A brief update; my car had a service last week and had a lower temperature thermostat and FVD oil sump installed.
Inspired by ELA's thread, the car has gone on a diet recently. So far I have removed the rear seats (-9.7kg), rear floor mats (-0.9kg) and rear low speed impact bar (-2.9kg). I have also experimented removing the rear centre carpet (-2.3kg) with the added bonus of emitting more flat-6 noise into the cabin. So a total of 15.8kg can be removed without too much effort. I'll update the first post regarding weight loss for future reference.
Jack, tools and spacesaver would save around 13.4kg; I'll remove them when on track. #becauseracecar
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I had been looking at different wheels as well; the GT3 wheels look nice but they're quite heavy. The popular choice are the Alleggerita HLT from OZ Racing which are extremely light (EVO Magazine Jethro Bovingdon's 996 has them), but at almost £2000 they are out of my price range. So on Sunday I picked up a set of Carrera wheels locally, complete with good matching Bridgestone tyres for £600. The wheels are not in perfect condition but are presentable. The Carrera wheels are the lightest Porsche standard-fit 996 18' and saving 10kg over the GT3 wheeels.
That's all for now. MOT tomorrow.
Inspired by ELA's thread, the car has gone on a diet recently. So far I have removed the rear seats (-9.7kg), rear floor mats (-0.9kg) and rear low speed impact bar (-2.9kg). I have also experimented removing the rear centre carpet (-2.3kg) with the added bonus of emitting more flat-6 noise into the cabin. So a total of 15.8kg can be removed without too much effort. I'll update the first post regarding weight loss for future reference.
Jack, tools and spacesaver would save around 13.4kg; I'll remove them when on track. #becauseracecar
Before -
After -
I had been looking at different wheels as well; the GT3 wheels look nice but they're quite heavy. The popular choice are the Alleggerita HLT from OZ Racing which are extremely light (EVO Magazine Jethro Bovingdon's 996 has them), but at almost £2000 they are out of my price range. So on Sunday I picked up a set of Carrera wheels locally, complete with good matching Bridgestone tyres for £600. The wheels are not in perfect condition but are presentable. The Carrera wheels are the lightest Porsche standard-fit 996 18' and saving 10kg over the GT3 wheeels.
That's all for now. MOT tomorrow.