How light can an SVX get?

Hites · 04-26-2008, 11:38 AM

This:

To this:

I R CRZY?
Momma always said them SVX's weres kinda on the portly side. How light you think i can get one of these suckers?

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delongedoug · 04-26-2008, 11:41 AM

Do you want to maintain street legal or not give an F like above? Do you want to be safe at all? Are you going to drive naked to save weight? What's your goal here?

alacrity024 · 04-26-2008, 11:43 AM

making an SVX light enough to be a realistic racetrack performer would be awesome, but would be really challenging. a lot of the weight would be easy to remove.. it's sound-deadening, padding automatic seatbelts, air conditioning and woodgrain trim.

but a lot of the weight is stuff like glass, a 3.3 liter six-cylinder, a bigass automatic transmission and two sets of drive axles..

i think it's possible, but i think a better idea would be to shoehorn the 3.3 into an Impreza Brighton, hook it up to a WRX 5-speed and make it RWD

kaisersouse · 04-26-2008, 11:44 AM

why is that man racing on a spare tire?

Hites · 04-26-2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by kaisersouse

why is that man racing on a spare tire?

its fwd. rear tires are pointless on fwd. :P

alacrity024 · 04-26-2008, 11:46 AM

lowest possible rotational mass

really funny article from Sport Compact Car i think..

Hites · 04-26-2008, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by alacrity024

making an SVX light enough to be a realistic racetrack performer would be awesome, but would be really challenging. a lot of the weight would be easy to remove.. it's sound-deadening, padding automatic seatbelts, air conditioning and woodgrain trim.

but a lot of the weight is stuff like glass, a 3.3 liter six-cylinder, a bigass automatic transmission and two sets of drive axles..

i think it's possible, but i think a better idea would be to shoehorn the 3.3 into an Impreza Brighton, hook it up to a WRX 5-speed and make it RWD

id be happy with the thing being in the mid 14's, but theres a chance i could get it into the 13's with enough stupidity. i mean, that sentra went from a 16.3 to a 14.3. hell, if i could an svx down to 13.9, thatd be as fast or faster than any other svx i know of. :P

Hites · 04-26-2008, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by alacrity024

lowest possible rotational mass

really funny article from Sport Compact Car i think..

hahaha, bingo.

heres the original with all pics intact: http://www.daleholley.com/nissan.htm
really goes to show you the potential of weight reduction.

alacrity024 · 04-26-2008, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Hites

id be happy with the thing being in the mid 14's, but theres a chance i could get it into the 13's with enough stupidity. i mean, that sentra went from a 16.3 to a 14.3. hell, if i could an svx down to 13.9, thatd be as fast or faster than any other svx i know of. :P

well adding nitrous is an easy way to negate weight but i dunno, something about turning a heavy, long-distance luxo-cruiser into a drag car just seems like more work than it's worth..

Hites · 04-26-2008, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by alacrity024

well adding nitrous is an easy way to negate weight but i dunno, something about turning a heavy, long-distance luxo-cruiser into a drag car just seems like more work than it's worth..

its that kind of unconventional thinking thats driving me. but yeah, a 2500lb (at most) svx with a 50 shot sounds kinda nice.

kaisersouse · 04-26-2008, 12:10 PM

Replacing the glass with lexan (or whatever) should help

alacrity024 · 04-26-2008, 12:12 PM

well if it's just gonna be a drag car, you don't need torsional rigidty, so you can pull all the glass and hell, the roof while you're at it.

i guess i see what those guys at SCC were thinking

Hites · 04-26-2008, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by kaisersouse

Replacing the glass with lexan (or whatever) should help

replacing either with a helmet should help even more. :P

dmpi · 04-26-2008, 01:13 PM

with uni-body construction, I'm supprised that you can even do that.

Handsdown · 04-26-2008, 02:05 PM

you will not run 13.9 without cutting off the whole roof and taking everything non-metal out.

i like the 3.3l in the RWD brighton idea a **** of a lot more.

MistaOctamopus · 04-26-2008, 02:07 PM

Nitrous powered unicycle.

MikeCee · 04-26-2008, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MistaOctamopus

Nitrous powered unicycle.

Son, there's no faster way to lose a penis

tcs007 · 04-26-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeCee

Son, there's no faster way to lose a penis

And you would know.

Blue98leg · 04-26-2008, 04:02 PM

Really cool picture! Why does the rear tire look like a donut?

delongedoug · 04-26-2008, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue98leg

Really cool picture! Why does the rear tire look like a donut?

Picture's of a Sentra and answer is in post 8. Clicky.

ssnh · 04-26-2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue98leg

Really cool picture! Why does the rear tire look like a donut?

that's the only fault you found?

Hites · 04-26-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Handsdown

i like the 3.3l in the RWD brighton idea a **** of a lot more.

do you think im rich? i cant afford exotics like that.

