Get down the gym.

Seriously though, how much weight, what budget do you have, what do you want to achieve?

In general, best places to start are wheels, suspension and tyre, and the front of the car where most of the weight is at, but it really depends what budget your on and what (apart from simply "weight loss") you want to achieve.

 

Get down the gym.

Seriously though, how much weight, what budget do you have, what do you want to achieve?

In general, best places to start are wheels, suspension and tyre, and the front of the car where most of the weight is at, but it really depends what budget your on and what (apart from simply "weight loss") you want to achieve.

ha ha. althought the gym might help a bit.

No budget really. just looking for pratical ways to reduce weight just to improve all round performance of the car.

 

Lots of things you can do. Unsprung weight (as in wheels, tyres, brakes etc) makes a HUGE difference. Anything you can safely replace with light weight versions of (in the suspension) is a good idea.

There's plenty of sound deadening you can pull out from all over the car, but of course that'll make it noisier.

Carbon fibre bonnet (pricey, questions over quality), carbon fibre a-panels (although they're aluminium anyway I believe, so not so heavy anyway).

Sure there's more you can do too (waits for others to chime in...)

 

Lighter aftermarket exhaust, lighter aftermarket brakes and lighter battery are about the last of the easy DIY type mods.

After that it takes commitment.

 

Hey there,

Like they said - use light weight parts ( wheels, tires, suspention ) , you can get rid of all the sound insulation, non essential interior parts ( carpet, door panels, etc.. ) , smaller battery, etc. It just depends on how light you want it and how you want it to look?

As a rule ( old drag racing & SCCA racing days ) every 10 pound reduction of unsprung weight is the same as losing 100 pounds of sprung weight and will give you about 1/10th second improvment in the 1/4 mile.

Hope this helps

 

You can lose about 35 lbs removing the rear seats and at least 10 lbs going to a smaller battery.

mark

 

Dump your fat girlfriend.

 

I have a MINI One.
How do i reduce the weight of the car without removing seats.

All suggestions welcome.

You can lose about 35 lbs removing the rear seats and at least 10 lbs going to a smaller battery.

Seats not an option.

 

35 lbs losing the rear seats? I was told it was almost 40 kg (88 lbs) !

 

35 lbs losing the rear seats? I was told it was almost 40 kg (88 lbs) !

There's no way they're going to weigh anywhere near 40kg.

James

P.S. Thinking of taking the rear seats out myself.

EDIT: You could also replace the front seats with lightweight items, which is what I'm considering.

 

For the sake of the thread originator can we stop the talk of seats?

 

You could also replace the front seats with lightweight items, which is what I'm considering.

is this a possibilty for you, richard?

 

I ended up putting a superchip on my one. that help alot. Apparently on paper it pushes it past a cooper but never official raced one to see.

 

out of interest, in terms of physics, whats the difference between sprung and unsprung weight?

 

is this a possibilty for you, richard?

Yer i guess light weight seats are an option. never thought of that.

As for the fat girlfriend. how rude............

 

changing wheels & tyres is the easiest & most effective way to lose weight

 

changing wheels & tyres is the easiest & most effective way to lose weight

problem is i just bought new alloys and tyres.

 

a distinction needs to be made here. . .

cutting 10 lbs of unsprung weight is NOT equivalent to cutting 100 lbs of static weight. cutting 100 lbs of ROTATING mass is equivalent (approximately, although it depends on the distribution of the mass). Reducing unprung weight has its own benefits other than the static weightloss, mainly an improvement in ride quality and less stress on the suspension, but cutting rotational mass is much bigger for performance than cutting unsprung mass. This is why lightweight wheels are a win win, b/c cutting weight off the wheels is cutting both rotational mass AND cutting unsprung mass.

 

problem is i just bought new alloys and tyres.

they're likeley to be lighter than the standard mini items though - did you get non-run flats?

 

they're likeley to be lighter than the standard mini items though - did you get non-run flats?

Yer non runflats but went from a 15 inch to a 17 inch alloy.

 

Dump your fat girlfriend.

lmao, never old, still makes me laugh.

id sort the wheels if i had the moolah, the standard ones are shockingly heavy.

 

How about washing and waxing your Mini to save weight?
Apparentley giving your car a good wash and wax for 20 to 25 minutes you can burn 100 calories.

:biggrin:

 

How about washing and waxing your Mini to save weight?
Apparentley giving your car a good wash and wax for 20 to 25 minutes you can burn 100 calories.

:biggrin:

cheeky f***k

 

is sprung weight above the springs?

 

is sprung weight above the springs?

you got it. anything supported on the suspension