversion, lightweight fiberglass or CF panels, this list can go on and on
Interior trim removal, just undo each piece and remove down to shell, replace seats with lightweight race seats.
use dry ice to freeze then crack the sound deadener off the floor with a chisel, easy 25lbs.
use hole saw to remove extrea metal from internal doubled up panels.
light weight rims is very good saving in unsprung weight, below suspension is most valuable savings.
Dash removal, headlight conversion, lightweight fiberglass or CF panels, this list can go on and on
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I want to pull my heater core too but I want to do it without pulling my dash. Anyone know if this is possible?
I got my car light by removing things that aren't needed (For me).
I got my car light by removing things that aren't needed (For me).
04-26-06, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by the_glass_man
I think the dry ice is easier, less messy and better smelling. 
i 2nd that dry ice and a chisle, screwdriver, hammer. things like that. just put the dry ice on it, let it sit for a bit and go to town it will come up in chunks!
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You have to freeze that stuff hard to chisel it off. The tar on the floorpan weights around 12 pounds if I remember correctly. You can also remove the undercoating and the big rubber/felt matt on the firewall as well as behind all the interior panels.
04-26-06, 11:45 PM
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Not to be rude, but really, how many of you track your car? 30 ******* pounds...lose some weight from your waste.
I bet half of you have boat anchors for rims.
Don't mind me I'm drunk and ranting
I bet half of you have boat anchors for rims.
Don't mind me I'm drunk and ranting
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Originally Posted by patfat
Not to be rude, but really, how many of you track your car? 30 ******* pounds...lose some weight from your waste.
I bet half of you have boat anchors for rims.
Don't mind me I'm drunk and ranting
I bet half of you have boat anchors for rims.
Don't mind me I'm drunk and ranting
04-27-06, 07:37 AM
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must remove dash to get to heater core. COME AWN sissy DO IT
bunch of **** back there that can hit the road...blower, core, vents, bunch of plastic ****...weight
bunch of **** back there that can hit the road...blower, core, vents, bunch of plastic ****...weight