Qcanfixit · 04-26-2008, 04:58 PM

**** that... leave it heavy... drop an H6 turbo diesel in that bitch

immortal_suby · 04-28-2008, 03:17 PM

Hocrest & benebob on the svx network got their svx racer down to 2750 with the AT still in it. They have since put in 5spd. Not sure what it weighs now.
http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=38068

sperry · 04-28-2008, 03:25 PM

The SVX isn't really all that heavy.

An STI is 3200 lbs... the SVX is 3700 lbs, but has power leather seats, tons more trim, alcantera dash panels, and 9 friggen windows that the STI doesn't have. The 4EAT in the SVX weighs almost exactly the same as the STI's 6MT, and the EG33 is only a little heavier than the EJ257 with it's additional crap like the up/down pipes, turbo, and intercooler.

IMO, if you properly prepped an SVX (ditched the interior, lexan windows, fiberglass fenders/bumpers/hood/trunk, remove A/C & heater, etc) you could get the car around 2500-2800 lbs wet even with a cage. Plus you'd have way better aerodynamics compared to an Impreza.

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delongedoug Scooby Specialist Member#: 124113 Join Date: Aug 2006 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: To infinity Vehicle: and beyond!	Do you want to maintain street legal or not give an F like above? Do you want to be safe at all? Are you going to drive naked to save weight? What's your goal here?

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alacrity024 Review Crew Member#: 49476 Join Date: Nov 2003 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Out of the car, long-hair!!	making an SVX light enough to be a realistic racetrack performer would be awesome, but would be really challenging. a lot of the weight would be easy to remove.. it's sound-deadening, padding automatic seatbelts, air conditioning and woodgrain trim. but a lot of the weight is stuff like glass, a 3.3 liter six-cylinder, a bigass automatic transmission and two sets of drive axles.. i think it's possible, but i think a better idea would be to shoehorn the 3.3 into an Impreza Brighton, hook it up to a WRX 5-speed and make it RWD

04-26-2008, 11:44 AM	#4
kaisersouse Scooby Specialist Member#: 85900 Join Date: Apr 2005 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Maine Vehicle: 2001 Forester S White	why is that man racing on a spare tire?

04-26-2008, 11:46 AM	#6
alacrity024 Review Crew Member#: 49476 Join Date: Nov 2003 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Out of the car, long-hair!!	lowest possible rotational mass really funny article from Sport Compact Car i think..

04-26-2008, 12:10 PM	#11
kaisersouse Scooby Specialist Member#: 85900 Join Date: Apr 2005 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Maine Vehicle: 2001 Forester S White	Replacing the glass with lexan (or whatever) should help

04-26-2008, 12:12 PM	#12
alacrity024 Review Crew Member#: 49476 Join Date: Nov 2003 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Out of the car, long-hair!!	well if it's just gonna be a drag car, you don't need torsional rigidty, so you can pull all the glass and hell, the roof while you're at it. i guess i see what those guys at SCC were thinking

04-26-2008, 01:13 PM	#14
dmpi Scooby Newbie Member#: 49987 Join Date: Dec 2003 Vehicle: 04 STI BLUE/SILVER	with uni-body construction, I'm supprised that you can even do that.

04-26-2008, 02:05 PM	#15
Handsdown Scooby Guru Member#: 29355 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: seattle Vehicle: 2003 GD6 Hate chall but i'mma maintain	you will not run 13.9 without cutting off the whole roof and taking everything non-metal out. i like the 3.3l in the RWD brighton idea a **** of a lot more.

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Blue98leg Scooby Newbie Member#: 65036 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Atlanta Vehicle: 2013 WRX WRB	Really cool picture! Why does the rear tire look like a donut?

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Qcanfixit Scooby Specialist Member#: 135762 Join Date: Dec 2006 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: alternate reality Vehicle: 4002 Corrida transparent	**** that... leave it heavy... drop an H6 turbo diesel in that bitch

04-28-2008, 03:17 PM	#24
immortal_suby Scooby Newbie Member#: 1711 Join Date: Jun 2000 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Greenville, SC Vehicle: 140 rogue points! 2013 GBS BRZ Limited 6MT	Hocrest & benebob on the svx network got their svx racer down to 2750 with the AT still in it. They have since put in 5spd. Not sure what it weighs now. http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=38068

04-28-2008, 03:25 PM	#25
sperry Scooby Specialist Member#: 8636 Join Date: Jul 2001 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Reno, NV Vehicle: WRX, OBXT, NA Miata, F250SD, no more SVX :(	The SVX isn't really all that heavy. An STI is 3200 lbs... the SVX is 3700 lbs, but has power leather seats, tons more trim, alcantera dash panels, and 9 friggen windows that the STI doesn't have. The 4EAT in the SVX weighs almost exactly the same as the STI's 6MT, and the EG33 is only a little heavier than the EJ257 with it's additional crap like the up/down pipes, turbo, and intercooler. IMO, if you properly prepped an SVX (ditched the interior, lexan windows, fiberglass fenders/bumpers/hood/trunk, remove A/C & heater, etc) you could get the car around 2500-2800 lbs wet even with a cage. Plus you'd have way better aerodynamics compared to an Impreza.