Unnecessary Weight in the Engine Bay

[VTS_16v_Boy]

Ok, Bit of a cross section thread this but I feel its in the correct section.

I have already started stripping unnecessary weight from out of the Inside of the car but my question is, Is there any unnecessary weight that can be removed from under the Bonnet in the Engine Bay?

I can only think of the ECU cover and the Centre cover between the two rocker covers can anyone think of anything else? that can be removed which wont affect the running of the car on a daily basis (so I really do need to keep stuff like the washer bottle)

:clapping: Cheers guys

[Connor_scotland]

i take it oyu have stripped our car out and everything like boot liners ect

[VTS_16v_Boy]

i take it oyu have stripped our car out and everything like boot liners ect

Will the back seats are gone alone with the parcel shelf, need to get a smaller driver so I can get the rear covers off the Rear Seat Belt mountings (you know the side bits that support the parcel shelf) once there out Im gona lose the rear quater/door cards.

Just wondered if there was anythin I didnt really need under the bonnet :y:

If not I'll have to go on a diet :panic:

[hesslevtr]

if its going to be a track only car you could remove washer bottle but then you might need it if screen gets mucky

theres the carpet bit under bonnet

cant think of anything else apart from them

[VTS_16v_Boy]

Nar still gota keep it road legal so washer bottle stays - Bonnet sound deadin went ages ago :-) so I could hear more from my induction kit!

Helps melt the ice off the bonnet quicker too ;-)

[Ryan]

relocate battery to rear end of car if your worried about front end weight.

the engine bay doesnt have lots of clutter in it tbh to start with.

[stevenet15]

couldnt u put a non power steering rack on the car that way you could remove the pas pump etc... just a thought, personaly i love having pas

[Ryan]

non pas rocks.. well it doesnt rock when the thing just doesnt work and your on a pas rack.

remeber though changing the rack over is a cunt.

[flee123]

Move the battery to the boot of your car mate. That will help balance the car out a bit more.

[Ryan]

Move the battery to the boot of your car mate. That will help balance the car out a bit more.

*relocate battery to rear end of car if your worried about front end weight.*

cough cough

[Predator_R32]

take engine out cut holes in floor pan and use it as a flintstone car :y:

[Ryan]

take engine out cut holes in floor pan and use it as a flintstone car :y:


dont go giving lawrence ideas.

[Predator_R32]

hehehe ill have some dinosaur ribs just put them n the roof ;)

[VTS_16v_Boy]

relocate battery to rear end of car if your worried about front end weight.

the engine bay doesnt have lots of clutter in it tbh to start with.

Move the battery to the boot of your car mate. That will help balance the car out a bit more.

*relocate battery to rear end of car if your worried about front end weight.*

cough cough

Ive already done a thread about that, and once the suspension is sorted Im gona get a mate to help me do it all I need is a motorsport Battery Box and some new cable :y: Seen a AX Turbo with the battery in the back and Mexicos used to run with batteries in their boots. So Im already onto that

[GreenSaxo]

plastic rocker covers from a c2 ;)

remove manifold heat shield

get a lightweight manifold

[leeds106]

keep the washer bottle but replace it with a smaller bottle from another car ;)

or just only half fill it all time lol

[johnny_vts]

Keep minimum amount of fuel in the tank...

[VTS_16v_Boy]

plastic rocker covers from a c2 ;)

remove manifold heat shield

get a lightweight manifold

Will the covers fit the S head? I thought the C2 had a big vavle-head dosent that make a difference to the rocker covers? or is it a direct fit.

As for the rest Im already got a Janspeed Mild Steel 4-2-1 manifold and full janspeed exhaust so Ive alreay done that.

Stupid quest but Im still gona ask it - will the ECU be ok with out the plastic cover on it? (I know it will just like someone to say - Yes Chris, It will be Fine) :homme:

keep the washer bottle but replace it with a smaller bottle from another car ;)

or just only half fill it all time lol

hehehehehe now thats just Pikie Power :p

[leeds106]

ecu will be fine without cover not all cars had em standard anyhow


ive always wanted to relocate the ecu and battery elsewhere makes the engine much easier to keep clean and makes engine bay look miles better i think

[stevenet15]

Will the covers fit the S head? I thought the C2 had a big vavle-head dosent that make a difference to the rocker covers? or is it a direct fit.


yeah there a direct fit but the breather is different

[Richardson_VTS]

Relocate the fuseboxes??

Smaller/Lighter Alternator??

[stebbs1471]

remove the fogs, take the black stuff out from behind the bumper grille bit at the bottom, thats all i can think of

[fredjudd]

Sod the engine bay! Get some perspex windows with a little flap so you hand your timing slips though it.

[williamsvts]

is it worth taking your rocker and ecu cover off?

maybe you MIGHT gain 0.00000000000000000000000001 seconds of your 1/4 mile.

[KamRacing]

cut the supports from the inside of the bonnet so that its just a skin...

An alloy rad will also save some weight

[KamRacing]

is it worth taking your rocker and ecu cover off?

maybe you MIGHT gain 0.00000000000000000000000001 seconds of your 1/4 mile.

I've got the same benifit by going for a dump before the run..

[williamsvts]

you could make your car remote control, then you will save your whole body weight :P

[supersav]

No reason you can't re-locate the washer bottle to behind the front seats some place, jusy extend the wiring and pipes??

pete

[stebbs1471]

if we`re getting nitty gritty, get some of those stick on tape number plates,like on kit cars lol

[KamRacing]

haven't even started :p - running out of things to lighten ---> chop any long bolts shorter

[VTS_16v_Boy]

Sod the engine bay! Get some perspex windows with a little flap so you hand your timing slips though it.

Yep Ican just see it now, tryin to fit McDee take away through flap in perspex window :oops:

is it worth taking your rocker and ecu cover off?

maybe you MIGHT gain 0.00000000000000000000000001 seconds of your 1/4 mile.

Yer but it'll be 0.00000000000000000000000001 quicker than yours then :hug:

I've got the same benifit by going for a dump before the run..

:oops: didnt need that much information :p

haven't even started :p - running out of things to lighten ---> chop any long bolts shorter

hehehehe now thats just silly :oops: you now Citroen never put long enough bolts in in the first place!

[Steve.]

you said about a mild steel manifold, problem is - mild steel weighs a bloody tonne! dont know what else can manifold could be made out of, but anything lighter would be best!

Lose you air vents and centre console :P

[David]

Lose your ariel? :err:

[stevossaxo]

the bonnet weights a ton itself.... lol but everyone knows that

[stebbs1471]

my gmc 4-1 weighed at least double what my raceland does...

[Yates]

Yer but it'll be 0.00000000000000000000000001 quicker than yours then :hug:


It wont, his is cammed yours isnt is it?!

[VTS_16v_Boy]

Lose your ariel? :err:

:y: Done that

my gmc 4-1 weighed at least double what my raceland does...

So is your 4-1 m/s or s/s

[David]

:y: Done that

lmao, i was only joking too :oops:
Get a carbon fibre bonnet....

[stebbs1471]

my gmc was mild steel matey..raceland is stainless

[Richardson_VTS]

Get a perspex bonnet made, will be lighter than a feather!

[ChrisJ]

A lighter bonnet (carbon fibre etc.) will be of huge benefit.