Dum-Dums Bianca GTi6

[Poodle]

What else did you take off to get 10kg worth..? Are you counting the washer bottle as full perchance..?

[Dum-Dum]

What else did you take off to get 10kg worth..? Are you counting the washer bottle as full perchance..?

Yeah, the car was weighed with everything full so Ive weighed the difference in washer fluid between the pug bottle and my barely legal washer bottle (must be able to hold 1.25L for an MOT and mines 1.25L on the nose but currently mounted at an angle so i cant get 1.25L in)

Got 3.5kg less fluid but also theres a difference in the bottles. No A/C rad and the front pipes are removed.

Got a stick on number plate for the front to go on, reckon it weighs less than the sticky pads for the other plate.
Think im gonna attack the rest of the AC pipes today if it stops raining and I think Ive decided to have the bonnet lining off after all.





Oh and Ed Doe has sold me his spare De-Cat so as soon as it stops raining im fitting some win pipe shaped awesomeness (and weight loss)

[Ed Doe]

Good to see you, albeit briefly yesterday evening buddy

Looking forward to seeing the win-pipe living on in another car

If (when) you sell, I'm calling 1st dibs on it though; not having that weighed in

[vlj]

Also good seeing you and going for a drive yesterday... I was certainly shown how to drive that's for sure

[Dum-Dum]

Good to see you, albeit briefly yesterday evening buddy

Looking forward to seeing the win-pipe living on in another car

If (when) you sell, I'm calling 1st dibs on it though; not having that weighed in

The win pipe or the whole car?

Also good seeing you and going for a drive yesterday... I was certainly shown how to drive that's for sure

LOL You will be able to go faster when you get your own.

[Ed Doe]

The win pipe or the whole car?

errm, well both!

[C.A.R.]

Less bonnet lining means more of the glorious induction noise

[Ed Doe]

Less bonnet lining means more of the glorious induction noise

definitely this!!

[Jonny b]

Less bonnet lining means more of the glorious induction noise

definitely this!!

Or in your case Ed!! More

Taptaptaptaptaptaptaptap

[Dum-Dum]

Ok, bonnet lining is off now (weighed just shy of 1.1kg in case anyone is wondering).

I really not too keen on the noise of the de-cat. Sounds like its blowing slightly but it isnt.

Also I cant make it pop and bang which im slightly gutted about.

[Jonny b]

Mine pops and bangs with a cat

[Ed Doe]

Ok, bonnet lining is off now (weighed just shy of 1.1kg in case anyone is wondering).

I really not too keen on the noise of the de-cat. Sounds like its blowing slightly but it isnt.

Also I cant make it pop and bang which im slightly gutted about.

You need to let it soot up again, it's been off the car for a while! it needs to be hot too! Take it up to the limiter then very lightly tap the throttle as the revs drop down past 5.5k, should pop a beaut...

[Dum-Dum]

You need to let it soot up again, it's been off the car for a while! it needs to be hot too! Take it up to the limiter then very lightly tap the throttle as the revs drop down past 5.5k, should pop a beaut...

Been doing that in 2nd and 3rd mate and shes just not having it. Had the oil temp up at about 130 trying.

I probably cleaned it out a little too well before fitting if im honest but the cloud of smoke it puffs in the limiter is about twice what it was before so im hoping that one day shell be good for a little flame.

[Dum-Dum]

So i massacered some insects last night

   
   



And my new number plate has finally turned up. Weighs less than 10g. It is reflective, in a legal font and carbon letters are FTMFW. Oh and fitted the mist jets too.

   
   
   

[Niall]

Legal font...not so legal plate sizing. Lucky you car is the same colour as a number plate!

[Dum-Dum]

Legal font...not so legal plate sizing. Lucky you car is the same colour as a number plate!

IIRC its 10mm border of background all round so im not far off. We wont talk about the letters being a couple of mm smaller than they should be.

[Jonny b]

Where did you get the plates from bud?

[Dum-Dum]

Where did you get the plates from bud?

Ebay mate.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REFLECTIVE-STI...1550wt_698

Ive only got a front one ATM. Rear is a std one.

If you just give him your reg and tell him you want a front/rear then youll get a normal sized one. If you want smaller letters just ask.

It did take over a week to come though and the carbon letters arent amazingly well stuck to the backing but a quick session with the hair dryer appears to of solved that.

Oh and cos I know you want to know a std plate is 210g.

[Jonny b]

Cheers bud fr and rear ordered lol

[samass]

i've realised this is my first post in here, love it, scrap it and i'll ra*e you.

