A&Q about Lotus
Q:
Here's a table from an Excel spreadsheet designed to help decide where money is best spent in terms of saving weight. Most items are from Sector111 and Blackwatch. What else should be on the list?
This list is about wisely allocating money. There are other great threads with no-cost weight savings options and tips.
Items that save unsprung weight get a * because it's worth extra. The list assumes LSS and touring pack, if your car is different your savings on seats and wheels may differ. Thanks to Andrikos for the jpeg chart spreadsheet!
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Mod . LBSaved Price Cost per pound lost
Odyssey 545 Battery 13.2 $80 $6.06 -- No bracket
Odyssey 625 Battery 11 $75 $6.82 -- No bracket
AC Delete . 22 $250 $11.36
Braille Battery . 12.7 $175 $13.78 -- Includes bracket
2bular Exhaust-Single6" 16.5 $625 $37.88
2bular Exhaust-Single7" 14.1 $625 $44.33
Rear Panel Eliminator 2.7 $125 $46.30
Quicksilver exhaust 14.4 $775 $53.82
2bular Exhaust-Diff 6" 13.1 $725 $55.34
2bular Exhaust-Diff 7" 11.1 $725 $65.32
Larini Sports Exhaust 10 $725 $72.50
Findanza Flywheel 5.5 $420 $76.36
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For the SSR line, I believe that is 3lbs per wheel, or 12lbs total (unsprung) for replacement of the sport wheels. 23lb savings if replacing the stock wheels.
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you didnt include toybox48 wheels, 5.5kg front and 6.4 kg rears for 2900. fronts are able to accomodate AP racing big brake kits!
also, you may want to differentiate between unsprung and sprung weight savings!
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I'm going by what's on Sector111's website.
SSR Competition Sizes: Front = 16"x6.5" Rear = 17"x7.5"
Fronts: 12 each, Rear: 14 each = 52lbs for the set
LSS wheels = 55 lbs for the set
Net savings: 3lbs.
Are you talking a different set of wheels, or are those numbers wrong?
If the Toybox weights are given per wheel, that's 74.5lbs for the set, an increase, not a decrease. Good point about unsprung... will try to note that.
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Originally Posted by Keeper
The S1 just keeps getting lighter. $0 / pound!
Well if you sell your S2 for more than the price to buy the S1, reducing weight also saves money.
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Originally Posted by Taxcheat
I'm going by what's on Sector111's website.
SSR Competition Sizes: Front = 16"x6.5" Rear = 17"x7.5"
Fronts: 12 each, Rear: 14 each = 52lbs for the set
LSS wheels = 55 lbs for the set
Net savings: 3lbs.
Are you talking a different set of wheels, or are those numbers wrong?
The SSRs are listed on Tirerack.com as 11F & 13R, for a total of 48lbs. Sector111 shows sport @ 55 & stock @ 71. So from those I would guess 7 less than sport and 23 less than stock wheels? Don't know, maybe I'm reading something wrong. Anyway, I love my SSRs Kudos on your listing too!