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[Tony H]

Heater delete?

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Balancer delete, Radio Passenger seat Windows for plastic Spot light front Change steering wheel

[fezzasus]

Heater delete?

 

Not likely, my other 'daily' is a road bike. This is my luxury car.

[fezzasus]

Next job will be a lightweight boot lid, was amazed at how heavy it was. don't want to take too much weight from the front given the already dubious weight distribution.

[Tony H]

Are you going to de-skin the original lid or get one of those weird humpy ones?

[fezzasus]

Are you going to de-skin the original lid or get one of those weird humpy ones?

 

Current thinking is to make a mould from the rear support and fit to a CF sheet with a foam core.

[Tony H]

Can it be painted to look oem finish?

[fezzasus]

I hope so, I actually like the standard VX look so i'm trying to keep it that way. If I can finish the subwoofer enclosure I started months ago (mostly for proof that I can work with fibreglass) then I'll look at getting a boot lid to mould from. 

[oakmere]

Engine out job but there is good weight go be removed there. Flywheel approx 5kg, balance delete 2-3kg (both of these are rotational so have a much better effect than static weight). Smaller alternator 1-2kg, remove a lot of the fuel tank breather pipework and one of the canisters maybe 0.5kg, coolant tank bracket holes cut (see FLD's thread not the carbon one). Various brackets in and around the engine bay .25kg. Then replace the exhaust and manifold 5+kg. That's got to be half the charger weight gone. Some free some not so free!

[fezzasus]

Engine's done 85k so I'm resisting any modifications to the engine based on the limited returns from doing it to a high milage engine, will certainly be cutting the cooling tank bracket. Also got a Larini which is basically a pipe so lots of weight saving there

[oakmere]

Don't be afraid of rebuilding the engine. If you haven't changed the cam chains yet it is a good excuse to remove the engine and do the other jobs whilst doing this. If you are happy with current power levels it dosnt need to be very expensive. Though I would always recommend rods for a SC engine ( they are also lighter than the originals).

[fezzasus]

2 kg saving today.

 

Plastic rocker cover - 2.2 kg,

aluminium rocker cover - 3.6 kg

engine lifting mounts 4 x 200 g

 

Therefore total loss = 3.6 + 0.8 - 2.2 = 2.2 kg

 

so far 12.9 kg

[fezzasus]

I haven't included it up to now as I intend to change it, but I've also got a Larini backbox on which weighs 7 kg compared to the OEM 11.2 kg, so currently saved 17.1 kg total

[VXT Tim]

I only saved 4.8kg swapping to TD 1.2's (888 tyres) 

 

oh and

 

Nitrons + brackets = 9,997g Billies + brackets = 11,009g

 

 

 

[fezzasus]

Quiet car time.

 

Pipercross Venom VM7000 filter, with larger intake duct to reduce restrictions and silicon reducer rather than rubber. 

 

 

Turbo back box with Europa U bend and additional flange to fit.

 

[vocky]

has it made it quieter 

[fezzasus]

has it made it quieter 

 

Pipercross certainly has, don't know about the exhaust yet, but it's got to be quieter than a Larini!

Edited by fezzasus, 10 November 2013 - 04:18 PM.

[fezzasus]

Full specs, because why not.

 

Engine

Eaton M62 supercharger with 3.1" pulley,

dual pass modified intake manifold,

15 l/min charge cooler pump,

pro alloy charge cooler,

VXR injectors,

OBD tuner software.

working PCV.

EGR delete (and disabled in ECU - means software doesn't vary fuelling and timing advance thinking EGR is connected)

approx 260 bhp and 325 nm torque (calculated by OBD tuner)

Deleted pre-cat

Turbo backbox

Pipercross Venom air filter, 3" intake piping to minimise restrictions

 

General mechanicals

Elise-shop toe links - fitted at approx 70k

Refurbed steering rack with brass cups - fitted at approx 65k

Elise-shop/cablecraft gear cables - fitted at approx 75 k

New rear calipers - fitted at approx 83 k

new secondary handbrake cable - fitted at approx 83k

Upgraded heater (obvs)

Braided brake lines - fitted at approx 80k

Lotus 4 channel ABS - fitted at approx 86k

All aluminium radiator - fitted at approx 60 k.

Larger horn - fitted at approx 60k

VW wiper relay

Poly engine  mount inserts - front and rear. fitted approx 65 k

Replaced side engine mounts - approx. 65k

 

Interior

Carbon dash plates, door card inserts and door triangles.

Leather covered centre console.

Alpine head unit with Imprint sound calibration

Front speakers in dash vents

Covered dash and binnacle with carbon fibre surround.

Acoustic thinsulate insulation behind bulkhead

 

Think that covers it :s

 

Edited by fezzasus, 10 November 2013 - 05:09 PM.

[Tony H]

Finished painting?

[fezzasus]

Finished painting?

 

I've stopped for the winter - it's too cold to spray outdoors and frankly I don't have enough daylight to get it done. New plan is to make a few lightweight CF parts and spray them purple before they go on. First up is the roll bar cover with the head rest cut outs removed and then boot lid.