I scraped 6lbs of rubber out of the rear wheel wells when installing the new wheels. Doug
It's been way to long for this thread to have not had a reply. I put aluminum heads on the Demon for Dragweek
In the last few years I've removed a bunch of weight off my Duster.
- Removed the stock steel hood and hinges for pin-on fiberglass hood - approx. 75 lbs. Kind of a no brainer.
- Removed back seat, replaced with a low, flat platform - maybe 20 lbs total.
- Aluminum heads, approx. 45-50 lbs. Another no brainer.
- QA1 front end - supposedly 18 lbs (mostly due to aluminum strut rods)
- One Kirkey seat - maybe 35 lbs over my old buckets which were 22 lbs. each
- Removed all unnecessary wiring - maybe 5 lbs
- Generic cross flow radiator vs. Griffin "OE fit" unit, maybe 6-7 lbs.
- Stripped off undercoating - only 12 lbs. A lot of work for little gain.
- Changed Summit cast aluminum trans pan for Moroso fabricated pan - 2-3 lbs.
- Lightweight digital gauges and plastic cluster bezel - 2-3 lbs
- Moved trans cooler to rear - negligible weight savings but aids front-to-rear balance
- M/T radial front runners vs. Michelin VW radials - not sure yet but perhaps a few lbs. each
Actually added some weight back though so it wasn't all positive. I got a set of the old Mopar cast reverse-lip valve covers - those things are 7lbs each! Plus the long studs are likely triple the weight of normal ones. Added at least another 30-40lbs of weight with TTI 1 7/8" headers and 3" full exhaust. That stuff is ridiculously heavy. They flow more air than the 1 5/8 - 1 3/4 step headers but the weight penalty was tough to swallow.
