Im looking into a carbon fiber sunroof to replace the glass since its so heavy..also, where could i find a carbon fiber trunk??

Just throwing out an idea about the sunroof..

 

maybe you can remove the glass and use it as a mold to fabricate a fiberglass piece to replace the glass

no one makes cf trunks for 3rd gens

 

should make some CF rear windows too

Brian

 

You can find a cf hood here.
http://www.aeiperformance.com/store.html

 

And windshield, that ****'s HEAVY!!

 

Don't forget about a carbon fiber engine block....that's 200lbs of weight savings right there!!

 

you can make carbon fiber pieces yourself. All it takes is money

 

dont have time to do it myself..thanks for all the nice replies..(sarcasm)...
Someone who can have them made, please pm me...
thanks

 

Not to sounds rude, but wouldn't it be easier to just turn up the boost on your turbo kit than try and drop weight by making something silly like a carbon fiber sunroof?

 

joking aside... you can always go a bit "extreme" and still keep the car street legal.

the spare tire/jack and "well" weighs about 60 lbs (depending on how much u cut out). all the insulation under the carpet is 40 lbs (according to matt) the 28 pound counter weight in the back of the car, Replace the seats with some racing one.. maybe 40lbs total lost there.. the hood is 70 lbs (i think).... and u could cut all the frame work out underneath it or replace it with a carbon one.

220 lbs... thats alot of weight!... about 20 hp worth according to the "every 10 lbs is 1 hp" theory... but i dont believe it

 

isnt it "0.1sec in the 1/4 mi. per 10lbs" weight saving? not "every 10 lbs is 1 hp"

I still dont see eitherone making that significant amount of difference. Just boost the performance, and except that the car weighs a certain amount.

Brian

 

accept, accept that the car weighs a certain amount

if he wants to lighten it why not? you're just all jealous that he can beat you

 

yeah, this is about making the car lighter to go faster.. not making the car faster to go faster, that would be crazy...

but... the fastest street cars are all about power to weight ratio, if a vg weighed 1500 lbs is would be fast as hell

 

Cut off limbs? That would help right?

 

i know... thats why i would like to stuff the 4.6L V8 into the Ford Focus or the Mazda Miata, and then turbo or SC ontop of that....

but i still accept that as a daily driver there are certain amounts of things i can accept as standard.

Brian

 

if you want to save weight get plexiglass windows/windshields made.

 

want to save weight, go on diet. Its free and ur g/f will be happy too

 

lol
10 char.

 

Yeah eat only RICE.

 

maybe try pming ionicmax and see if he'll make you a carbon fiber trunk. i think that's the guy that makes them for the 4th gens and custom stuff if you ask/pay.

 

Does anybody know if it is possible to polish a windshield?
(One I have on Maxima is original one ... with too many-many marks on it)

I know there is some "optical" effect - that's why I shouldn't even try doing it myself. But are there any shops who would do it? And how much does it cost?

Or ... replace it? - sounds expensive ...

 

you can polish the windshield, I forget who makes it though

 

yea its this thing that makes microscopic scratches around the main scratch to blend it in but idunno wat company makes it either