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Old 10-27-2006   #1 (permalink)
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what are couple of things we can remove in our car to make them lighter? would changing hood and trunk to carbon fiber really help?
how about stock wheels? any input guys will be appreciate it thnx
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i know that an aftermarket fiberglass hood only weighs a cupple pounds less that stock if that.dont know much about carbon fiber.
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I heard that the trunk is heavy too, carbon fiber is always lighter than oem, how about wheels is is worth changing to light wheels other than looks? any more weight reduction tips guys?...
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