Best way to drop weight? - Page 2 - United Bimmer Community

**komodo** · 04-30-2005, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Rooz

race naked...

Haha!

**the afro guy** · 04-30-2005, 12:08 PM

if you don't mind a really noisy car you can take out all the sound deadening material. that stuff weighs heaps. but good luck selling a bmw with no deadening material in it.

saving weight is really only worth while if you are plannin on taking out LOTS of weight and by that i mean stripping the interior, carbon fibre body panels, getting rid of the unnecessary compononts like ac, power steering, stereo, etc. otherwise its just pointless

**///95M3** · 04-30-2005, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by xsperf

ok, why did u remove ur spare and ur jack, what happens if u get a flat

bmw road side assistance.......... My spare dosnt match my wheels and the tire on the spare is torn apart.

**///95M3** · 04-30-2005, 04:42 PM

hahahah all i wanted to know if there were quick things to do to drop weight. I am not about to strip my interior or remove my a/c(even though it does drop alot). I took the tire out cuz it was poped and pointless, but thanks i think i am gonna get a carbon hood/trunk and paint over them(dont like that black look.

**delmarco** · 05-01-2005, 11:51 AM

officially the first real funny thread I've read at UNITEDBIMMERs, where we do flying in style...

lets asks Anna Nicole Smith...see what she says....TrimSpa....baby!

**catalyst** · 05-01-2005, 11:56 AM

Removing the sound deadening material and CF hood/trunk is your best bet for a DD. You could ditch the rear seats when you take it to the track though.

**the afro guy** · 05-01-2005, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by c4talyst

You could ditch the rear seats when you take it to the track though.

when you say track do you mean a propper race track or the drags? taking weight out of a car for a propper circuit can actually make you have slower lap times. the car is mande a certain way and the weight is usually balalnced so the car handles at its optimal level.

example, on one of my track outings i took my spare wheel and jack and everything out of the boot. bad idea. this made hte back end really light and the fron comparatively very heavy. the car handled like absolute crap. chucked it all back in and the car sorted itself out and i chopped almost a sencond per lap off straight away just because the car was more settled through the corners. the corner speed more than made up for the straightline speed that i gained.

just something to think about

**///Menace328i** · 05-01-2005, 03:20 PM

we got a bucha' jokez!

in this forum....

**B3M2W5i** · 05-01-2005, 04:34 PM

take the entire interior out but your seats

**///Menace328i** · 05-01-2005, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by B3M2W5i

take the entire interior out but your seats

He just said that he wanted to keep his seats...

**B3M2W5i** · 05-01-2005, 08:11 PM

yeah i said everything BUT the seats

**xxxbimmer** · 05-02-2005, 01:45 AM

take out the radio and the speakers and the door panels.....headliner console....dont ever put more than a 1/4 tank

take out the dash............lightweight hood fenders and trunk.......

dont carry any heavy people

loose weight yourself bc weight off u is like the same thing cause ur in the car

take your high beam bulbs out...thats extra weight u just dont need

**xxxbimmer** · 05-02-2005, 01:46 AM

"race naked"

prob the best idea so far

**///M Power** · 05-02-2005, 06:59 AM

People have already said it...

The sound insulation material inside your door panels is a lot of weight. That is your best bet for someone who thinks loosing a little pounds here and there makes a difference if you aren't tracking. Also speakers, headunits, cd changers, amps, and speaker wire are all excess if you want to start getting a bit more hardcore about it. Then look into removing the auxillary fan and case. Trunk lining and insulation, hood lining, and air conditioning.

Then if you start spending money look into a CF hood, CF trunk, CF panels (not your first LTW mods though), lighter cat back system exhaust, LTW flywheel, lighter battery (seriously), racing seats, and lighter rims.

If you are tracking try adn remove weight evenly betweent he front nad rear of the car. I know people who have removed 80 or so pounds from their cars but won't take out the spare and jack because it helps keep the balance of weight. Also if you live in a snow region keeping weight int he back will be to your advantage.

Good Luck

**billycuth** · 05-02-2005, 02:40 PM

you all need to get on the treadmill if you wanna lose some weight