Love the content! Fully agree with your approach! You could safe even more for free.. go under the car and cut off all the excess thread of the screws you can find.. it adds up! Keep the videos coming
Any options you recommend for the Lightweight battery? For the bumper beams, Oswald Performance sell an even lighter aluminum beam for front and rear. They also have a replacement subframe brace kit which is lighter than oem. Here are some things I've done to my 02 Impreza for weight reduction: - all floor mats removed - spare wheel, jack, and tools, literally everything from the trunk removed. - when on track, remove rear seats (takes less than a minute to remove and refit these, its ridiculous). other things to consider: - whiteline sell lightweight control arms. could help reduce unsprung weight - lightweight lug nuts
Didn't know about the Oswald stuff, hmm. I know TSSFab makes quite a bit of LW pieces including subframes and arms as well. Just expensive stuff... For the battery, I used an ATV/motorcycle battery one that was like 70$. I keep it on a battery tender 90% of the time. Anti gravity batteries weigh about the same as the one I'm using and are larger and have more power/CCA. However, they are like 250$. The weight in the front is what you wanna remove too. ABS, cf hood, etc. But obviously that is not easily switched out and back..
ive done both AC and ABS delete. Subaru ABS system has always been extra intrusive in my experience and removing it was a massive improvement for me. Battery and bumper beam are the main things for me now. After that i think thats as far as ill go without sinking too much cash on cf bits, thats where it gets really expensive and diminishing returns. Unfortunately the GD’s are inherently fatter than GC’s so its a losing battle
@@ズーム It's my favorite and probably the lightest of the Impreza line but all WRX/sti can benefit from a diet. If you want this chassis though, look quickly/thoroughly ..there aren't many good ones left.
@@ズーム If you have a GD...hold it forever. If you really want a GC/GM/GF...look in the Pacific Northwest and get it shipped to you if you live outside of it.
You should do the math on what is the equivalent weight loss of a car in terms of percentage change in power to weight ratio and what the equivalent HP would be. I.e if you want to improve your power to weight ratio by 10%, you can either have your car make 40 more hp or lose 200lbs. The number is going to be different for every car but you get the point.
Free horsepower! Actually… sorry I meant Free weight reduction! Actually I meant… buy a bunch of JDM parts, maybe a carbon fiber trunk, new wheels and tires, hell with weight reduction… actually do a turbo swap. It’s only 20k guys wtf? Cool car tho!
I stated in the first couple sentences that people want more power to accelerate quicker and that weight reduction is a better option. I then showed how to lose 200lbs for free. Free. I also stated some big ways to lose more weight if you are so inclined that cost money. Don't know what you're wanting from me and this video. You can pause the video in the list as well if you didn't catch all the steps/process as well.
The title of this video is very misleading, no kind of weight reduction you do is going to increase BHP or power to the wheels, it WILL however allow your car to accelerate quicker due to having a higher power to weight ratio. Nothing is being done to increase the output of the engine in any way so there is no real horsepower increase, only the feeling of one. And in most cases it’s going to make your car feel like it has more torque, not horsepower.
@@asher8085 I clearly state all that. Lowering weight is more valuable than just horsepower. Please at least watch the first 2-3mins before commenting. I go over all that.
Your opinion is wrong. Removing rotational mass will free up wheel hp. Wheels,tires, flywheel,pullies, rotors, engine assembly, driveshaft. Reducing these weight's will not increase bhp but will infact increase wheel hp and response. Even gear ratio's can change your whp. Overall weight will not increase whp but will improve acceration, braking and handling. Unsprung weight will improve handling. Overall weight is 100lbs = about 10hp. rotational weight is around 1lb = 1 whp
@@jeff666p Agreed. I never said that HP will actually increase. It's to educate those that think that is the only number to increase acceleration. The same feeling that you get from HP will be present though. But rotational mass will provide a larger increase in acceleration and could effectively change HP. For me though, the HP number is no where near as important as the weight number. A car's acceleration is based off its power AND it's weight. It's about the weight to power ratio. 500hp means very little if the vehicle weighs 10000lbs. Most people would take the 10000lb car and just add HP. 1000hp in a 10000lb vehicle would be the same as the 500hp in a 5000lb vehicle. 10000/1000 = 10lbs/HP 5000/500 = 10lbs/HP You don't need more power until the weight is ideal. It affects longevity, gas mileage, is expensive and only affects acceleration. Weight affects the entire driving experience.
