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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 02:51 PM
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Put the sedan on a diet.

Just wanted to share my weight loss results. 3140 lbs is what I ended up at after a whole lot of removal. I still have full interior.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 04:04 PM
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What was removed?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 04:43 PM
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Removed all sound deadening
Switched to Z manual seats up front
Removed AC and all components
Light weight LMGT4's (18's)
5 lbs battery
Coilovers
Idler pulley delete
Heat shield removal on oem cats and manifolds
A lot of brackets in the engine bay
Exhaust
Removed all air bags except driver

I'm sure I'm missing some stuff.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 11:36 AM
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Do you have the weight of those Z seats?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 11:45 AM
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So is this a track car? Just curious, saw the removal of AC and you live in AZ.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 12:04 PM
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Didn't happen to weigh all the bits you removed do ya?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 01:53 PM
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So is this a track car? Just curious, saw the removal of AC and you live in AZ.
If I remember correctly they were in the 30-35lb range. The stocks were 75-80 lbs.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by jkuo
So is this a track car? Just curious, saw the removal of AC and you live in AZ.
Soon to be. I have a truck for them hot days.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Droopy89
Didn't happen to weigh all the bits you removed do ya?
I don't have exact but I have a good approximation.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 01:56 PM
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Forgot to list the windshield reservoir. About 11lbs
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 02:27 PM
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Removed airbags? I hope you dont even plan on taking it on a public road again. If you are willing to remove safety features to save 5 lbs, why not remove stereo, sunroof and full interior?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ekrebs
If I remember correctly they were in the 30-35lb range. The stocks were 75-80 lbs.
I assume this is referring to the seats and thats actually really good almost as light as an actual racing seat.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 02:35 PM
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If you read the post.. You would have read that I removed all air bags except drivers side. And passenger side air bag, and curtain airbags were about 10lbs. I have no sunroof and I do plan on switching oem head unit with a lighter single disc head unit. Thanks for you input.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by thegreatkwijibo
I assume this is referring to the seats and thats actually really good almost as light as an actual racing seat.
Correct. I sold my oem seats for more then what I paid for mint manual Z seats.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by thegreatkwijibo
I assume this is referring to the seats and thats actually really good almost as light as an actual racing seat.
They have actually been weighed on the 350z forum. The manual 350z track seats are 44.8 lbs each.
 
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