it's a GoPro camera and it's actually under the front on the trans end. i explained the purpose in my post

 

^Gotchya, its early and didn't feel like reading everything

 

Nice!!! Hopefully I will have close to the same impressions with the aluminum shaft when I receive it.

Did you let your wife or someone who knows your car take it for a spin?

I know when I drove ocg35's car before I moved I could tell a difference between the 3.7 and 3.5FD immediately.

I now finally have one sitting here waiting to be installed I just have to get the alum shaft now to install all at the same time.

Congrats again and GL at the track.

 

How long was the install?

 

SD, thanks for the update, very nice. Can't wait to get mine. What do you have done for weight reduction, I'm always looking for new ideas

 

Awesome Mark, congrats.

 

good stuff mark......btw how much does your g35 weigh??

 

well, the early '03 sedans are already the lightest G's ever made(no the G20 doesn't count, LOL) i haven't weighed it but i think OCG35(Mike) has a scale he uses that i can get on, so i'll hopefully get on that eventually.

 

do u know how much they weigh stock??

 

something like 60lbs lighter than the lightest coupe

 

Yes the 03 sedans are the lightest. I know my car is a pig with me in it weighs 3720 at the track, but still runs low 13's.

 

wait guys... you are overlooking the very rare (no sunroof)... I'm not sure who else has a sun-roof delete model, but my 04.5 is... thats a bit of weight reduction...

Mark, you are welcome to use the scale anytime - just hit me up in advance... you should be pretty light - definitely lighter than mine (now that it has close to 80+ lbs of body work)... but I have old scale ticket from before body work so it will be interesting to see your current weight compared to my old weight. It's best to weigh with 1/4 gas (as you would be on the track)... I always weigh with the same exact items in the car and 1/4 tank - so future comparisons are always equal.

 

This is slightly off topic, but actually I've been exploring the idea of replacing the sunroof and entire roof with a carbon fiber/kevlar sandwich cap. I have some experience working with CF and its not difficult to do as long as you prepare and make a quality mold.

Here's a DIY someone did on a 993 porsche project (he used another 993 for his plug):







I still haven't even started making the plug...but yea, exploring the concept

 

I know of a couple of 04 coupes without sunroofs and CLOTH seats!! Anyone know how much the motorized seats weigh?

I'm thinking about changing my front seats to lighter leather ones. Mark how much does your new seats weigh if you know?

 

my friend has an 05 revup no sunroof and his registration weight is like almost 150-180lbs lighter than mine