@@traviscea My comment was aimed at asher.. One thing different from your comment was the rational weight. That will in fact increase whp by reduction the load on the engine. Unsprung weight is the biggest handling improvement. Tire width will make the biggest different in braking/grip. Put the smallest lightwheels/tire you can afford for handling, put sticker tires to improve cornering/braking. if need more stopping distance/cornering grip put wider tire's You only need bigger brakes if. 1. you can't lock up your wheels (larger (height) rotors more torque), try pads first. 2. your over heating them (need thicker rotors (thicker will more diffrence then height with heat (f1 have small rotors but are very thick for this reason) you can also try making ducts. You can get aftermarket brakes that are the same size that can reduce weight (lighter calipers/two peice rotors( not all two peices are light dba5000 are heavy). This is unsprung weight that will improve handling and lighter rotors are rotational weight so they free up whp. You can't just reduce weight there's a balancing act to it that depends on how you plan to use your car. I've done a significant of research on this. studying actual race car's/team and Learn alot of the stuff I had oringally learned was completely false . Saves alot of money while at the same time cost more in some areas. to get excatly what you want and have it be reliable
@@omhounde2289 You're right. HP just makes your vehicle faster in a straight line. Weight Reduction makes it faster in a straight line and around corners and braking
@RommyAli now learn to read and listen. Horsepower makes your car faster. Weight reduction does not equal horsepower. Weight reduction makes your car accelerate faster just like horsepower but also makes your car handle better, brake better, get better gas mileage, and doesn't affect the longevity of the mechanical components. And for the most part is free. Horsepower it's just you trying to affect the power to weight ratio by only adding power.
It's obvious that this guy completely lacks any meaningful knowledge of the wrx/sti platform with all the false info ive seen him giving out on his other vids. Why do I keep getting this channel recommended to me?
What is false? Maybe you have a different opinion but I've been working on Subarus for over 20 years with no blown motors and plenty of fun. Modded each one heavily. I don't just do only engine modifications like most. I do all modifications
Love the content! Fully agree with your approach! You could safe even more for free.. go under the car and cut off all the excess thread of the screws you can find.. it adds up! Keep the videos coming
Taking out the spare tire is some nice weight savings.
It's a mild start...there is a lot more to subtract weight though..
@@traviscea appreciate your pragmatic approach! Keep up the great content!
Any options you recommend for the Lightweight battery? For the bumper beams, Oswald Performance sell an even lighter aluminum beam for front and rear. They also have a replacement subframe brace kit which is lighter than oem. Here are some things I've done to my 02 Impreza for weight reduction:
- all floor mats removed
- spare wheel, jack, and tools, literally everything from the trunk removed.
- when on track, remove rear seats (takes less than a minute to remove and refit these, its ridiculous).
other things to consider:
- whiteline sell lightweight control arms. could help reduce unsprung weight
- lightweight lug nuts
Didn't know about the Oswald stuff, hmm. I know TSSFab makes quite a bit of LW pieces including subframes and arms as well. Just expensive stuff...
For the battery, I used an ATV/motorcycle battery one that was like 70$. I keep it on a battery tender 90% of the time. Anti gravity batteries weigh about the same as the one I'm using and are larger and have more power/CCA. However, they are like 250$.
The weight in the front is what you wanna remove too. ABS, cf hood, etc. But obviously that is not easily switched out and back..
ive done both AC and ABS delete. Subaru ABS system has always been extra intrusive in my experience and removing it was a massive improvement for me. Battery and bumper beam are the main things for me now. After that i think thats as far as ill go without sinking too much cash on cf bits, thats where it gets really expensive and diminishing returns. Unfortunately the GD’s are inherently fatter than GC’s so its a losing battle
Finally more people gutting out their car for performance ❤
Everyone gets caught up in HP number game for some reason...
Weight reduction is where it's at.
i haven’t had my rear seats in for like 2 years 🤣 i don’t get passengers anyway so it’s chill
Can you do a pov driving video? This thing is pretty sweet :D
Yes, soon
I might have to look for this chassis soon
@@ズーム It's my favorite and probably the lightest of the Impreza line but all WRX/sti can benefit from a diet.
If you want this chassis though, look quickly/thoroughly ..there aren't many good ones left.
@@traviscea Yeah definitely, Facebook marketplace literally has nothing 😂 maybe I’ll just make my GD lighter
@@ズーム If you have a GD...hold it forever. If you really want a GC/GM/GF...look in the Pacific Northwest and get it shipped to you if you live outside of it.
You should do the math on what is the equivalent weight loss of a car in terms of percentage change in power to weight ratio and what the equivalent HP would be. I.e if you want to improve your power to weight ratio by 10%, you can either have your car make 40 more hp or lose 200lbs. The number is going to be different for every car but you get the point.
Can also lose weight by scraping off that olive paint. It will also look better.
@@katlinsh Sick burn
Love the overall message. These cars are too cool and the good ones too rare. Please don’t blow em up!
