Testarossa...Weight Reduction Ideas...???

How raw do you want to go?

Remove all carpeting has got to be worth 20-25 lbs at least.

Pass seat ?lbs

Can't think of much else. But yeah it would rival the race 512tr sorta..

 

Wheels
carbon brake discs
carbon drive shafts
lightweight shocks
glass / speakers / instruments / tunnel
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fuse and relay panel

The list could be never ending....

 

Proper wheels and tires, not the bling stuff but well engineered Magnesium wheels. That has to be approaching 100#'s to change out those bricks albeit un sprung weight. The change there is quite noticeable in overall handling.

If it is being viewed as a track car my first area of focus would be on the rear deck lid. Find the lead bars hidden in that and remove them. That must have been part of a crash structure design because no body panel has a reason to be that heavy! USA bumpers are the next focus area to reduce the polar moment as well as weight. When building a race car... always start at the outer corners and work inward. Viewing everything from the Polar Moment and CG gives one the most bang for the buck when the diet starts.

 

I think the heavy engine lid is only on the US version. My Euro one is actually very light and has no extra supports other than for the chicken wire

When rebuilding the suspension over last winter I found the sprung components to be very heavy indeed. Especially the bloody wheels They are almost back breaking to put onto the splined shafts.

 

Jeff,

Leave the nachos and beer for a while.
Drive naked.
No more passenger.
Liposuccion..Oh yea you said w/o major surgery, sorry.
Ok that's enough, I know!

 

I was thinking of losing 4 cylinders maybe 6 ....... A LOT of weight would come off.

 

But that would make it as slow as a 360 or 430

 

Dont recommend hollowing out the pre cats.. Just replace with test pipes.. Hollowing the cats creats turbulence and swirling inside the cat.. Nice clean test pipes are nice.. makes her run ripe..

R

 

Now there is a phrase we should all use at least once when discussing performance cars

 

Jeff was talking about sleeving the hollowed out Pre-cats to eliminate the swirl issue. A lot cheaper than the Hyper-Flow tubes at 1800.00 @ pair.
It should work.

 

Nice racing seats, carbon steering wheel, wheels, carbon body kit

 

Wow. Cruel.

 

Yeah, I'm with Phil. My UK deck lid is super light, I can easy carry it with one hand.

 

i agree with guys above about the wheels and brakes -

 

I just replaced the steel sheet metal panel that protects the fuel pumps, fuel tanks, etc.. it is approx. 5 ft. X 2 ft.......with a 4130 aluminum panel.....saved a good 10-15 lbs..

Called a Protection Plate, Ferrari part #122800
Item #33 in drawing below.

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Hmmmmm that is another part on the Euro car this is aluminium already and nice and light, things are very strange.....

 

My TR has Brembo's HRE's, Tubi and Hyper Flow precat and cat elims as well as removed spare, jack and tools. I was planning on weighing it at a friends race shop. I wonder what it'll weigh???

 

wiper motor and washer fluid. Wiper arms can come off and you'll be better in the wind for higher top speed. Have a thin carbon fiber engine lid made, held by pins, no hinge mechanism or shock/prop. Better, do the F50 thing and go all carbon fiber skin.

 

Replace all the air intake air filter housing etc with two K&N filters stuck directky into the rubber elbows to the throttle. I was amazed at how heavy the air filter assbly was.
If someone made a lightweight flywheel that would be a nice thing to change too

 

Plus of course the rear grille, the engine cover, the strakes

 

Remove one fuel tank.
You would still have 12 to 15 gallons in a single tank

 

My race car weighs 2800 w a full cage

The body is a little heavy as some bits are fiberglass. I want to replace those w carbon bits at some point and get her down to 2700

 

I believe Carobu in CA makes a light flywheel and clutch.

 

My european testarossa version is not very heavy, really is necessary weight reductions?, only if you will use the car on track. but for track is better a 360 CS, 355 challenge or 430 scudería. Testarossa is testarossa and in my opinion not needs to change nothing. regards.