nsxhk said:
The SOS rails aren't too bad are they?
Unofficial weight reduction thread
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The SOS rails aren't too bad are they?
We should have a convoy of nsx's drive into a truck scale 
Vancehu said:This is what I came up with. Pertty sure there are errors, but close enough.
Did you not replace your cats with something? :wink:
Anyone have info on the weight savings going to a lexan hatch
No, I used plastic tubing to fill the gap!!!!:biggrin:John McCain Racing said:
Two ultra thin test pipes, probably add 2 to 3 lbs.
I removed my Antenna motor... I wonder how much it weighs, I'll weigh it tomorrow.
2slow2speed said:
You should mention that when you ask me if I would take your CF scoops... Darn it...... :tongue:
ummm, guessed I will try removing the engine cover next year.
scorp965 said:
The feeling you are describing will be present and noticeable if you don't balance the weight reduction between the front end of the car and the rear of the car. A combination of removing the spare tire/bracket and swapping the battery will probably be in the order of 55lbs of weight savings or so.
The weight distribution of the NSX is 40/60 and you want to keep it as close to that as possible when you do the weight reduction. Corner weighing your car as you go along will tell you if you are accomplishing that or not.
Another thing to keep in mind is that in your particular combo of Bilstein's and Eibach's the springs are probably progressive springs (considering that it's very unlikely that you have a race grade Bilstein/Eibach suspension on your NSX, they are usually not streetable because of the harshness) vs something like the NSX-R suspension where linear rate springs are used.
Initial rates on progressive springs is small (IE soft) so the floaty feeling will become pronounced if the spring is not loaded with the expected weight thus resulting in more initial travel of the suspension. Oops the actual spring rates will also be a factor too..
So the benefits of weight reduction in regards to handling may vary depending on the type of suspension that you have on the NSX too, something to keep in mind if you care about other things besides raw acceleration number improvement due to weight reduction
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2slow2speed said:
they are?
how much do they weigh? i would have guessed there really wasn't much to them!
NSXDreamer2 said:
LOL.. Ferrand, you can always ask for them as a Bday present from the Boss
, and from what I recall I did give you first dibs on the CF side scoops
OneRedNSX said:
Hmm.. I never actually got around to putting them on a scale, but they were heavier than expected, I was surprised too when I took them off the car.
Probably between 5lbs~7lbs each, it's one big chunk of cast aluminum per sidescoop.
OneRedNSX said:
Hmm.. MvM listed the weight reduction as 5lbs for the set on a previous post so his number is probably accurate.
nsxhk said:
The OEM Side Air Intakes are 4.96 lbs for both (or 2.3 kg)
The carbonglass stuff from Dali weighs only 1.0 lbs for both (or 0.46 Kg). Those from SoS will be about the same I guess.
The B-Pillars are 4.50 lbs for both (or 2.0 kg).
The stuff from Dali is also around 1 lbs for both but I have never seen them so I have not verified their weight.
I try to weigh as much parts as I can but sometimes you don't always have a scale at hand.
Hey Vance,
What do you do about the O2 sensor issue after removing the CAT?
What do you do about the O2 sensor issue after removing the CAT?
awsomr1 said:
On Comptech Test Pipes the O2's plug right in... :smile:
John McCain Racing said:
But my is 04, and as far as I know thru Prime, there is still no solution for the 02+ year car to fool the o2 sensor issue. I wanted to go CAT less for a while now, still no solutions, any suggestions?
I'm not sure if you ever had a chance to weigh these, but according to the February 2002 issue of EVO, the 2002 headlight system weighs 10.4 kg (~23 lbs) less than the pop-ups.nsxsupra said:
BTW: Great job on the diet and beautiful work on the conversion!
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