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Originally Posted by Baltothewolf
No cruise control, and I have no idea about the ECU, I'm probably going to check to make sure it's the FED ECU today. As for nit picking the little things, I'm sure I will get to it all eventually. I do want to get a list compiled though.
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The reason I ask about the ECU is because on some cars (mine included they're held on by a steel bracket that is pretty heavy for the size. But if you relocate the ECU to inside the car via the rubber firewall plug you can get rid of the bracket altogether. It's worth looking into.
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Originally Posted by cowmeat
Weight reduction in such small increments doesn't make sense if you're having to buy replacements. If there was a way to do the actual math, and I'm sure there is, it would show you that even replacing a ten dollar shift knob would never pay for itself in that car's life.
I would stick to removing the basics, and only replace any item you already need to replace with lighter materials.
In fact, I'd work on aero and driver habits before I would even bother with weight reduction, they will pay off quicker.
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That depends on how you look at it. A shift knob can be found for a buck or two if you look around for one and making one is pretty easy and can be done for just about free with stuff you can find around the house. I was actually talking about the whole shifter assembly being replaced in my previous post with a short shifter which is usually lighter and can be found for ~$30 for many cars.
While I agree that spending exorbitant amounts of money on parts that reduce weight by mere ounces or grams spending some money on parts that reduce weight is worthwhile because even though it may not be a ton of weight each time it will add up. Someone on here has in their signature " don't look for one place to lose 100 lbs look for 1600 places to lose an oz" it makes sense when you look at it that way doesn't it?