Save some weight by deleting the metal badge and using the sticker, just like Porsche racing team. I am sure it will increase the acceleration of my coupe
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Nice! Got a link to where you purchased it?
Theairfactor.com
Thanks! They have some great stuff!
drill some holes in it to make it lighter...
Great stuff. I wish I didn’t see this post. Now my wallet will be a bit more lighter.
Karyadi posted:Save some weight by deleting the metal badge and using the sticker, just like Porsche racing team. I am sure it will increase the acceleration of my coupe
That looks awesome. I bought one of their cool 356 shirts. I wanted to ask if you use one of those spring door poppers on your hood, since the handle was removed.
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I am not sure how the real 356 hood mechanism is, mine is just like normal car, you pull the hood release, it pops a bit, then unlatched the hood latch and I open the hood. I put a gas strut on my hood.
Karyadi posted:I am not sure how the real 356 hood mechanism is, mine is just like normal car, you pull the hood release, it pops a bit, then unlatched the hood latch and I open the hood. I put a gas strut on my hood.
So you added weight. Rookie mistake.
Robert M posted:Karyadi posted:I am not sure how the real 356 hood mechanism is, mine is just like a normal car, you pull the hood release, it pops a bit, then unlatched the hood latch and I open the hood. I put a gas strut on my hood.
So you added weight. Rookie mistake.
Robert's correct- more than negates the saving of the sticker. Mind you, since the front end is where a little more weight is always beneficial, I think we're just being faked out. Devilishly clever, Mr. @Karyadi!
To get right with God you could use one of these to punch some holes in the sticker.
Deleting the metal badge and use a sticker? Not me.
You can save a little mass also by removing whatever gas is in your gas strut and replacing it with pure hydrogen. It's dangerous, I know, but safe ain't racin'.
Would the lift cylinder perhaps be lighter if I drilled some holes in it?
@Karyadi , you're still not thinking like a racer.
With a silver car, you could cut out the white parts of the sticker and let the silver paint show through in those areas for about a 47.3 per cent weight savings.
And besides cutting weight, that would also lower CG.
Any racing graphics house will laser cut your decal for about $400. Carbon fiber ink is a little bit more.
Also consider burnishing the leading edge of the decal for less aerodynamic drag.
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Stan Galat posted:Would the lift cylinder perhaps be lighter if I drilled some holes in it?
Give it a try, and tell us what you think...
how about using a lighter weight oil. 20W doesnt weigh as much as 30W.
ALB posted:Stan Galat posted:Would the lift cylinder perhaps be lighter if I drilled some holes in it?
Give it a try, and tell us what you think...
Just in from the garage. Defiantly lighter!
I guess if I use 0W oil that will be much lighter than the 40W oil that I am currently using?