[Poodle]

Hmmm, stick-on number plate, eh..? Random weight-saving idea, like it.

[Dum-Dum]

i've realised this is my first post in here, love it, scrap it and i'll ra*e you.

Well in that case im scrapping it now.

Hmmm, stick-on number plate, eh..? Random weight-saving idea, like it.

No, you cant use stick on headights and windows on a road car (but they do do it in drag racing and such like)

[samass]

also, since i've realised this is my first post in here, love it, scrap it and i'll ra*e you.

Well in that case im scrapping it now.

yep. everybody wants me.

also, do do. heh.

[spillage]

jumping the tool box/. then jumping the tool box with no bummper lol

[Poodle]

Hmmm, stick-on number plate, eh..? Random weight-saving idea, like it.

No, you cant use stick on headights and windows on a road car (but they do do it in drag racing and such like)

Hahaha so very tempting...

On a side note, have you weighed your hydro bonnet struts recently?

[Dum-Dum]

Just as an update before I add all the exact weights my car is almost 90kg lighter than standard now.

[Matt]

Winning!

[Dum-Dum]

Right weights.

Cyclone with a 195/55R15 P6000 = 15450g
15" Steel spare with a 195/55R15 P6000 = 16800g
16"x7" Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 = 8200g
Xsara mist jets = 10g
Standard washer jets = didnt even register on the scales
Rear wiper and arm = 457g
Rear wiper motor = 1553g
most of the rear washer hose = 243g
Cover under glove box = 365g
GTi6 boot trim (3 peices) = 313g
Rear light covers = 161g
Wheel wrench = 441g
Jack and holder = 2513g
CD changer and brackets = 2137g
CD changer cable = 316g
Spare wheel carrier and hanger bolt = 1694g
Rear headrests = 1604g
O/S lower rear seat = 3280g
N/S lower rear seat = 4260g
O/S upper rear seat = 4800g
N/S upper rear seat = 6150g
All rear seat belts and all seat bolts = 2790g
Front boot edge metal trim / seat mount = 940g
Rear edge roof lining trim = 120g
Boot lid wiper motor cover = 390g
Boot interior light = 10g
Rear foot well mats = 730g
O/S C pillar trim = 660g
N/S C pillar trim = 640g
Interior N/S 3/4 panel trim = 1860g
Interior O/S 3/4 panel trim = 1860g
Interior O/S 3/4 panel trim pockets = 260g
N/S 3/4 panel sound deadening = 360g
O/S 3/4 panel sound deadening = 450g
Boot side carpets = 160g
Boot floor carpet = 900g
Boot sound deadening = 4540g
Under rear seat sound deadening = 290g
Rear seat base front clips = 320g
Rear foot well carpet = 6500g
All trim screws (the black torx ones from the above) = 90g
Random bits of plastic/foam from above = 80g
B pillar trims = 440g
Front numberplate 210g
Bonnet lining and clips 1080g
Cat = 5220g
De-Cat = 2320g
Cat differences = 2900g
Gti6 splitter = 440g
Rallye blanks = 172g
Fogs = 1051g
Fog difference = 897g
Standard Fans = 5571g
16" Slim fan = 2100g
Fan difference = 3471g
Standard washer bottle = 493g
Kit car washer bottle = 246g
Washer bottle difference = 247g
Washer fluid difference = 3390g

Total so far is 87kg, sadly most of this is from the rear of the car and its definitely sitting high.

Did some drag runs at the weekend before removing the rear interior and my best was 15.9s on my own and with a 65kg passenger it was 16.1s so it just proves it makes a real difference to how fast you go.

Hoping to loose a bit more again soon. would be nice to eventually get down much nearer to the 1000kg mark, sadly alot of the easy /cheap stuff is now gone.

[Dum-Dum]

I gotta add, if anyone has a top glove box or a lower engine mount (the holder not the rubber) for sale id be incredibly interested. Also a non front fog light stalk and a cabby/sedan wiper stalk.


After Ed moaning about stripping the rear ruining the ballance I thought id guess where the weight has come from and try to reassess.

Here is the standard weights



Its 480 rear and 860 Front with a 64/36 ballance

Now at a guess is say its now 400 rear and 850 front and this gives a 68/32 ballance so only a 4% change or if i have this right imagine the COG between the wheelbase at the side, if the distance between them is 2m the COG has moved 8cm forwards.

[Jonny b]

Iam getting engine mounts done soon bud, so I'll have a spare if you want to borrow?