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      01-29-2012, 06:02 PM   #89
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This thread really went to shit. can we get a mod to clean all of the "non-tech" posts from this "tech" thread?

Well back to the original intent of this thread. On my STI a lot of weight was saved without sacrificing any of the practicality of the car as a DD.

Wheels are worth a few pounds per wheel/tire combo. The battery was another 15 to 20 lbs. when I switched to the lightweight batteries available. Another one was the exhaust system by switching from the OEM to an aftermarket one.

These mods saved at least 50 lbs and was very easy to install made you car perform better and also looked better.
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      01-29-2012, 06:04 PM   #90
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Well back to the original intent of this thread. On my STI a lot of weight was saved without sacrificing any of the parcticality of the car as a DD.

Wheels are worth a few pounds per wheel/tire combo. The battery was another 15 to 20 lbs. when I switched to the lightweight batteries available. Another one was the exhaust system by switching from the OEM to an aftermarket one.

This mods saved at least 50 lbs and was very easy to install made you car perform better and also looked better.
That's what i loved about my subaru, there was so much available for it.

carbon fiber and titanium exhaust....... man i miss those luxuries that nobody seems to want to make for these cars.
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      01-29-2012, 06:07 PM   #91
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That's what i loved about my subaru, there was so much available for it.

carbon fiber and titanium exhaust....... man i miss those luxuries that nobody seems to want to make for these cars.
you can get a titanium exhaust if you pay the $$$ for an akrapovic.
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      01-29-2012, 06:09 PM   #92
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you can get a titanium exhaust if you pay the $$$ for an akrapovic.
that's the one without a muffler though right?

I'm not interesting in shouting my location everywhere i go.
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      01-29-2012, 07:40 PM   #93
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meistershaft makes a titanium exhaust for our car. I think it goes for around $4k. probably worth about 50 lbs. changing the wheels/tires or seats would be a better dollor/weight ratio but if you have to go for the least weight then you have to spend the bucks
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      01-29-2012, 07:51 PM   #94
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i have a few stock parts laying around my house, ill try to remember to weigh them in the next couple days.

clutch/flywheel
stock shocks f/r (h&r springs, not oem, but shouldnt make more than a pound difference either way)
intercooler

i can't believe i don't have a scale in my house!
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you can get a titanium exhaust if you pay the $$$ for an akrapovic.

True and I cannot understand why $$$ is it because it was made for a BMW? There are basically no difference in the materials used nor the way these things are produced.

not a very good weight to dollar investment. not sure about the performance side though
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      01-30-2012, 02:17 PM   #96
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some of the $ values put on the BMW stuff is out of this world, however, some other parts are right on par with where they should be for the market... There's some companies out there that look at us like chumps, it's pretty sad.
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some of the $ values put on the BMW stuff is out of this world, however, some other parts are right on par with where they should be for the market... There's some companies out there that look at us like chumps, it's pretty sad.
Thats very well said
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True and I cannot understand why $$$ is it because it was made for a BMW? There are basically no difference in the materials used nor the way these things are produced.

not a very good weight to dollar investment. not sure about the performance side though
akra exhausts are top dollar for everything, not just the bmw's. honestly, a 135i is a low end car for them. they are a lot more populer for bikes though, because a full system is only 2-3 grand, vs. 7+ for cars.

akra is like the gucci of the car world. you may or may not be getting a better product, but you get that fancy logo. this is not to say akra doesnt make good exhausts, but price increases exponentially when plotted against performance.

Its a lot cheaper to make your first 100hp than your last 100hp. Its a lot easier to lose the first 100lbs than the last 100lbs.
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akra exhausts are top dollar for everything, not just the bmw's. honestly, a 135i is a low end car for them. they are a lot more populer for bikes though, because a full system is only 2-3 grand, vs. 7+ for cars.

akra is like the gucci of the car world. you may or may not be getting a better product, but you get that fancy logo. this is not to say akra doesnt make good exhausts, but price increases exponentially when plotted against performance.

Its a lot cheaper to make your first 100hp than your last 100hp. Its a lot easier to lose the first 100lbs than the last 100lbs.
And exhaust should be in that first part, not the latter. Exhaust is a simple thing, it's companies like Akra who decide to make it more complicated then it is.

