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omega0684 - 12/5/10 at 07:21 PM

Ebay Starter

on my weight saving journey i have come across this, considering that my starter is 2 starters bodged together, is it worth the investment?


flak monkey - 12/5/10 at 07:27 PM

Lol it'll be virtually no lighter.

Why do you have two starters bodged together? Mine was always fine with the std pinto starter.

I hope you are taking out your comfy seats and fitting FG ones

And removing your carpet


COREdevelopments - 12/5/10 at 07:46 PM

looks similar to my toyota one.

Rob


omega0684 - 12/5/10 at 07:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Lol it'll be virtually no lighter.

im thinking about running a smaller battery so want a starter that will zap less current!

Why do you have two starters bodged together? Mine was always fine with the std pinto starter.

can't remember i just do

I hope you are taking out your comfy seats and fitting FG ones

no chance those grp seats are no where near as comfy as mine, i would like to see a weight comparison cuz they aint heavy at all!

And removing your carpet

haha, never! lol, you have to have some luxury



[Edited on 12/5/10 by omega0684]


flak monkey - 12/5/10 at 07:51 PM

Lol, the grps are about 3 kg each so half the weight of the cobras

Why the thoughts of weight saving Alex? Seriously? The biggest 2 weight savings you could get is swap the Pinto for a Duratec and fit 13" rims.

The first would save you a good 40kg and the second around 10-15kg depending on the wheels.

You would have to do a lot of work in any other areas to save that much for the same money. 80% gain for 20% effort


davidinhull - 12/5/10 at 08:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Lol, the grps are about 3 kg each so half the weight of the cobras

Why the thoughts of weight saving Alex? Seriously? The biggest 2 weight savings you could get is swap the Pinto for a Duratec and fit 13" rims.

The first would save you a good 40kg and the second around 10-15kg depending on the wheels.

You would have to do a lot of work in any other areas to save that much for the same money. 80% gain for 20% effort


Go on a diet, my car is 20kg lighter (as long as I'm driving) at no cost


flak monkey - 12/5/10 at 08:11 PM

Yeah but if alex lost 20kg there wouldnt be anything left to drive the car!


davidinhull - 12/5/10 at 08:13 PM

Ah yes
depending on the starting point there may be some limits to the sucess of my plan
Being a fat bstrd to start with helps


mcerd1 - 12/5/10 at 08:50 PM

burton power sell those edge ones (but for £183) I'm told you really only need them if you've got a high CR and your std. one can't coupe


I got a very similar one from H&H but I didn't pay as much as that for it
(and its hardly any ligher at all btw)

[Edited on 12/5/10 by mcerd1]


omega0684 - 12/5/10 at 10:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Yeah but if alex lost 20kg there wouldnt be anything left to drive the car!


you not far wrong there!

p.s i don't have cobra seats, lol, i have dax squabs, very light, i'll have to weigh them

i have a new pinto coming, can't be bothered with the duratec change now, i just want to enjoy the car and im sure i'll do that with 200 horses, 176 torquey bits, a race spec box & and LSD