That’s why I like race cars, they include only what you need

Truth I’m gonna pull my back seats out 06 a3

Sick! Good luck man!

i know people who have SUVs and yet nothing is ever in the car

Hilarious

We do some of that in part 2, and the car already has headers and an intake. This is also a DX model which is already a light car so it’s sort of difficult to remove more weight. I also can’t remove emissions components, unfortunately we’re in California

Thank you 🙏

Weight definitely helps with MPG and handling. It helps with everything

Oh we understand that, and we’re working to get a roll bar for this car asap, we are very limited in the budget department. But to us a fixed back racing seat like this is a must for time attack as it helps so much with car control. Having to fight your own body staying in place while cornering is very distracting. We appreciate the safety tips though!

I feel ya on budget I'm doing an unexpected motor build er rebuild (twice in less than a year) after just doing suspension brakes aero and going turbo this off-season was supposed to be cage and some more aero until motor blew so I do the same thing use the fixed back for time attack/track days as the stock Integra seats are worthless and I have 6 point Momo harnesses to go w/ my momo fixed back seat just per advice of 425 Motorsports a local recaro momo sparco omp & race tech distributor/vendor I'm just running the momo seat with stock seatbelt until I get the cage installed and actually removed the harness bar I did have until cage also if you're doing any global time attack or super lap battle events they require roll over protection minimum 4 point with any fixed back seat so I'm just praying I can get it done and afford it in time for this season's west coast events the ridge and buttonwilow

A lot of those are valid but expensive solutions. Removing unnecessary components is a free and effective technique. Also, a lot of the body parts on these cars are already very lightweight such as the fenders. Replacing them will reduce some weight but not enough to justify the cost in our opinion. The reason why many people buy fenders for these old Hondas is either for the added width to clear a wider tire, or for the aesthetics. Hoods will reduce weight but not by much. We find that reducing weight should first be done by upgrading parts that are already there. For example: factory rear lower control arms vs aftermarket aluminum control arms are a good handling upgrade while also reducing weight. We usually leave bodywork for last as it doesn’t make as big of an affect as what I mentioned before. There are also limitations of what we can do to remove weight as per the time attack class we compete in. Vtec Club N2 class does not allow lexan windows, and it does not allow cutting or modifying the unibody.

As he said, the door skins, fenders, hood, trunk, and intake is pretty light already and replacing them just for weight reduction would be a terrible value. Lexan windows seem like a good idea, but I imagine they would probably get scratched and cloudy over time like plastic headlights.

There are many things I want to do to this car in order to reduce weight further, lexan windows being one of them. But the class I compete in calls for all factory glass. My intention is to see N2 class through and possibly grab the championship. If that happens I can jump up to a faster class and I’ll be allowed to do more “racecar” things to this car.

I can take it a lot further, it’ll most likely happen at some point

And we’re not done! Part 2 is coming next. As far as the AC goes though I really don’t see myself removing it anytime soon. I want to see how far I can take this car without losing those core comforts like AC, PS and a stereo. No promises though we would like to get on the podium soon lol

@@Gripworkz haha yeah, my hatch has full interior with AC, not blowing cold tho :( Still has functioning PS. Great content as usual from you guys.

Thank you!

Good advice

Glad it helped

Awesome let us know how that goes!

Every ounce counts

Thank you!!

Horsepower? You don’t gain any horsepower by losing weight but a lighter car will do most things better. And yes it will definitely affect fuel mileage

You're getting a faster power to weight, the engine works less so you get more MPG. The tires aren't going have as much Weight on them through corner so you have more grip. it's all upsides with no downsides

Nah

Of course it’s not original equipment it’s a race car

These old Hondas are much lighter than newer cars, it takes a lot more to lose 100lbs

Lol 100lb is NOT “nothing”

Think about just the way you worded it it’s a paradox

It’s a track car, it never gets driven in the rain

@@Gripworkz Rain doesn't fall on track? Oil? Dirt? Like I said not a good plan but you do you.

@damirbajic4579 We don’t race in the rain. Events out here sometimes get canceled if it rains. If someone oils down the track we get flagged to pull off the track. Dirt yes but we wipe windshields down between sessions. Time attack cars don’t need wipers. If this was a wheel to wheel competition car then yes, we would need wipers. But since we wait for ideal conditions to achieve the best possible lap times, wipers are just dead weight to us.

@Gripworkz I raced... Nobody evere removed wipers tho. Plenty of other things including AC but not the wipers. Savings is 2 small and car becomes usless. Point is to have as little weight as possible and still be road legal to be able to drive to and from event on your own. But again, you do you, enjoy and I wish you all the luck. Stay safe.

That is not the point, these cars are not road legal and they get towed to and from racetracks. They are dedicated race cars. But yes, you do you.