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Originally Posted by matt36415
Do you think some of that stuff might make the car safe? Airbags possibly? With no mufflers will your car pass any checks required? There are rules about noise levels in Aus.
If you do manage to take 500 pounds out, what fuel saving do you think you might get?
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I have taken the rear and side airbags out as I do not have rear seats, so no people to protect back there. Also here in Salem, Oregon, USA, there are no safety/smog checks so nothing to worry about for me. Even with the muffler off, these cars aren't loud enough to receive a ticket from an officer unless you are trying to put the car in higher RPMs(Where I don't drive when I am trying to be economical..)
With the 500 pounds out of the car I am hoping for a big difference in city driving. The aero will come into play for highway. I am hoping for 200% EPA HWY which is 58 MPG. I was around 45 MPG before starting on highway so it should be attainable. City driving would be around 150% EPA to make me happy(About 32 MPG).