Losing weight vs. Adding power

[minig646]

There are quite literally a billion topics on here about making cars faster, and 99% of them have to do with adding power. All that does is improve acceleration though, but losing weight improves acceleration, cornering, braking, fuel economy, everything. Wouldn't that be a more worthwhile project? Any ideas? I just got used to my old 2,000 pound mr2 and now a 3300 pound solara just feels too porky.

[1gSE]

FINALLY! A tech topic. My thought is its all about the owner and how much he/she is willing to sacrifice. Of course you can do easy things like removing the spare, jack and other simple/easy things. But the true hardcore gear heads may get into things like removing sound deadening, a/c, gutting the interior, removing un-sprung weight. You want to see heavy? Check out my sig lol

[minig646]

Stock rims are heavy, but wouldn't lighter rims just raise the center of gravity? My first thought would be to start from the top. I wonder how much the sunroof and motors weigh? Maybe some plastic and smaller motors? That'd probably be negligible...

[ThatVietGuy]

Wheels and coilovers would get rid of a lot of unsprung weight. You can replace the driver's seat with a bucket seat and that would save a fair amount of weight.

Anything else, though, is really down to what 1gSE said. You can get rid of a lot of things, but in the end, you'd be sacrificing the livability of the car.