scott08

RoyMT

Cut the reinforcement bars out of each door, that'll save a couple hundred at least. Same with the bumpers

billet60

Roush has the carbon-fiber body panels, but make sure you're sitting down and have a stiff drink handy before you ask about the price...

I think you're way light on the front seat replacements... Delete both fronts and add a race seat for the driver and it's probably good for 80lbs. At a guess, completely gutting the interior will be good for another 75lbs, and you can probably pull another 50 or so out of the car by dumping the heater core, AC system, stereo gear, front swaybar, and going to a small fuel cell in place of the factory tank. That would put your estimated weight right at your target of 3200lbs, but you'd have a pretty much drag-dedicated car, with no creature comforts at all. If that's what you're looking for, then cool, you have a target and a reasonable chance of hitting it.

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mach1

Lets say we're looking to maintain streetabillity and creature comforts. How much weight would be feasible to pull off - realistically. Not interested in de-smogging - live in CA. Can't live w/o A/C - Live in L.A.

Has anyone brought one of these below 3400 lbs with a supercharger and maintained most of the creature comforts?

Removing door and bumper supports sounds appealing - though less than safe - considering the passenger door brace has already been exercised on mine..

K-member - Drive shaft - light seats - remove spare etc (already gone) - light wheels - sounds like the only practical approach?

Any chance anyone will do glass fenders for less than Roush's carbon?

shelbygt

Aftermarket LCAs, UCA and Panhard bar are all going to be lighter than stock.

06GT89

I think that CF is the only real way you're going to drop weight in the body panels. If the Steeda Race cowl hood is any lighter than the aluminum stock piece, it's only by a few pounds, not that much. The fascias are all cosmetic, and essentially a wash when it comes to weight. The body panels, like fenders, or door skins are already pretty lightweight, and I would guess that any fiberglas replacement would wind up being heavier. If it's a street-driven car, then I would pass (big-time!) on gutting the door bars, replacing, deleting, or cutting down the bumper bars, or any surgery in the crumple-zone pieces. It's just not worth it. Really, that leaves the creature comforts.

A total list (or at least the start of one) would probably look like this:

Steeda race cowl hood
tubular K-member
Tubular radiator support
Front swaybar delete
Tubular front A-arms
Billet LCAs (or tubular, whichever is lighter)
Tubular UCA
Fiberglas or CF race seats
Forged lightweight wheels, smaller rubber.
Rear spoiler delete
Aluminum or CF 1-piece driveshaft
Aluminum flywheel
Delete rear axle weights
Rear seat delete (use thin aluminum sheet for the bulkhead)
Audio delete (head unit, amps, speakers)
Heater core delete (You live in LA)

Anybody think of anything else? Too much further, and you might as well gut the interior completely, throw in a cage and be done with it...

adam892

how much does the heater core and the rear axle weights remove? Why does the rear axle have weights??

black05

axle weights are for vibration dampening

dan46

I dont ever remember seeing any weights on my 06 axle. Where are they located on the axle and what do they look like?

MustangJohn09

they are located towards the end of the axle beside the lca bracket. Mine had to be removed to fit my lca relocation brackets.