Ibiza weight loss = back breaking speed

[oi_nutter2000]

Hi guys,

Just stripped my ibiza of all seats apart from the drivers one and all interior panels apart from the dash in order for it all to be skinned in leather. And what can i say? My car has turned from a really potent machine into something else all together. It's a whole lot faster, almost frightening in fact, and also feels a bit more nimble.

Trouble is I'm not going to want to put all the interior back in!!

Just wondering, is ibiza weight loss a viable option without losing all my seats? is there a company who could do it? and how would it affect insurance?

Or... do you generally think that there are better ways to improve performance?

Those seats weigh a bloody ton by the way lol

Your opinions would be appreciated...

 

[Fez boy]

I take it it's not mapped then?

 

[oi_nutter2000]

yea it is

 

[oi_nutter2000]

173bhp and 298lbft

 

[redcupratdi]

i have my spare wheel and jack etc out in place a canof foam! the backend feeels soo better when the whole back seats etc are out it f'ing flys

i would love recaros buckets with stripped out back that would wiegh under 1100kg and have 200bhp+ .........goodbye!!

 

[T. Spark]

El Fast As f00k then

I notice a difference with people in the car, and things... so everything out must be a laugh!

I dont have a spare at the moment, and tho my car is knackered it still is fast

 

[Fez boy]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Don't give me more ideas

 

[mhill]

Been driving about for the past couple of days with no rear seats in and what a difference in my measely 1.4 so you boys with the bigger engines must be well away!

 

[oi_nutter2000]

take the passenger one out aswell and all the door cards - fook its quick

 

[oi_nutter2000]

i never really thought taking the weight down would make such a huge difference

 

[xJib]

I always surprised how much slower my Ibiza is when I have only one passenger.

 

[oi_nutter2000]

yea i hate that - someones in your car and it don't go as quick as normal!

 

[oi_nutter2000]

I'd quite like to lop out the air con - i bet that weighs a bit

could this be done?

 

[jenk]

I ran my ibiza without rear seats etc. for a short time. didnt seem to make much difference except more road noise.

 

[oi_nutter2000]

I ran my ibiza without rear seats etc. for a short time. didnt seem to make much difference except more road noise.

try taking out all the interior panels and passenger seat as well haha!

 

[redcupratdi]

how about the selt belt mechanisms on the rear seats! bet they wiegh bout 5-10kgs each!

i took a girl out in it the other day and she was screaming with the speed in 2nd gear! when we ;picked up her mum her big cousin and a couple of suitcases she said " show them the power !" i put my foot down, well the car deffo didn't go as fast! they kinda went i recon a saving off 100kg+ would shave more than a second off your 0-100 time! or 15-20bhp??

and a increase off my situation 75*3 plus 30kg = 235kg you can guess!

weight is everything

 

[oi_nutter2000]

you really think they weigh that much?

 

[redcupratdi]

i don't know i'll tell you in a few days they a big lumg the recoil part i should think.

 

[DaveP]

The rear seats barely weigh anything though???

 

[oi_nutter2000]

the top part of the rear seats is bloody heavy for what it is, only the bottom parts are light