I clicked on the link and got a transexual web site. And no, I'm not joking.

 

awwwwwww ********!!!!!! dont open those sites.

 

 

Hey Gene, i'd have a look at that URL, and a talk with your new provider.

 

 

thanks for the info guys

 

yeah, I noticed that too when I went to it last time

Tim

 

Gene said it was down temporarily about a month ago, he said it would be back. Not ETA on it though. It would be nice to include a lot of that information on Steve's site as well.

 

wtf is this ******* stuff?!

 

Apparently some ******* piece of **** loser has taken over mantissaracing.com with content that doen't quite fit with my original intentions.

I've a new URL again for the weight savings stuff:

http://www.mantissaconsulting.com/et...eight_data.htm

Gene

 

a battery =braile or hawker, CF hood =mazdaspeed , and a CF trunk= pettit , with a titanium exhaust =hks or greddy . all that will be a 110pounds decrease guarnteed

 

i was about to say that to. and im at work!! im glad i didnt open that

 

Much better

 

the CF hood might save you, oh about 1 to 2 pounds. The stocker is pretty damn light.

Tim

 

true but importfan.com has a non vented hood that says will save you 11 pounds, not much but worth it

 

This is importfan we are talking about. Show me a hood that will save me 11 pounds over the stocker and I'll buy it in a second.

 

i think the CF Mazdaspeed replica was within 2 lbs, if that, compared to the stock aluminum hood. There is no way the importfan hood, non vented at that, is 11 less.

Tim

 

There are plenty of places where weight can be easily removed from an FD, but the hood isn't one of them. The stock hood weighs 18 pounds, so if this non-vented piece actually weighs 7, I'd stay away.

Most aftermaket CF (and 'glass) hoods are heavier than the stock AL FD piece. The lightest I've seen that was decent quality was 16. If anything, a hood mods should be done for air flow/venting, not weight savings.

Gene

 

To quote the importfan web site.
I don't know where they are getting their stock hood from!

 

Just let your svelte 95 pound fast lady honey drive it; shaves off 110 pounds.

Or inhale helium and undergo liposuction.

...lighten the nut holding the wheel...

 

same here. hahahaha

 

I was just reading some old rx-7 articles for nostalgia's sake and started having r1-itis, I started with an r1 that I sold and later bought a touring model without the rear spoiler. I know its stupid for street use, but the weight difference is really bothering me (as are the missing dual oil-coolers). After reading through this thread it seems like the best change I can make to get it closer to r1 weight is remove the bose snake in the back. I've also read in various places that touring's have more sound insulation and noticed on that site that the rear carpet is 8lb's for a touring model, is there a non-touring carpet?

Any other obvious differences that I could remove and still live with the car? The ps/ac removal is tempting, but my windows tend to fog up in rain so I think I need the ac.

Sorry for bringing back an old thread, and since I've already admitted that my quest for pointless weight savings is stupid, please don't remind me

 

Oh, and what is the "tar" in these entries? Is that the thick insulation material under the bins?

"tar, bin area
2.10
Gene Felber
2003

tar, driver and passenger footwells, tranny tunnel
6.00
Gene Felber
2003

"

 

this is why whenever i go to the track i drive naked, to shed those extra pounds!

 

well, at least start with an r1 or you're wasting your time