OK Eli says i am insane does THIS make me INSANE?

well, it's your car, but I....I would never never had done it...but again, that's just IMHO
If you are pleased with it...

ciao,

Waldo
ForzaRossa.com

 

I've heard of the 'Low Carb' diet but never heard of the 'Low Carbon' diet

 

very nice! dont forget the cf stradale side mirrors =)

 

I have very strong opinions about this -- I went through this when I got my first Porsche. I decided that making a street car faster was pointless because driving fast on the streets is a waste of time. I opted to keep my Turbo S "comfy" and bought a dedicated track car.

My best lap times at Lime Rock in the Turbo S: 1:02-ish, $140k, 400+-ish hp

My best lap times in my RSR: 0:57-ish, $60k, 270-ishhp

Best move you can take.

The reality is, you cannot shed enough pounds in a street car to make weight savings worth anything. If you were really hardcore, you'd eliminate the following:

- Passenger Seat
- Sound deadening material (Extensive in a 360)
- Audio System (Including wiring)
- Cooling System (Including controls & Fan)
- Dashboard (You don't need that)
- Glass (replace with Lexan)
- Inside Door Panels
- ABS, Traction Control, etc.
- Fuel Tank (Get a lightweight Fuel Cell -- not the future tech thing, the bag in an aluminum enclosure thing)

Plus, the $$,$$$ you'll spend on Carbon Fiber parts, light weight wheels (Unsprung weight saving is VERY important), labor, etc. You'll go through all of this, spend all this $$ sacrifice all this comfort -- and still get your ass handed to you by a $30,000 track prepared normally aspirated 911.

My advice? Enjoy the comfort and if you want a rocket for 1/4 mile racing or road racing get a dedicated car.

 

A cheaper alternative is NY Sports Club's $90 monthly membership, I'm sure that's an easy 10 lbs...hehe

 

LMAO! Brad probably has more than 10 lbs. of ink on him.... AS for the mods on the car, if "looking sick" was the goal, then I would say you are on the right track.

 

if CF parts are free, go for it.
otherwise the effort/money input is probably not worth the weight reduction result and performance gain.
in any case, it will look BAD ARSE! so can't go wrong there.

 

Me, too.

Want a free sticker? Go see phil in Deer Park. Show up with the 360. Tell him you're a friend of mine...

http://www.grafikdezine.com

I'd bet that he'll do it free to put a stripe on a 360...

 

I vote insane. But if you plan on keeping the car for a long time its your choice.

 

I wanna meet phil the sticker guy sometime - he gets alot of mentiion here LOL.

and yea brad... insane is what im thinkin

 

Absolutely INSANE!!!

 

Insaine but it is your car and as long as you are happy. It looks pretty cool though!!!

DRSROCK:

How come we have yet to see you at an event???

 

You could probably save about 200-300 pounds. Everything adds up.

 

put racing seats and a roll cage in it, otherwise people are going to think its a half rebuilt salvage car

 

Insane-- but in a good way, a stock 360 is a dime a dozen these days at Ferrari events, your car will really stand out..! Supercharge it!

 

Hi

The sport seat alone shed off 80 pounds, I took off my cat also, I assume it save at least 40 pounds. SANE.

 

Oh boy. This car is going to be a project for a very long time. Everything is going to eventually be changed isn't it?

 

only if its constantly running

 

I believe this is an all or nothing sort of thing, but money-wise and time-wise it would be cheaper for you to just buy a 360CS and be done with it.

If you are going to start taking out carpet you had better remove every single thing possible from the car!!! Otherwise you are just ruining a perfectly good car.

 

Tons of pristine 360's for sale, the enjoyment he'll get out of it will be worth 10x more then the drop in resale value-- he's an artist, this is his new canvas...