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Originally Posted by California98Civic
I hear you. I have little in passenger demands, just my eight year old daughter. Spare tire? Jacks? Linings in the trunk? I have seen the eco-modder wiki calculations that suggest 0.5% per 100lbs, and I am just using that unscientific rule of thumb. I'm looking for 226lbs to remove (10% of the civic couple's curb weight). I took out more interior lining and today will remove the rear seat belt assembly. Total should be 25lbs. The air conditioner goes next (maybe 35-50lbs). Then I thought I would swap the battery because street racers use the 8lbs batteries, which would save probably 12lbs over the standard. From there the ideas get quite drastic, and I would rather not change much about the look and feel of sitting upfront, where I spend a lot of time, so maybe I will not make the 226lbs figure after all.
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Leave the spare and jack in the car otherwise you will be stranded in a potentially dangerous circumstance if you have a flat tire. Work on some aero instead.