Microlite is the way to go. Now I've stuffed the thread.
splinter67,
Nov 27, 6:08pm
yes but they handle well lol
ninja_man,
Nov 27, 6:15pm
japp cars do it for me, i prefer the sound of a screaming 2jz motor over a v8. Honda also appeals to me, the feeling of my b18cr engine keeping up with turbo cars is very rewarding
thegravelracer,
Nov 27, 6:37pm
+ 1 , turbo it and destroy them lol
ninja_man,
Nov 27, 6:41pm
or k24 it. still N/A and will beat alot of turbo cars and piss all the honda haters off
edangus,
Nov 27, 6:46pm
I am happy with Turboed 4s as a minimum spec. Next Choice Straight 6 Next Choice V8. A car for every occasion is the best!
mrfxit,
Nov 27, 7:47pm
LOL either way .
Yep doing that to the Surf at the moment. Std steel rims are (close to) 13.5kg each, Alloy mags that are going on are 7kg each. Thats going to be 24kg off the suspension hubs + another 6kg off the spare wheel.
bill-robinson,
Nov 27, 7:54pm
you could go really light and chuck the surf,then sell the wheels. That is real light performance.LOL
mrfxit,
Nov 27, 7:56pm
Apparently Google searchs show it was Henrys quote which I could confirm if someone wahts to pay for new reading glass's for me, (I have a large volume "autobiography" on Henry Ford here)
The origin of "Simplicate and add lightness". it was said by Henry Ford to William Stout, developer of the first commercially successful all metal airplane. Ford bought Stout's company and retained Stout. The Ford Trimotor was the eventual result.
But I like Saint-Ex's take:
"A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
-Dana
>>End quote<<
mrfxit,
Nov 27, 7:58pm
LOL yea whatever . You have to admit, thats a pretty good result just by changing rims. Same spec as factory (size/width/ offset)
smac,
Nov 27, 8:11pm
Interesting about the quote if it's correct.
I guess the history around Chapman was that he made it his mantra, rather than actually coming up with the line. I'd assumed that meant it was his line.but maybe not.
mrfxit,
Nov 27, 8:22pm
yea ppl get misquoted all the time, bit like on here aye ;-)
love this bit on the bottom of that websites member posting
"People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs"
kazbanz,
Nov 27, 8:26pm
Right untill theres a decent gust of wind. Ohh and lets see ya park ya microlite in the office carpark. Now a Gyrocopter.
elect70,
Nov 27, 8:32pm
Just bolt on a 671blower&Or 500 HP nitrous kit& blow them into the weeds
harry353,
Nov 27, 8:35pm
It will park ok it's just the take off that will be a problem.
craigs_workshop,
Nov 27, 9:37pm
just being light doesnt mean your going to handle well
some heavy cars handle superb
craigs_workshop,
Nov 27, 9:40pm
well the dinosaur LS1 weighs around the same asthe VK50 , but is probablly more reliable when both are tuned to 600 hp
bellky,
Nov 27, 10:00pm
'Power V Weight' doesn't make much sense to me. faster cars have a higher power to weight ratio and can either be big or small cars in terms of size - personally I prefer a Falcon or 4x4 size vehicle for daily driving, and as fast as I can afford.
socram,
Nov 27, 10:07pm
Are you allowed a foot in both camps!My project car is a 1950's saloon with a Rover V8 and I expect to enjoy that as much as I used to enjoy, like smac, a Mini with a hot 1300cc engine.
The difference is that a hot 850cc Mini with your foot to the floor, is heaps more fun than a modern BMW Cooper S, where you never get to boot it - legally.
The V8 weight distribution is an almost perfect 50/50, so I can't wait to see what it feels like, but it certainly sounds good!
corvette3,
Nov 27, 11:20pm
Well I own 4 V8 Vehicles. 1/ Corvette Roadster 2/Chev C1500 Pick up 3/1971 Chev El-Camino Prostreet 468 B/B 4/1954 Nuffield Tractor with a 383cuin Chev in it. So as you can see I have a passion for V8s.
bill-robinson,
Nov 28, 12:03am
Bloody good result, and weight lost in the best place as well. nice one. Shame one cannot buy light tyres to help as well
mrfxit,
Nov 28, 12:35am
Mmm now the tricky bit could be finding out & deciding if I need to do anything with the std shocks. Budgets getting a bit tight so may just have to work around that subject
bill-robinson,
Nov 28, 11:30am
probably not, as you have reduced the unsprung weight
esprit,
Nov 28, 1:32pm
Well I've got about 215bhp, but only 720kg to drag around, and it handles rather well.
"Adding more power makes you faster on the straights, reducing weight makes you faster everywhere" :)
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