firstly about the ra's...what all do they have to make them a lightweight model? i know of alloy bonnet and wings, no abs, no elecy windows, but what else?


what is lighter, an alloy bonnet or carbon fibre bonnet?


cheers peoples

 

im sure the RA's have a lightened bootlids and alloy wishbones(or is that just P1's)

 

I reckon cf is about the same weight (little less) but about 10000 times the price and looks sh*t (strong though) IMHO.

Ra's have no cenral locking, ac, boot carpet. I hear they have thinner windows (??) and I'd asumme there would be no, or very little sound deadening.

 

I think the STis have alloy wishbones, probably not the WRXs though.

Other than that I think it's down to less toys and sound deadening and maybe thinner glass.

If you look at the weights, an RA isn't that much lighter than a std. UK Impreza.... depnding on the year and selection of toys fitted.

J.

 

WRX's have alloy wishbones as well as the STI's.

RA's should have (or dont have) the following

No Air Con
No side skirts or rear bumper skirts
No Central locking
No electric windows
Thinner Glass or Acrylic? Not sure.
Alloy bonnet
Alloy Wishbones
Alloy Boot lid?

 

ok, thanks guys. i have air con and the rest of the usual, so in terms of extra weight, i have abs, a/c, metal bonnet, possibly tail gate, wings, central locking, sound deadening and carpets??? all of that would probably weigh close to about 15-16 kilos which is quite a lot considering! it could be a possiblity doing this, but where on earth has alloy wings?! i've seen ad's for the bonnets, but the wings, or even tailgates!!!


thanks again

 

drb5,

I think overall the RA's are some 60kg lighter than a standard car. Not sure if thats a UK or JDM.

 

ho hoooooooooo! good stuff.....if i had one ach well, i can make a start of lightenin the motor if i decide to go this route

 

When we removed everything from a pug 205.... and I mean everything bar the dash, gearstick, handbrake and doorhandle each, I doubt you could lift the pile of rubbish left over (If you could get hold of it all). I only hold back on my car since I want it to look standard.

Dave.