MrLizard Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Has anybody tried to strip a 350z down to shed the weight... Is there much to lose? Speakers/amp passenger seat spare wheel, carpets aircon? (can you get rid of this?) door cards roof lining ? Or is there no point? Any comments regarding me loosing weight will be ignored and result in one more pie being eaten. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Has been brought up before, battery also weighs a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbs Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Or is there no point? Thanks depends what you intend doing with the Zed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 i know the weigh distribution is supposed to be fairly good but would be nice to see if you could shed another 100kg or more... i hardly ever use the aircon and the new exhaust is making the sound system sound worse, currently in the process of making a 205 gti for a hill climb car, wondering if a stripped zed might be a lot more fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 Or is there no point? Thanks depends what you intend doing with the Zed Hillclimbing/sprinting/trackdays (probably in that order too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 just noticed the other thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbs Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Or is there no point? Thanks depends what you intend doing with the Zed Hillclimbing/sprinting/trackdays (probably in that order too) Don't know what the regs are nowadays but when I used to hillclimb a looooooooooooong time ago, stripping out seats etc etc put you in a different and far more competitive class, i stayed in the road modified class and still had great fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Or is there no point? Thanks depends what you intend doing with the Zed Hillclimbing/sprinting/trackdays (probably in that order too) Don't know what the regs are nowadays but when I used to hillclimb a looooooooooooong time ago, stripping out seats etc etc put you in a different and far more competitive class, i stayed in the road modified class and still had great fun That is still the case today. A stripped-out Zed would be in the same class as say a modded Noble of Evo chucking out any thing from 400 bhp upwards, running slicks and considerably lighter to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 indeed, probably best to stick with the 205 i guess.. thanks for the thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 A wise choice And if you still have any doubts, keep in mind that this little beauty would be in the same class as a modded Zed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYgsi6Wv ... re=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 thats incredible, dont fancy being in that class not in what i have available anyway. i was at prescott not long a go, you been up there in your single seater trev? time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 thats incredible, dont fancy being in that class not in what i have available anyway. i was at prescott not long a go, you been up there in your single seater trev? time? No I tend to stick to sprints mainly. I quite often spectate at Prescott though and a good time for my class seems to be around a 42 secs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 i got 75 seconds but that was in a 1973 simca with a duff gearbox, i will be at the litchfield sprint on 30th august, hopefully in the 205, not seen the track before tho ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbs Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Anyone at Harewood on 3rd August? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 A wise choice And if you still have any doubts, keep in mind that this little beauty would be in the same class as a modded Zed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYgsi6Wv ... re=related Good luck against that in a zed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmJak Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 A wise choice And if you still have any doubts, keep in mind that this little beauty would be in the same class as a modded Zed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYgsi6Wv ... re=related Good luck against that in a zed Most things'd struggle. See the speed it goes when the turbo boots in? Life on mars with steroids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 what it doesnt show you is how close to the start the person filming is, it is at an incredible speed and the bridge you can see is probably 60 yards from the start, i would not fancy running against that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Yes that is certainly one of the more spectacular cars doing the hills. It's reputed to have around 700 bhp!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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