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03-06-2008, 08:52 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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I made my first step into weight reduction....by accident.
I orded a new rad for the Caprice since the one is leaking. So Koll and I took it out and realized that what I pulled out looked ot be a copper with metal side tanks, while the one going in is aluminum with plastic side tanks...a much lighter radiator.
Id say almost 20 lbs off the front end.
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03-06-2008, 10:14 AM
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Co-Founder / Site Admin
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing, NJ
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 Go Al!
copper-brass radiators are worth a decent chunk of change at the scrapyard too...
- Justin
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2002 Suburban - Wife's DD
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03-06-2008, 11:24 AM
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Token v6 Guy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: No longer neon land :(
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Fill the tires with helium..... and fill the trunk and passenger compartment with helium balloons.
Lighter = better!
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2010 Ford Taurus SHO - stage 4+ tune and an intake - no times yet
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03-10-2008, 08:50 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Hamilton, Nj/Glassboro, Nj
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actually that doesnt sound like a bad idea
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93 Civic HB 1.5L-70hp :-p-Sold
94 Camaro Z28-CAI with bellow, LCAS, 3.73 gears, A4, 275/40/zr17-silver Zr1's, Magnaflow Stainless steel exhaust. For Sale-This Spring Best 1/4 Time-13.5-Sold
CURRENT RIDE- 99 Z28 with Ground Effects Slp intake Exhaust and Short Throw shifter- best 1/4 -13.34@105.6 New mods yet to be tested->Pacestter long tubes--->Tune by TTP= 349 RWHP 362 Ftlbs
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03-11-2008, 11:06 AM
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The Mayor / 2009 Member of the Year / Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Northwest
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Civic'll float away then
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03-11-2008, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: West Long Branch
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 12secondv6
Fill the tires with helium..... and fill the trunk and passenger compartment with helium balloons.
Lighter = better!
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The Helium will most likely leak out from the tires within a few weeks, and you would have to constantly be putting air in them.
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03-11-2008, 04:07 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Hamilton, Nj/Glassboro, Nj
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took out the rear seats today and let me say there was over 5 lbs of dirt in there! haha. the rear seats only weighed about 20 pounds tops so i decided to leave them in
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93 Civic HB 1.5L-70hp :-p-Sold
94 Camaro Z28-CAI with bellow, LCAS, 3.73 gears, A4, 275/40/zr17-silver Zr1's, Magnaflow Stainless steel exhaust. For Sale-This Spring Best 1/4 Time-13.5-Sold
CURRENT RIDE- 99 Z28 with Ground Effects Slp intake Exhaust and Short Throw shifter- best 1/4 -13.34@105.6 New mods yet to be tested->Pacestter long tubes--->Tune by TTP= 349 RWHP 362 Ftlbs
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