Hey guys, just wondering if we could get a thread rolling on what weight savings and "deletes" you've done or are available for our N54 cars and if the info is available, the amount of weight savings or a DIY if it's a more in-depth thing, etc.
This thread is spurred on by a few things;
1. We've seen that a stock car with heavy weight savings can do significantly more than what most people with thousands in go-fast parts or built engine/trans can do.
2. There seems to be a very quickly growing subgroup of us who are serious about 1/4 mile or general track related times and records - the N54 Drag Group has had several posts just in the past few days about related things to this thread
3. Since my car is now going to be drag-oriented first and foremost + I needed to buy a new belt anyway I purchased the HARD Motorsports A/C delete kit (which @doublespaces was kind enough to point out on FB I probably wont need, since I'm from Chicago
)
When I get the entire A/C system out (or at least the majority of it, if any part of it will cause more hassle than help) I'll weigh the parts and post up the savings for you guys if you'd like.
I also ordered the HARD Motorsports fog light delete/intakes which I don't expect to save a ton of weight, but I suppose every bit counts at the strip and I plan on using the inlet ports to feed cooler air to my hot side inlets and help provide cooling to my engine rather than their typical brake cooling setup. I also have an oil cooler delete plate, which I'm sure is a whole 2lbs of savings at best but also allows me to run my drastically superior oil cooler.
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Aside from the above things I've personally done or am doing, I know the "Drag Pack" rear wheel conversion (328i and e39 rear brake parts, 15" Summit or Jegs wheels and MT drag tires) is a typical weight savings of 30-37-ish lbs over the stock rear wheels alone. And as we all know that's all rotational mass which is a much bigger benefit than static weight savings.
Has anyone on here pulled seats or carpeting out and weighed them? I plan on a rear seat delete as well as yanking out the carpet in back, and stripping out the trunk as well. I know that the seats are usually the biggest savings and I'll pull the passenger seat out when going to the track too, but keeping it in my car normally since I have a SO.
Any info, experience, or DIYs that can be posted in here would be greatly appreciated!
![20190405_195102.jpg 20190405_195102.jpg](https://www.spoolstreet.com/data/attachments/26/26209-bb94f65f3355d613a065124b3e844915.jpg)
This thread is spurred on by a few things;
1. We've seen that a stock car with heavy weight savings can do significantly more than what most people with thousands in go-fast parts or built engine/trans can do.
2. There seems to be a very quickly growing subgroup of us who are serious about 1/4 mile or general track related times and records - the N54 Drag Group has had several posts just in the past few days about related things to this thread
3. Since my car is now going to be drag-oriented first and foremost + I needed to buy a new belt anyway I purchased the HARD Motorsports A/C delete kit (which @doublespaces was kind enough to point out on FB I probably wont need, since I'm from Chicago
When I get the entire A/C system out (or at least the majority of it, if any part of it will cause more hassle than help) I'll weigh the parts and post up the savings for you guys if you'd like.
I also ordered the HARD Motorsports fog light delete/intakes which I don't expect to save a ton of weight, but I suppose every bit counts at the strip and I plan on using the inlet ports to feed cooler air to my hot side inlets and help provide cooling to my engine rather than their typical brake cooling setup. I also have an oil cooler delete plate, which I'm sure is a whole 2lbs of savings at best but also allows me to run my drastically superior oil cooler.
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Aside from the above things I've personally done or am doing, I know the "Drag Pack" rear wheel conversion (328i and e39 rear brake parts, 15" Summit or Jegs wheels and MT drag tires) is a typical weight savings of 30-37-ish lbs over the stock rear wheels alone. And as we all know that's all rotational mass which is a much bigger benefit than static weight savings.
Has anyone on here pulled seats or carpeting out and weighed them? I plan on a rear seat delete as well as yanking out the carpet in back, and stripping out the trunk as well. I know that the seats are usually the biggest savings and I'll pull the passenger seat out when going to the track too, but keeping it in my car normally since I have a SO.
Any info, experience, or DIYs that can be posted in here would be greatly appreciated!
![20190405_195102.jpg 20190405_195102.jpg](https://www.spoolstreet.com/data/attachments/26/26209-bb94f65f3355d613a065124b3e844915.jpg)