Bottom line, its all about power-weight ratio. Shaving weight from lighter wheels and front seats should at least net 100-150 lbs. On that note, have you guys done?:vhmmm::mech:
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Bottom line, its all about power-weight ratio. Shaving weight from lighter wheels and front seats should at least net 100-150 lbs. On that note, have you guys done?:vhmmm::mech:
front seats? i'm new at this. what seats do you get?
google MTM clubsport
remove your spare tire. weighs 46 lbs.
recaro sportline seats will run you about 1600/each for the front, don't remember how much lighter they are, but they are the same style seats as what came in the euro version. and they have heating AND cooling...
oh, and lightweight wheel/tire combo and go 6 speed.
Mine are heated but not cooled (never seen cooled seats in a c5), they have electric adjustment and lumbar motors can't be much lighter than the US spec ones surely. My Avant has all the options available in the UK and weighs nearly 2000kgs. Do you guys in the US get solar sunroof and twin pane glass as an option? We don't get a spare wheel either.
I know, its an updated design. Would likely require some modifications to the harness. I almost pulled the trigger on a set right before i bought my beast.
Sorry, its the style "top line" i was thinking of
http://www.recaro-automotive.com/en/...le.html#c27595
We got the Solar sunroof with the electric rear sunshade and manual rear sunshades as an option but no dual pane windows here, not until the C6. A lightweight Odyssey battery (PC925T) will save another 39lbs and as mentioned, Forged wheels (my BBS RS-GT's in 19" are 15lbs per wheel lighter than the stock 18" wheels), spare tire, dump the extra aux radiators and plumbing. The battery and spare tire take weight off the back of the car which is where we least need to remove weight but I think most would agree any removal is better than nothing, at least in a way that doesn't detract from the original looks or design too much. Wheels and Radiators probably help the most (as far as handling goes) but Forged Wheels are a chunk o money.
I agree with the lightweight wheels, but you also have to figure in the added weight of 19 inch tires. Depending on brand, lets say you gain 5 lbs with 19 inch tire. That is still 40lbs lost overall.
hahn, is that lightweight battery still the same size?
The battery is definitely smaller. It was discussed before as there were a couple of others using it. The battery needs to be left on a battery tender if the car sits more than a couple of weeks as the reserve capacity isn't as large as the huge battery that we carry. I use the stock mount, I just bent the small hold down tab in a vice to about a 30'-40' angle. As for the tire size weights, a search of Tire rack specs & manufacturers specs in 255/ 40-18 size in Michelin PS2 & the Dunlop Sport Maxx's that I am using to the 255/35-19 tires for the 19" wheels in stock size reveal the same or only 1lb increase. Tire rack says that even though you go down to a shorter sidewall and keep the same width (you would think you would get lighter in going up) that the tires weight the same or only slightly more because they tend to have more Steel cords in the sidewall than the taller sidewall sizes. So a 0 to 4lb gain is offset by a loss of 60lbs on the wheels.
Was looking around the interwebs today and found this sunroof delete...
http://www.ringer-racing.com/product...&categoryId=29
Like this...what a stunning car, colour, roof etc.
http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/...1/DSCF1505.jpg
http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/...1/78021d03.jpg
http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/...1/f6498f2c.jpg
Beautiful car.....
Love that RS6!
The total carbon roof is pretty sweet. Any info on weight savings and cost?
In my case, to reduce weight in the car I need to:
- remove from trunk: the golf bag/golf shoes/umbrellas/soccer ball (son's)/dust rags/extra qt oil/torque wrench/damper height adjust tool
- lose 40 lbs of fat
^^^^ I hear that I need to lose 40lbs as well. Great mod.....
If I lose 40lb of fat, I will be 120lb of noodle...
And if I take any weight out of the rear of the '6 - the 4x4 DRC will raise up another 2"...
Sounds like a nice start...~40 lbs. Sounds like losing the "penalty weight" ALMS used to imposed on this car because it was winning too much.:burnout:
Lose 40 lbs for $200! Why yes, I will thank you very much....
Got my odyssey in mail, the battery is amazingly small. It's size of my kids toy jeep battery! I am waiting on the SAE terminals to install. It's super light!!
Tomorrow I will, vs stock battery...its 1/3 size
pics....
Funny how these threads repeat. Here is an old one with pics of my battery in the car.
http://www.rs6.com/showthread.php/21...highlight=925T
Another thread on weight.
http://www.rs6.com/showthread.php/17...ghlight=PC925t
Sound deadening material.. Theres a bunch of it in this car.
Absolutely ok for daily driving!
:cheers:
I've been using the Odyssey in my RS6 for about 3 years now and in my street/track 911 for about the same. The one in my 911 is the smaller model (PC680MJT) and it sits alot. Before I purchased a couple of the Battery Tender Juniors I had to jump start my 911 a couple of times. I guess I may have broken a rule that I didn't know of, Ooops. Me and the battery are still going fine but I may check Odyssey's website to be sure. As I mentioned in the other threads the 925T is fine for the RS6 but it doesn't have as much reserve capacity of the stock battery but cranks just fine. Since it doesn't have the reserve capacity and I sometimes let my RS6 for up to two weeks or so when I travel I leave it on the battery tender junior to keep it fully charged and ready to go when I get back. Without a parasitic drain the Odyssey batteries have a long shelf life with a charge but you would have to disconnect your battery to keep that charge.
Just going to update this. After 10 years, yes 10, my battery is finally not holding a good charge after a few days. Impressive for such a small battery I'd say, ordering another now.
https://www.odysseybatteries.com/pc925t.htm
lswing, before you go that route you might consider a Lithium. I'm now using Antigravity Lithium batteries in my '74 911 w/3.6ltr motor (3lbs), '87 944 Turbo (4lbs), RS5 (15.5lbs), RS6 (5.75lbs). They are definitely more expensive but you get an even lighter battery but with more cranking amps and reserve capacity compared to the Odyssey 925t. The RS5 is using a T6 with and the RS6 I'm using an ATX-30 which is 20lbs less than the 925t and has more cranking amps. You look at the square plastic box and pick it up and it almost feels like it's empty. The T6 is a much bigger battery, it has about the same cranking amps and Reserve capacity as the OEM battery but only weights 15.5lbs. Due to the RS5's more advanced electronics and battery monitoring it would give strange faults and over voltage spikes when I tried to use the smaller ATX-30. The battery started the car fine but while operating it would give problems. The Alternator/battery management is controlled to do weird things, when coasting it will slightly overcharge the battery and then when on full throttle it will only trickle charge and use off the battery. They call it regeneration, nothing to do with regenerative braking, I think all of the newer Audi's have it now.
Hahn did You install a battery cut off switch ? Sudggest it as asafety items, Li Batteries can get hot !
Look at the battery coming up from ZAF energy systems, NiXnc, fully recycable, does not get hot, works at low temperatures and hgih
without effect. Does not loose charge for very long time, high density versus Lead acid, no fluids !
Used currrently for Nucl. Subs, Humvee's, SAC rocket silos, Data storage......
Cheers,
Ivan