I had an exhaust on my old motorcycle, I had an exhaust on my Vespa (another group that gets taken advantage of considering the price of the vehicle) and I had an exhaust on my WRX. Up pipes, downpipes, and full catback. My intake, up-pipe, and down-pipe were 100% custom made for my car. My catback was carbon fiber and titanium.

the Akra exhaust is someone putting a price on something and taking some pretty pictures, and hoping that there's people silly enough to pay the price. And people do for the exclusivity. It's sad.

I'm a watch collector and photographer as a hobby, you can see the technology in these things and know why they are the price they are. An exhaust is just a bunch of tubes. When an exhaust costs more then a turbo, something is wrong.
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      01-31-2012, 12:02 AM   #100
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not long......

I've replaced a battery, pleaded like hell with the dealership to do it too (was on a road trip and didn't trust it)

a ferry ride that took an hour, I ran the radio for about 25 minutes with the headlights off, no interior lights, and no angels on (double checked) I became worried and chickened out knowing if it didn't start there would be 100 angry cars behind me

sadly, it barely started. And i mean barely. when i did try to start the car, low charge light came one for a second and it hesitated badly.

I also sat in the car for 20 minutes while someone was coding my car, it barely started that time too and had the charge light come up. Dealership found nothing wrong with my battery.
Thanks for sharing this... sounds like it doesn't last long. My dealer too said battery was fine.

I've been thinking about going with a lighter weight battery but sounds like not the best idea unless you want to plug it into a maintainer every night.
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      01-31-2012, 04:28 PM   #101
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I've been thinking about going with a lighter weight battery but sounds like not the best idea unless you want to plug it into a maintainer every night.
I had a braille lightweight battery (6lbs., OEM was like 20 lbs.) on my STI and it would last 2 weeks without being charged. I bought the same battery and installed it in my wifes van and it kept on dying. The STI did not come with a factory radio or sunroof and had very little draw when parked.

On the same token I think the newer 05+ BMW's have to have a specific battery rating because it has to be matched thru the ecu with the alternator for the battery or alternator to last longer. I think this was a move on BMW's part so you would have to buy all the time a BMW battery. I experinced this in my wifes 06' 325i
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      01-31-2012, 04:31 PM   #102
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I had a braille lightweight battery (6lbs., OEM was like 20 lbs.) on my STI and it would last 2 weeks without being charged. I bought the same battery and installed it in my wifes van and it kept on dying. The STI did not come with a factory radio or sunroof and had very little draw when parked.

On the same token I think the newer 05+ BMW's have to have a specific battery rating because it has to be matched thru the ecu with the alternator for the battery or alternator to last longer. I think this was a move on BMW's part so you would have to buy all the time a BMW battery. I experinced this in my wifes 06' 325i
Replacing the battery requires you to reprogram the ecu to accept the new battery for this reason. The charging cycle is very regulated by the computer. If you switch the battery and don't reprogram, your car will start warning you there is a charging problem.
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This thread really went to shit. can we get a mod to clean all of the "non-tech" posts from this "tech" thread?

The thread been clean'd up.


Guys... just PM me next time with a thread url link when something like this gets so off topic. I'll take care of it. I can't be everywhere all the time. but I try.
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Back from the dead...

I weighed my car at the track with a full tank of gas... 3,300 lbs.
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Back from the dead...

I weighed my car at the track with a full tank of gas... 3,300 lbs.
what sorts of weight savings have you done?

were you in it as well?
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I was out of the car. Car was completely empty except for a helmet and gloves. Also, WW fluid was empty.

Removed weight:
CF hood
CF trunk
CF diffuser
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Removed engine bay coverings
20 lb battery
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got mine weighed in last week at 3327 lbs. half tank of gas
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      06-11-2012, 09:58 PM   #108
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Any thoughts on what we're aiming for here? What is a reasonable expectation for minimum weight for the 135i?
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Reasonable, probably around 3,200 lbs.

Lightest I know of, 2,500 lbs.
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Reasonable, probably around 3,200 lbs.
So do we think this is worth the loss of comfort? Thoughts?

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Lightest I know of, 2,500 lbs.
Wasn't this with complete CF body panel replacement?
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