How the heck do you lighten these things up?
11-09-2006, 12:10 PM
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How the heck do you lighten these things up?
Prospective buyer here, and curious about the weight of these things. 3800lbs??????
How the heck do you lighten these up, other than going with a Stromung?
How the heck do you lighten these up, other than going with a Stromung?
11-09-2006, 12:15 PM
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Go on a diet.
Also, you can lose the spare tire (in the trunk, not around your waist) and all the tools out of the trunk. These are heavy cars, no way around it unless you want to custom fab a lot of stuff.
11-09-2006, 12:16 PM
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wrong car to look at if you want a light vehicle....
these cars have a boat load of options, ask skollie what the front seats weigh. to me, it doesn't make any sense to delete a/c, put race seats in etc...
11-09-2006, 12:53 PM
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3800 lbs isn't much for an AWD luxury sedan of this size, but...
if you want to trim weight these are the areas I would start with:
Stromung
Light weight forged wheels
CF hood
S6+ front and rear bumpers (the front alone saves 27 lbs, I don't have the rear yet)
If you want more than that you're going to have to get really creative or lose some content. The S4/6 is a big luxury sedan not a nimble corner carver. You can do lots to counter act the weight like big brake kit, lower stiffer suspension, bigger low profile tires, and more power, but you're never going to get around the fact that it's a big car to start with.
Stromung
Light weight forged wheels
CF hood
S6+ front and rear bumpers (the front alone saves 27 lbs, I don't have the rear yet)
If you want more than that you're going to have to get really creative or lose some content. The S4/6 is a big luxury sedan not a nimble corner carver. You can do lots to counter act the weight like big brake kit, lower stiffer suspension, bigger low profile tires, and more power, but you're never going to get around the fact that it's a big car to start with.
