Weight Reduction Mods

[EEngineer]

camry is a heavy car at 2500+ lbs

Other than the obvious carbon fiber hood and trunk that reduces weight, what other things can you do that will reduce the curb weight of the camry?

something that wont cut out functions....anyone done anything that reduce the weight?

['_']

You can take the spare tire, any seats that you don't normally use, and the sound deadening material. I'm sure there are other things as well but that's all that I can think of off of the top of my head.

[xet]

is this a track car? if not its not worth ripping out so many things and conveniences for such little gains

[EEngineer]

if would be so nice if they made carbon fiber fenders bumpers door panels trunk EVERYTHING

i'd totally go PURE carbon fiber hahahahhaa

[xet]

indeed, but then you would also have to worry about how they would stand up in an accident

[EEngineer]

Carbon fiber is stronger

and when it comes to accident, the frame does the most work anyway

[Tom 2000]

If you have steel wheels, get alloy wheels. It's not a lot, but it removes weight from where it counts as you'll get better handling. Savings of 5 lbs per wheel can easily be realized for a modest budget. Shave another 5 lbs if you upgrade the spare to an alloy (or just remove it)

[a94autoCamry]

camry is more like 3000+ pounds... not 2500

[EEngineer]

Originally Posted by a94autoCamry

camry is more like 3000+ pounds... not 2500

oh..but i'm sure V6 is heavier

[Eye8Pussies]

yeah...unfortunately....the camry 4banger is still 3000+ lbs...it's a mid-sized sedan after all, not a hatchback civic lol. the v6 comes in closer to 3200lbs give or take.

the good news is that you've already done a bit though- the ksport coilovers weight a decent bit less than the stock suspension

beyond that, it's mostly what everybody else was saying- spare tire and jack, sound deadening materials, seats.

then the more extreme stuff that can't be seen like window actuators, etc. lol


but yeah...personally, I've still never thought of it to be worth it to strip a DD down for speed...because the rule of thumb is that you'll only gain .1 second on the 1/4 mile for ever 100lbs that you lose...and it's pretty tough to lose 100lbs off your car after taking out the spare tire. even a seat is probably only around 40lbs I think....

[EEngineer]

Originally Posted by Eye8Pussies

yeah...unfortunately....the camry 4banger is still 3000+ lbs...it's a mid-sized sedan after all, not a hatchback civic lol. the v6 comes in closer to 3200lbs give or take.

the good news is that you've already done a bit though- the ksport coilovers weight a decent bit less than the stock suspension

beyond that, it's mostly what everybody else was saying- spare tire and jack, sound deadening materials, seats.

then the more extreme stuff that can't be seen like window actuators, etc. lol


but yeah...personally, I've still never thought of it to be worth it to strip a DD down for speed...because the rule of thumb is that you'll only gain .1 second on the 1/4 mile for ever 100lbs that you lose...and it's pretty tough to lose 100lbs off your car after taking out the spare tire. even a seat is probably only around 40lbs I think....

spare tire and jack are what you'll most likely need when your car blows a tire LOL

my hope is that there might be some stuff that can be taken off completely...like underbody stuff that's metal that can be replaced with lighter epoxy or something.

too bad the frame of camry is made of like either steel or iron...something really heavy....aluminum would have been nice

best bet to lighten up is find every part that can be replaced with a lighter counterpart haha

tnx for info though...
i got into this huge fight with a prick on another forum with a boosted civic...talking shit about my camry pfft

[Eye8Pussies]

^ lol aluminum would be nice....if it were a high-end sports car.....but for what it is, we can't expect any more...

and you're out of luck when it comes to heavy stuff on the underbody of our cars...it's all plastic shielding pretty much. the solaras had a couple pieces of metal that could be removed and replaced with plastic. no such luck for us though


as for the lack of a spare tire...I've always had CAA and I never carried a spare with me for 4 years in TO actually. I kept a pump from canadiantire that has the emergency sealant though, just in case. and never really had a big problem- once I got a piece of metal in my tire, so I pumped it up and limped it home to mississauga from etobicoke. and the other time, I hit collision debris on my way to waterloo and it was two tires and also the rims, so regardless, I was screwed and needed a tow home.

I actually only put my spare back in when I came down to NYC since it's a over a 500mile drive.


as for the boosted civic...it's not nice of him to laugh...but in terms of performance, he'll kill you in both straights and turns...just, in the end, a civic doesn't impress the chicks. a camry doesn't really either lol...but more than a civic does at least haha

[bigbird]

Originally Posted by Eye8Pussies

as for the boosted civic...it's not nice of him to laugh...but in terms of performance, he'll kill you in both straights and turns...just, in the end, a civic doesn't impress the chicks. a camry doesn't really either lol...but more than a civic does at least haha

i get the same thing soem times, but realize that 1. im one of a kind and 2. it a different class, civics today are the muscle cars of the late 60s. easy to upgrade cheap and have one purpose, fast. i think of people like us as the ones who mix it up.

though its true ive met few chicks who would swoon over a camry but FAR less who would over a civic.

[Venom_5]

get custom CF parts made if you really want to reduce weight

remove everything as if it were an M3 CSL or GT3 RS ... two cars you can learn a lot from in terms of weight reduction

[EEngineer]

Originally Posted by Eye8Pussies

as for the boosted civic...it's not nice of him to laugh...but in terms of performance, he'll kill you in both straights and turns...just, in the end, a civic doesn't impress the chicks. a camry doesn't really either lol...but more than a civic does at least haha

IT's REALLY funny how the guy with the civic CALLED ME RICE LOL
i was like...WTF, who's driving the honda here?
Seriously..how many people owns a civic nowadays...millions!
not so many have a clean looking camry from the last decade!

Originally Posted by bigbird

though its true ive met few chicks who would swoon over a camry but FAR less who would over a civic.

Oh, I've gotten lots of swoons from people cuz of my headlights and HIDs
It looks clean

Originally Posted by Venom_5

get custom CF parts made if you really want to reduce weight

remove everything as if it were an M3 CSL or GT3 RS ... two cars you can learn a lot from in terms of weight reduction

yea CSL gone mad for weight reduction....no RADIO!!! LOL