Agreed. They are getting more and more rare
Free horsepower! Actually… sorry I meant Free weight reduction! Actually I meant… buy a bunch of JDM parts, maybe a carbon fiber trunk, new wheels and tires, hell with weight reduction… actually do a turbo swap. It’s only 20k guys wtf? Cool car tho!
I stated in the first couple sentences that people want more power to accelerate quicker and that weight reduction is a better option. I then showed how to lose 200lbs for free. Free. I also stated some big ways to lose more weight if you are so inclined that cost money. Don't know what you're wanting from me and this video. You can pause the video in the list as well if you didn't catch all the steps/process as well.
The title of this video is very misleading, no kind of weight reduction you do is going to increase BHP or power to the wheels, it WILL however allow your car to accelerate quicker due to having a higher power to weight ratio. Nothing is being done to increase the output of the engine in any way so there is no real horsepower increase, only the feeling of one. And in most cases it’s going to make your car feel like it has more torque, not horsepower.
@@asher8085 I clearly state all that. Lowering weight is more valuable than just horsepower. Please at least watch the first 2-3mins before commenting. I go over all that.
Your opinion is wrong. Removing rotational mass will free up wheel hp. Wheels,tires, flywheel,pullies, rotors, engine assembly, driveshaft. Reducing these weight's will not increase bhp but will infact increase wheel hp and response. Even gear ratio's can change your whp. Overall weight will not increase whp but will improve acceration, braking and handling. Unsprung weight will improve handling. Overall weight is 100lbs = about 10hp. rotational weight is around 1lb = 1 whp
@@jeff666p Agreed. I never said that HP will actually increase. It's to educate those that think that is the only number to increase acceleration. The same feeling that you get from HP will be present though.
But rotational mass will provide a larger increase in acceleration and could effectively change HP. For me though, the HP number is no where near as important as the weight number.
A car's acceleration is based off its power AND it's weight. It's about the weight to power ratio. 500hp means very little if the vehicle weighs 10000lbs.
Most people would take the 10000lb car and just add HP. 1000hp in a 10000lb vehicle would be the same as the 500hp in a 5000lb vehicle.
10000/1000 = 10lbs/HP
5000/500 = 10lbs/HP
You don't need more power until the weight is ideal. It affects longevity, gas mileage, is expensive and only affects acceleration. Weight affects the entire driving experience.
@@traviscea My comment was aimed at asher.. One thing different from your comment was the rational weight. That will in fact increase whp by reduction the load on the engine. Unsprung weight is the biggest handling improvement. Tire width will make the biggest different in braking/grip.
Put the smallest lightwheels/tire you can afford for handling, put sticker tires to improve cornering/braking. if need more stopping distance/cornering grip put wider tire's
You only need bigger brakes if. 1. you can't lock up your wheels (larger (height) rotors more torque), try pads first. 2. your over heating them (need thicker rotors (thicker will more diffrence then height with heat (f1 have small rotors but are very thick for this reason) you can also try making ducts.
You can get aftermarket brakes that are the same size that can reduce weight (lighter calipers/two peice rotors( not all two peices are light dba5000 are heavy). This is unsprung weight that will improve handling and lighter rotors are rotational weight so they free up whp.
You can't just reduce weight there's a balancing act to it that depends on how you plan to use your car. I've done a significant of research on this. studying actual race car's/team and Learn alot of the stuff I had oringally learned was completely false . Saves alot of money while at the same time cost more in some areas. to get excatly what you want and have it be reliable
Click bait 😂 weight reduction doesn’t equal HP
The weight savings are an equivelent. It changes the power/weight ratio
@@omhounde2289 You're right. HP just makes your vehicle faster in a straight line.
Weight Reduction makes it faster in a straight line and around corners and braking
@traviscea you're arguing against a point that wasn't made...
@5uq power/weight ratio = hp I guess?
@RommyAli now learn to read and listen. Horsepower makes your car faster. Weight reduction does not equal horsepower.
Weight reduction makes your car accelerate faster just like horsepower but also makes your car handle better, brake better, get better gas mileage, and doesn't affect the longevity of the mechanical components. And for the most part is free.
Horsepower it's just you trying to affect the power to weight ratio by only adding power.
It's obvious that this guy completely lacks any meaningful knowledge of the wrx/sti platform with all the false info ive seen him giving out on his other vids. Why do I keep getting this channel recommended to me?
What is false? Maybe you have a different opinion but I've been working on Subarus for over 20 years with no blown motors and plenty of fun. Modded each one heavily. I don't just do only engine modifications like most. I do all modifications
Use the haters as fuel man , rommyali is a bit higher in oil than the petrol in my area but maybe good for the lawn mower 😂
And who are u genius 😂