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Originally Posted by mcrews
Please prove how 40lb of removal would be a 'surprise' ?
maybe you should read some more before you question Niel's answer........
and imho, there isnt 40 lb of material in the average car sold in england.
secong, if you are dismantling the interior to find '40lbs' why not put the new isulation back on the interior? you are just creating a tin can with insulation on the outside.....there is a reason they put the sound deadening material on the inside.
And how will this insulation on the outside react to water.......?
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@Mcrews. Please read fusion210 post.
"When you drive a low powered low weight car, 40lbs is something you can feel when driving. In acceleration, braking and other handling aspects. If 40lbs was nothing to be bothered with, manufacturers wouldn't use lightweight metals to shed 40lbs. But they do.
He's not saying that 40lbs is worth 5% better gas mileage or anything like that."
Of course weight reduction in un-sprung weight (i.e wheel/alloys) is more noticeable but every lbs counts in a smaller vehicle (75-100bhp).
But having now seen what it takes to remove some of the deadening I think it is best left. Worth questioning.