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Old 08-26-2013, 08:06 AM   #341 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by Vekke View Post
There is still unecessary weight in the car up to 30 kg which still can be removed or replaced with glasfiber parts....

I see in the pic that you still have steel wheels under the smooth covers (or is that a spare?). Anyway, assuming its your regular wheel, you could lose as much as 4.5 kilos per wheel going to a lightweight alloy wheel. And considering it is rotational mass you'd be reducing, you can multiply the weight two or three times to begin to get a sense of the effect on performance. The effect could be 40+ kilos.

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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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