Weight reduction for the track;

[ThirdStrike]

What are the must removes in your opinion for weight reduction on the 1/4 mile?
spare tire, rear seats and everything in the trunk are obvious.
i'd say no to door cards..too much work.
passenger seat? is it worth the work?
glove box? worth it? ->ive heard the glove box is quite heavy in our cars. truth?

[s vier]

Biggest weight to $ savings is the battery. I realize you mean "stuff to pull @ the track" but the battery weighs like 38-48 lbs iirc. PC 680 Oddessey weighs 15lbs roughly. All front end weight too. Mine is going on 18 months in service now and is holding strong.

[veggiemonster]

the seats you wont get out without a huge hassle. i used to work at an interior shop and you cant get them out easy at all. the back track is welded to the frame and you cant take it out.....it sucks

[Kyle H]

I have an A4 but I'm assuming the seat removal is the same for the S4... I took my front seat out for the track. It's just a matter of two screws and some plugs, way too easy.

The airbag light will turn on if you don't put a resistor on the unplugged cable.

[Das General]

the seats you wont get out without a huge hassle. i used to work at an interior shop and you cant get them out easy at all. the back track is welded to the frame and you cant take it out.....it sucks

Actually you are wrong. The seats are easy to get out. You need the proper triple square tool. You can't get the entire...front seat/rear seat/door cards in and out in about 20 minutes.

[BastardS4]

Just race the car and the floorpans will fall off.

[veggiemonster]

triple square tool? okay i wanted to take my shit out to shampoo my carpet and clean my floor and shit and couldnt get the fcking seat out

[mholme]

Actually you are wrong. The seats are easy to get out. You need the proper triple square tool. You can't get the entire...front seat/rear seat/door cards in and out in about 20 minutes.

Yeah I was gonna say...that's pretty easy to do...And stock front seats weigh in at about 60lbs or so.

[ThirdStrike]

what about the glove box guys? is it heavy or no?

[mholme]

what about the glove box guys? is it heavy or no?

I wouldn't think it's that heavy, well under 10lbs most likely. There was a list on audiworld a few years ago that a guy compiled of his weight reduction and I think it was several hundred pounds total if I recall. Maybe try a few key word searches on there?

Edit:

http://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/2111812.phtml

[obviouspro]

for the guys who use the odyssey pc680: Any problems with cold start ups(I'm from Ohio)?

[Jung]

This summer i did some "weight reduc" on my car.. Spare, Rear seats, rear door cards (dont bother with door cards.. its like 7 pounds, wont gain shit from it), all the sound deadening materials in the trunk, all trunk upholstery and shit like that. The only thing that could possibly help is by taking out the passenger seat (maybe rears), battery, spare... these are very heavy and will make the greatest losses for the least time it takes to replace.

[goohead]

Your stock rims are heavy as shit I went to ssr gt7 and instant better throttle response.

Seats are heavy, if you go aftermarket you can save a lot there

[So_NAudi]

as s vier said with the odyssey battery he has been runnin 18 months strong no issuses. and id consider wisconsin pretty effin cold.

[Das General]

Your stock rims are heavy as shit I went to ssr gt7 and instant better throttle response.

Seats are heavy, if you go aftermarket you can save a lot there

Yeah I have a pair of Bride racing seats, that weigh in a mere 13lbs a seat!

[will175]

Did you buy the GIAS, can you please post some pics. I was waiting for you to get them and post some pics, Thanks.

[BastardS4]

Whats a good leather racing bucket with no compromise in comfort and adjustability? Is there such a thing?

I need a couple extra inches of headroom while im at it. And I do not like the idea of hacking up the foam in my stock seats.


Also anyone running that odessy battery and using a non check valved fuel pump like the 044? You have to crank a lot longer to start the car with zero starting fuel pressure.

[MacDaddy]

Your stock rims are heavy as shit I went to ssr gt7 and instant better throttle response.

^^ that sounds like a good "mod" not a bad idea to have a set of track tires too.

[BastardS4]

Im running 10lb lighter rims on my car. not significantly faster. maybe picked up 1-2 mph at the track

[MacDaddy]

what about your 60' times?

[Das General]

Whats a good leather racing bucket with no compromise in comfort and adjustability? Is there such a thing?

Status.

[XSilverJ]

Whats a good leather racing bucket with no compromise in comfort and adjustability? Is there such a thing?

No, although "comfort" is all a matter of opinion. The lightest seats you will find don't adjust.

Status.

Not adjustable