Official 997.1TT weight loss thread
Can someone (with more knowledge than me) do a post like the following 996 post:
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...urbo-list.html |
This can be it:)
Mine are ; HRE P43's GT2 Bucket Seats Brembo Granturismo Brakes Lightweight Exhaust |
^^how many pounds weight reduction for each of those?
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GT2 bucket seats, I have been told 58lbs.
Brakes + Wheels total 28 lbs of unsprung weight, I don't know what this equals on sprung weight. And exhaust should be another 40 lbs. |
To what end? DEs? Class racing?
Even dropping 300# on a street car is meaningless on the track unless you have the proper suspension/tires/alignment, etc. |
Originally Posted by TT Surgeon
(Post 2946635)
To what end? DEs? Class racing?
Even dropping 300# on a street car is meaningless on the track unless you have the proper suspension/tires/alignment, etc. |
Originally Posted by TT Surgeon
(Post 2946635)
To what end? DEs? Class racing?
Even dropping 300# on a street car is meaningless on the track unless you have the proper suspension/tires/alignment, etc. well this is true, but when it comes to accelerating at the drag strip, losing any weight unless it's from a non advantageous point like the front or rear for weight transfer, is good. Losing lbs for any street car makes them feel quite a big quicker especially when you get over a couple hundred out. |
whoever gave me a "negative rep" for my reply to TTSurgeon, you are wrong. this thread should be about weight loss. It can really be an informative and helpful thread if folks would just stick to the subject matter and let others know how much weight savings can be achieved by certain mods or removing unrequired parts. replying "to what end.." is off point and not relevant to the point of the tread. That's all. My reply was not meant to be personal, and I cetainly do not mean to suggest any disrespect to TTSurgeon. I just want to get this information without the thread getting clogged up with nonsequiturs. No need to neg rep me for wanting that, and further, the ability of anyone to do that sort of thing is one of the weak points of these forums that will lead to new members like me not wanting to stick around.
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I took no offense, not hijacking your thread, just asking what's the end game on a 3700# street car, that's all. My opinion is that worrying about weight loss on these cars is a waste of time, unless you're seriously wanting to race, then you've picked the wrong car to setup in the first place.
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Originally Posted by TT Surgeon
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I took no offense, not hijacking your thread, just asking what's the end game on a 3700# street car, that's all. My opinion is that worrying about weight loss on these cars is a waste of time, unless you're seriously wanting to race, then you've picked the wrong car to setup in the first place.
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Not to take sides, and I don't think TTSurgeon meant his comments to be taken as blatently critical of your thread, but I can see fastlaw's point.
There are a bizillion threads about power gain on this forum, why not one on weight loss? I for one would find it pretty informative to see what people have done on that side of the equation. (This coming from someone who chose a wheel that was slightly heavier :eek: than stock because it was what I wanted and I'm really not a believer in a few pounds up OR down having much of a noticeable impact on a street car. But in the interest of learning, I am still curious about weight loss!) |
Originally Posted by besiktas
(Post 2946246)
GT2 bucket seats, I have been told 58lbs.
Brakes + Wheels total 28 lbs of unsprung weight, I don't know what this equals on sprung weight. And exhaust should be another 40 lbs. Driver side GT2 carbon seats in leather are 38.7 lbs Driver side GT2 carbon seats in cloth are 33 lbs Driver side sport seats are 43.2 lbs Driver side adaptive seats are 62 lbs If you had adaptive seats, your weight savings would be 45-50 lbs for both front seats (as the passenger seat is heavier by 3-5 lbs in all versions of Porsche's current 997, Cayman/Boxster seating.) Still...pretty good weight savings. The stock OEM 997TT exhaust is 45 lbs. Unless you are running catless straight pipes, your weight savings may not be 40 lbs. http://dav.mbrp.com/mb/porschesystem/5.jpg |
Wheel weights 19s, 997 Widebody offsets
OZ Ultraleggera: 19X8.5 5-130 ET53 21.6 lbs. 19X11 5-130 ET50 24.8 lbs BBS FI specs: 19x8.75, offset 50 (FI010) 16.3 lbs 19x12, offset 50 (FI012) 19.6 lbs The PES GP7 19x8.5 18 lbs 19x11.5 22 lbs Forza Forged F97 19x8.5 21lbs 19x12 26lbs The Tech1 210 19x8.5 is 16.5 lbs 19x11.5 is 19.7 lbs Tech1 110 19x8.5 16.6 lbs 19x11.5 19.7 lbs Champion RS97 8.5x19 19.44 lb 11.5x19 21.4lb |
BBS LM-R
8.5X19 23.8 lbs 10X19 24.8 lbs Porsche Factory Carrera S - 100 lbs, 0 oz. 8x19" 22 lbs. 4 oz. 11x19" 27 lbs. 12 oz. Porsche Factory Carrera Classic - 104 lbs, 10 oz. 8x19" 23 lbs. 10 oz. 11x19" 28 lbs. 11 oz. Porsche Factory Carrera Sport Design - 104 lbs, 12 oz. 8x19" 24 lbs. 3 oz. 11x19" 28 lbs. 3 oz. Porsche Factory Carrera Sport - 106 lbs, 12 oz. 8.5x19" 24 lbs. 2 oz. 11.5x19" 29 lbs. 4 oz. Stock Turbo Wheels 8.5x19" 23 lbs. 8 oz 11x19" 27 lbs. 14 oz. Factory 997 GT3 8.5x19" 24 lbs. 5 oz. 12x19" 30 lbs. 13 oz. |
The drivers can play their part too!
Wowwwww,could not imagine a better reason for getting back into shape... The slimmer you get,the faster your car does:D |
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