A 20lb counterweight seems pretty worthless if u have atleast a 1/4 tank of gas i could see it maybe keeping the rear planted alittle if ur on empty but cant make that much of a diff. and why was it only on some max's and not others? Kinda on the same topic did anyone have any problems with there rear springs creaking after changing there struts the creek when i pull away from lights or stop signs its only for a split sec but its just a creek any ideas as to how i can get it to stop or is it jus cuz the new struts arent worn in yet?

 

cut out the spare wheel well...weigh it...then let us all know...haha...jk...its finals week...i needed to relieve some stress

 

How many hundred times do we have to say this? IT'S NOT SIMPLY A WEIGHT- IT'S THERE TO REDUCE ROAD NOISE. The reason why it's only in the GXE is because the designers were willing to sacrifice a bit of road noise in exchange for weight savings on the SE.

 

Make some and sell it to the SE guys.

 

Jeff - ....NOT FUNNY

Matt - srry dude never saw any decussion about it before

 

actually...my 90 se and my 91 se both had the rubber cylinder in the trunk...havent checked if my 89 se has it yet

 

Come on, you know I'll be giving you hell about that for the rest of life

It's all good.

 

lol I agree and it is funny, White90Se dunno if it matters too u but its a steel cylinder and it weights a tone u may wanna remove it. Jeff any ideas about the creeking?

 

if you are talking about the cylinder in the trunk...i removed it already...well from my 90....havent even looked at the 89 yet...too many other things that are of higher priority...but if you are talking about the wheel well...i rather have a spare tire then saving a few pounds...but next summer i will be removing it from my 90...which is when i will start my turbo project

 

Oh yeah i knew that i think u told me like 2 years ago




................matt not to get u mad again, but i had one.. and i have a se

the max org should be like hooking up to the matrix. u hafa get one of thoes spikes in ur neck... that sh*t would be hot yo!

 

really?
its only in the 3rd gens with auto trannies from what i have seen. i heard it was to counter the slightly heavier front end because of the slightly heavier auto tranny.

 

I've heard both ways on them being in the auto. some SE autos had them, some didn't. dunno there. that extra 20lb in the back certainly doesn't make up for the extra 100+lb up front though!

 

where is this piece located? Can i take it out from the trunk or do i have to remove my back seat?

 

I got a 92 auto SE without it.

 

IIRC - you have to remove the backseat to access 2 of the bolts...the other 2 are accessible from the trunk

 

my 89 se auto has it and my 91 se auto had it the only one that doesnt have it is my 90 se 5 speed do you htink it is pre 92 thing for the se's to have?? just wondering it has been wandering my mind too....

 

PLEASE see the other thread about this "thing"

 

you dont have to remove your back seat, just the lining the back of the trunk. you can access all of the bolts from there, and mine weren't very tight so just like one rotation of your wrench and you'll be able to do it with your fingers.

 

I hear that you can get +5 HP if you remove it

 

i couldnt remember..and i already had my seat removed anyway..so i figured htat would be easier