[willV6]

i was wondering if any one knows what i could do to reduce wieght without changing the way the car looks inside and out

 

[RichieRichJP]

You can start off by using the search function

 

[willV6]

thanks but there looks to be no good reduction that would help with speed and handling, so i guess i aint doing any weight reduction

 

[Bankos66]

I think the weight reduction is unneccesary. These cars aren't going to have much of a difference for the little bit of weight lost

 

[Rdizzle]

Sooooo....you want to reduce weight, but you don't want to change anything?

I reduced the weight of my car quite a bit but carbon parts, new wheels and stripped interior is not well hidden

 

[willV6]

i'm not going to do any weight reduction its a waist of time

 

[Rdizzle]

i'm not going to do any weight reduction its a waist of time

pretty much, id invest in getting better mileage or making it more comfortable to drive

 

[hodgoes2001]

weight reduction does make a difference...

But it has to be alot to make a difference...

also you will notice it more when u are on a track... main thing in regards to handling..

Keep the weight down as much as possible..

Sometimes even adding weight can help if it is low down in the car..

Personally i take the back seats out of my car and the sub when i go to a track..

It does make a difference.. but that is the only time i do it...

 

[Rdizzle]

spare is a quick way to drop some weight.

 

[RichieRichJP]

Sooooo....you want to reduce weight, but you don't want to change anything?

Those are my thoughts.

...without changing the way the car looks inside and out? Do nothing.

 

[2unknown]

Remove the spare tire, mats, jacks, and junk in the trunk.... simplest weight reduction...
as long as you're in town...
Makes a noticeable decent difference especially on freeway ramps...:thumbsup:

 

[Eastbay91]

most cars you can pull apart the interior and the if you look under the carpet theres alot of this foam stuff you can take out. my avalon didnt have it but im not sure if camrys do or not. if it does u can take it out with out noticing anything was changed.

 

[willV6]

i think all or most of my insolation is taken out of the car because when i took off the dor panels (interior) to replace the interior door handles all there was was duct tap, some type of black glue stuff and a thin film of plastic

 

[Pvt-Public]

when i took off the dor panels (interior) to replace the interior door handles all there was was duct tap, some type of black glue stuff and a thin film of plastic

That was all there was from the factory. The insulation being talked about is under the carpet, rear package deck, under hood, against the firewall in the passenger cabin. And probably a couple other places i haven't thought of.

 

[The Camry]

The insulation doesn't really weigh that much though as a whole even, and I don't even know what parts you could remove that aren't necessary or vital for not crumpling into a ball in a wreck. I guess if you were going to do it by little bits you could include all the carpet padding with the spare tire, the trim in the trunk, seats if you don't want them, spare tire and that crappy scissor jack, you could figure out a way to remove the engine maintenance hooks if you relocate some grounds. Also, there's a metal bracket under the battery on the transaxle on mine that's totally unnecessary. You could delete the exhaust heat shield in exchange for header wrap, delete the air conditioner if you're an extremist along with cruise control. though I don't suggest you do this you could skeletonize the hood frame with a small hole saw and the trunk lid, you'd just have to be careful not to hit the skin of the hood and prep and paint the holes to keep them from rusting, and you'd have to be careful opening and closing them. Beyond that I've got nothing, and without deleting the seats you probably only saved less than 200 pounds doing that.

 

[Yuko]

You might want to check this page on for extreme weight reduction.
http://www.nerocam.com/SCC_TAP.asp

Like everyone said, you need to remove quite a lot of weight for a notable different. I would be very uncomfortable without my jack and spare.

 

[willV6]

yeah no weight reduction here now, i'm just goig to add performance mods

 

[hodgoes2001]

i know... add weight with a supercharger