Folding down the back seats to save weight thread - link?

[southpaw]

Anyone got a link to the thread from a Corsa owners club where a guy was saying he folded down the back seats and opened the glovebox to make his car weigh less?

[southpaw]

Corsa driver said:

It only carries 1 person, Me. It has no extra weight in the car, all glove compartments, cubby holes and the boot is empty. The rear exhaust may or may not add power. It has only ever run on Optimax, I know you get more boost out if this fuel on bigger engined cars but every little helps. The tyres are always inflated to 38 PSI to give extra grip and less tyre slouch. Often I put the rear seats flat, this reduces weight. (Like why you crawl flat across a frozen pond so as not to break the ice). I regularly drive with around £10 of fuel, again weight saving, and often I use engine cleaner in the fuel load to remove debris from the fuel injectors. The car is always clean improving aerodynamic progress. I have timed the 0 - 60 at 9.3 seconds, and this shaves a couple of seconds off the standard time. Hope this answers your question.


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The rear seat thing, It is rare that I fold them down, but it has to be said that when folded they remove a bit of weight. Vertical seats exert more downward force because the energy is focused on a smaller surface area. When horizontal, the weight is spread and so is less per Centimetre squared.

Thanks

[southpaw]

Timberwolf said:

900T-R said:

Sounds good, but shouldn't there be a conveyor belt involved at some point?

You could fit a small inclined conveyor belt over the bonnet, to gently waft air away from the car in order to reduce air resistance?

You'd have to make sure the whole car didn't take off though!

[southpaw]

E2DJH said:

Many people here have had great fun at his expense, but how long do you continue to rake over coals before it becomes boring?

You haven't been round here long, it'll take about 2-3 years before people forget it. It may even become part of PH legend, like the WHoCT and caudence clutching

[southpaw]

Don't have the caudence clutching thing, but heres the WHoCT: http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...