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Every key component of the LS1 Camaro and Firebird has been weighed.<br />If you want to make your fourth generation Chevrolet Camaro or Pontiac Firebird with the LS1 V8 faster or quicker, you can add more power or you can remove weight. Adding power will generally cut into the budget, but many items can be removed from the 4g F-Body to reduce the curb weight without spending a cent. Lots of things can be removed to improve performance, but how much impact will removing certain items have?Fortunately, we have a thread in the forum with an unbelievable list of components from the fourth generation Chevy Camaro SS and Pontiac Firebird with the weight for almost every item. The list includes everything that can be removed, along with some items that can be replaced with aftermarket components, so there are weight-saving measures in this thread that are free while others will have to come off of the budget.The IntroductionThe thread begins with "fasttagurl" explaining the thread in the Drag Racing Tech section."Consolidated all 22 pages from previous “Weight Reduction” list. Please post with weight facts/figures as you get them. Thanks to all! Enjoy! Now go get the car on that diet and let’s go racin’!!"She then listed hundreds of items from the 1993 through 2002 Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird and their real world weight in pounds. The long list is broken up into two slightly-less-long lists, one called "Free Stuff" and a second called "Wallet Mods".Since the thread was started years ago, it has carried on for 15 pages as members posted the weight of new items for the list and over time, it has become what we believe to be the most comprehensive list of 4g F-body component weights online. For anyone building a car from this era to go fast, this is a one-stop resource when it comes to questions about reducing curb weight of your Chevy or Pontiac muscle car.The list is far too long for us to include here, so instead, we will touch on some of the basic items of each category.Free StuffThe free stuff category is all of the things that you could conceivably remove to cut weight from a 4g Camaro or Firebird. Say that you were thinking about removing the interior parts that you don"t need to go fast. This would include the rear seat and passenger seat, the heating and air conditioning items, the sound system items, the door panels, the headliner and all of the carpeting.Removing all of the heating and air conditioning components cuts 45 pounds from the front of the car while removing the wiper assemblies cuts another 10 pounds from the same area. Next, removing all of the unnecessary cabin parts cuts at least 205 pounds based on the following breakdown:14..Airbag and bracket, passenger’s<br />4…Airbag, driver’s<br />41..Carpet & Sound deadening<br />8…CD Changer (stock)<br />10..Center console<br />18..Door panel (TA, both)<br />5…Floormats<br />2…Headliner<br />17…Radio (stock in center panel)<br />9…Seatbelts (rears and passenger’s)<br />30..Seat, passenger’s (cloth)<br />41..Seat, passenger (Trans Am leather w/ lumbar pump)<br />28..Seats, rear (leather)<br />4…Seat mounts and brackets (rear)<br />15..SpeakersThis list also includes things like the rear hatch, which varies from 40 to 60 pounds depending on the vehicle and options or the stock brakes that weigh 16 pounds, but of course, you cant really go racing without the rear hatch and brakes, so that isn"t weight that you can cut without spending some money to replace them with something lighter.Wallet ModsIn the "Wallet Mods" section of the list, there are stock items from the fourth generation Camaro and Firebird, along with the weight of aftermarket components that could be used to replace stock items. For example, stock A-arms weigh 13 pounds each while BMR units are just 10 pounds while Aerospace brakes to replace the stock stoppers weigh just 8 pounds.This section also lists lightweight wheels, body parts, chassis components, so literally anything that could be remove or replaced from a stock LS1 Camaro or Firebird is found on this list, along with many of the most popular aftermarket performance parts for every area of the vehicle.If you have been looking to cut weight from your 4g F-body and you want to see what will make the biggest impact, click here to check out the complete thread in the forum.Join the LS1tech forums today!Tags: 4th gen Camaro, 4th gen firebird, camaro, Firebird, ls1
Date written: September 5, 2018
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Every key component of the LS1 Camaro and Firebird has been weighed.<br />If you want to make your fourth generation Chevrolet Camaro or Pontiac Firebird with the LS1 V8 faster or quicker, you can add more power or you can remove weight. Adding power will generally cut into the budget, but many items can be removed from the 4g F-Body to reduce the curb weight without spending a cent. Lots of things can be removed to improve performance, but how much impact will removing certain items have?Fortunately, we have a thread in the forum with an unbelievable list of components from the fourth generation Chevy Camaro SS and Pontiac Firebird with the weight for almost every item. The list includes everything that can be removed, along with some items that can be replaced with aftermarket components, so there are weight-saving measures in this thread that are free while others will have to come off of the budget.The IntroductionThe thread begins with "fasttagurl" explaining the thread in the Drag Racing Tech section."Consolidated all 22 pages from previous “Weight Reduction” list. Please post with weight facts/figures as you get them. Thanks to all! Enjoy! Now go get the car on that diet and let’s go racin’!!"She then listed hundreds of items from the 1993 through 2002 Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird and their real world weight in pounds. The long list is broken up into two slightly-less-long lists, one called "Free Stuff" and a second called "Wallet Mods".Since the thread was started years ago, it has carried on for 15 pages as members posted the weight of new items for the list and over time, it has become what we believe to be the most comprehensive list of 4g F-body component weights online. For anyone building a car from this era to go fast, this is a one-stop resource when it comes to questions about reducing curb weight of your Chevy or Pontiac muscle car.The list is far too long for us to include here, so instead, we will touch on some of the basic items of each category.Free StuffThe free stuff category is all of the things that you could conceivably remove to cut weight from a 4g Camaro or Firebird. Say that you were thinking about removing the interior parts that you don"t need to go fast. This would include the rear seat and passenger seat, the heating and air conditioning items, the sound system items, the door panels, the headliner and all of the carpeting.Removing all of the heating and air conditioning components cuts 45 pounds from the front of the car while removing the wiper assemblies cuts another 10 pounds from the same area. Next, removing all of the unnecessary cabin parts cuts at least 205 pounds based on the following breakdown:14..Airbag and bracket, passenger’s<br />4…Airbag, driver’s<br />41..Carpet & Sound deadening<br />8…CD Changer (stock)<br />10..Center console<br />18..Door panel (TA, both)<br />5…Floormats<br />2…Headliner<br />17…Radio (stock in center panel)<br />9…Seatbelts (rears and passenger’s)<br />30..Seat, passenger’s (cloth)<br />41..Seat, passenger (Trans Am leather w/ lumbar pump)<br />28..Seats, rear (leather)<br />4…Seat mounts and brackets (rear)<br />15..SpeakersThis list also includes things like the rear hatch, which varies from 40 to 60 pounds depending on the vehicle and options or the stock brakes that weigh 16 pounds, but of course, you cant really go racing without the rear hatch and brakes, so that isn"t weight that you can cut without spending some money to replace them with something lighter.Wallet ModsIn the "Wallet Mods" section of the list, there are stock items from the fourth generation Camaro and Firebird, along with the weight of aftermarket components that could be used to replace stock items. For example, stock A-arms weigh 13 pounds each while BMR units are just 10 pounds while Aerospace brakes to replace the stock stoppers weigh just 8 pounds.This section also lists lightweight wheels, body parts, chassis components, so literally anything that could be remove or replaced from a stock LS1 Camaro or Firebird is found on this list, along with many of the most popular aftermarket performance parts for every area of the vehicle.If you have been looking to cut weight from your 4g F-body and you want to see what will make the biggest impact, click here to check out the complete thread in the forum.Join the LS1tech forums today!Tags: 4th gen Camaro, 4th gen firebird, camaro, Firebird, ls1
Date written: September 5, 2018
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 13203
