I know I'm stupid...

[Chipped]

...but its amazing how more "spritely" my chipped Gti is now that I have removed my spare tyre....now....lest hope I don't get a puncture

[CatonaPC©]

...but its amazing how more "spritely" my chipped Gti is now that I have removed my spare tyre....now....lest hope I don't get a puncture

Or it just seems that way.

[RhysQ]

Or it just seems that way.

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Chipped, Murphy's law will soon take place and a puncture will occur

i'd much rather the extra weight and have a spare if i did ever need it.

roadside assist: "mate, where's your spare tyre"

chipped: "i took it out so i could shave .1 of a second off my 0-100 time"

roadside assist:

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Chipped, Murphy's law will soon take place and a puncture will occur

i'd much rather the extra weight and have a spare if i did ever need it.

roadside assist: "mate, where's your spare tyre"

chipped: "i took it out so i could get shave .1 of a second off my 0-100 time"

roadside assist:

hahaha very true

[Chipped]

now what else is really heavy that I can remove from the car to make it light and go faster....I reckon that engine's pretty heavy!!

[DubSteve]

I reckon that engine's pretty heavy!!

I reckon your a idiot but hey your the one that roadside assist is going to laugh at!

[GT3]

now what else is really heavy that I can remove from the car to make it light and go faster....I reckon that engine's pretty heavy!!

here's a tip chipped - I discovered that the rear seat back rests are quite heavy (and come out easily ).. at a visit to the drags once, I took everything out, spare wheel, complete rear seat, you name it, ..even loose change. guess what difference it made to my times? ZERO difference

[CatonaPC©]

You can always buy one of those old Citroens with pneumatic suspension. If you get a flat - just take the wheel off and the car will run on three wheels.

[gareth_oau]

now what else is really heavy that I can remove from the car to make it light and go faster....I reckon that engine's pretty heavy!!

driver is pretty heavy too....

[RhysQ]

guess what difference it made to my times? ZERO difference

yeah actually that would be right because pulling things out like the spare wheel, rear seat's etc. would affect the pitch/yaw of the car. the suspension has been set up for what is currently in the car. it may not be a huge total weight but enough to have an affect IMO.

[Chipped]

yeah actually that would be right because pulling things out like the spare wheel, rear seat's etc. would affect the pitch/yaw of the car. the suspension has been set up for what is currently in the car. it may not be a huge total weight but enough to have an affect IMO.

Of course it makes a difference thats why I posted my findings.
If my big fat 100kg brother jumps in the car, I notice it when accelarating.
When he gets out of the car...I notice it when accelerating.
Given a spare wheel is only what say 15-20kg...pull it out..less weight...stupid thing to do...yes but my point is I noticed a difference.

[Chipped]

driver is pretty heavy too....

he,he I love it!!

[RhysQ]

Of course it makes a difference thats why I posted my findings.
If my big fat 100kg brother jumps in the car, I notice it when accelarating.
When he gets out of the car...I notice it when accelerating.
Given a spare wheel is only what say 15-20kg...pull it out..less weight...stupid thing to do...yes but my point is I noticed a difference.

no no i was referring to it NOT making a difference in quarter times (as per Neil's post) due to the difference in the pitch/yaw of the car caused by the parts being taken out. because you are taking out parts of the car, it is stuffing up the dynamics of the car and accellaration abilites are sacrified.

does this make sense to anyone??

adding weight to the front seats (people) in a car would not throw this balance out cos thats where people were designed to sit and the suspension set up can handle a weight increase in that spot. your dynamics however, aren't designed to cope with weight being taken out of those parts of the car (rear wheel, rear seats).

god dammit i confusin' mahself.

[Chipped]

Yeah, look I really don't know about the suspension side of it etc...but it felt lighter or more spritely..it may have just been my perception.
But it makes sense to me the heavier the car the slower so the lighter the quicker...given lets say hypotheticly the car dropped 400kg....surely she'd be quicker.
Still I cannot imagine a driver in the middle of a WRC kicking out his partner....."get out man..ya slowing me down!!"

[AusScare]

Two of my friend's pulled out their spares and just plan on using that goo stuff if they get a flat.

You hook it up to the tyre and pump it up. It takes you 50km or something by plugging the hole.