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Thread: Ruddiggers Pulsar Challage Project

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    I just realized, that car looks like the one Ryan had

    I'm interested to know the weight of the intrusion bars - I have not cut them out yet

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    Who is ryan , This car came from my cousin

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    He's a Pulsar Challenge guy - must be a coincidence (having the same grey body and undercoat doors)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Martin View Post
    It not just the weight, it's the high location of the weight and it's impact on handling and tyres
    I don't know how heavy the N14 sunroof is but all the BMW E30 racers remove theirs
    But yeah - time pressures would put this lower down the list of priorities

    It's not that easy to get down to 1100kg
    Me and my car weight in at 1170kg (~25% fuel)
    Interior is completely stripped bare, including removal of the heater, aircon, etc
    (Hmmm, still have not removed the front electric windows, there's a few kg there)
    i still have my heater, and front electric windows. had to add weight, car was to lite

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leesss View Post
    i still have my heater, and front electric windows. had to add weight, car was to lite
    The best type of weight to add, is the weight you can CHOOSE where it is to be added. Rip EVERYTHING out and ballast the car in the right place to improve dynamics.

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    most of it it, i like having functional front windows ( the rears are bolted up) heater i was lazy, all the aircon from in the cabin has been removed. had to add 25kg

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    All the Pulsar entrants were weighted yesterday, around 1040kg for the car was common, plus driver to reach or exceed 1100kg

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cozzm0 View Post
    The best type of weight to add, is the weight you can CHOOSE where it is to be added. Rip EVERYTHING out and ballast the car in the right place to improve dynamics.
    Yer when i first saw Lee do that with his weights i made a mental note haha

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    Sunroof - It's a heavy muther, 13.25kgs ( almost 30 lbs). I know someone who cut the complete roof off of a gtir and replaced it with a non-sunroof version.
    Gaz
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    Yes, that's what I suspected, and it's up high contributing to lean which is not good for McPherson struct suspension

    I certainly agree with getting the car ready to compete and sorting this out later

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