right guy,s here goes i,am after a newage wrx with 5 speed box as the key to my goal is weight saving; i have the following parts for this build 2.5 forged block, md321t. also buying the scoobyclinic helical cut gearset, is there anything else that could save weight on this project ie interior. etc.

i,am going for brakes suspension and some whiteline goodies have any off you got an idea on light weight items i may need also were to find them.

also is the bugeye lighter than the blobeye

this will be a long project but will be worth it

 

pretty sure a standard 5 speed newage box won't take the horsepower you proposed build spec will come up to, I should think you'll be needing a stronger box maybe PPG or the like

 

i have covered that in my last post thats why i,ve choose the scooby clinic gearset cheers

 

are you stripping it out?? or keeping as much comfort as poss?? a classic would make a lighter car (im bias). do you have your heart set on a newage??

aircon can go rad pump ect quite surprising how even just the pump is heavy, sound proofing, smaller battery.

 

whiteline roll bars are quite heavy , cusco ones are alloy and loads lighter ..

 

Hmmmm, if the "key to your goal is weight saving", the best base car to start with would be a classic. What are you trying to do here? Make a competition car, or just something that is light for the sake of being light, or?

Bugeye is, if I recall right, a fraction heavier spec for spec very little to choose between them. As above, if you want low weight to the exclusion of everything else you'll be wanting to start from a classic shell, they're over 100kg lighter than a newage.

 

If you want a Newage then try and find a Bug Spec C.... Subaru threw out most things including the front subframe to try and compete with the Evo of the day LOL

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur...iw=836&bih=447

Shaun

 

thanks for the input guys i,ve done the classic thing before i will also be stripping it out,

i do like the spec c but they have the 6 speed box which is heavy and that,s not what i,am after

 

take the six speed out an sell it and put your five speed box in maybe just a idea

 

the 6 speed is a much better gearbox from what i have been told, must be better ways to save weight

 

the price off sti,s are not within my buget right now there are a few bugeye wrx,s around 3 grand that are ideal for what i,am after i have been looking around for one with a gubbed engine etc;

 

I would also be looking at a bug spec c for your needs, what you dont seem to understand is that all the bits you need are already there, what you will save on a bug wrx will not benefit you one bit as your going to have to put heavy bits back on for upgrades (and the 5 speed box even with a gearset isnt as strong as the 6 speed box, especially one with an oil cooler fitted )
What you save from the 5 speed gearset, clutch, brakes etc will go nicely towards a bug spec c

Tony

 

check for sale section cdf racing`s bug wrx just what your looking for and cheap

 

cheers but i,ll stick to my original plan of the wrx is it worth me fitting carbon fibre goodies

 

Unless you buy the super expensive ones no!