My Lightweight Syclone

10secTy · Feb 8, 2004

Thanks for the great info Michael gives me some more idea to light up my pig of a Ty. 4100 with me in it.

Nolan

Syborg Twin Turbo · Feb 8, 2004

ivanko barbell said:
My truck weighs 3380 lbs with ac and abs still. A couple of things left out unless I overlooked them from all your posts.

One thing that is very important to properly distribute the weight of the vechicle as much as possible, even if there is a huge front weight bias.

Anyway.....

Mini starter.
Fiberglass rear springs.
Removed driving/fog lamps. Cracked lenses anyway and since I like to

Hay MIke,

If you want to consider trading some parts, I have a LW core Support from PEP and brand new set of Flex-a-Forms.

I need a whole bunch to finish the Sonoma GT.

myclone · Feb 8, 2004

tyndago said:
- aluminum rear drums - these can be found in junkyards if you are that type. They are sold on Ebay too sometimes, just not as cheap.

Syclone and Typhoon rear drums are a little different.

Id hafta disagree here.. I got a set off a member of the buick board and they fit fine as well as stopping/holding boost as good as drum brakes can for two years now.

FWIW. Some G bodies came with them as well as some early S trucks although I have yet to see a set on a S truck from the factory when scrounging in the bone yards. There is a post in the junk yard section of turbobuick.com that lists all the cars aluminum drums can be found on.

tyndago · Feb 8, 2004

The aluminum drums fit on the Syclone . They dont fit on the Typhoon.

I have aluminum drums on my Syclone . The ones I took off my GN did not fit on my Typhoon. I think the dust shields interfered. It was a couple years ago I tried.

sytyguy · Feb 8, 2004

I stole the aluminum drums I have on my truck off my '84 S-10 Blazer. Fit perfect and were definitely lighter.

BTW, was out working on the truck today and saw a few more brackets that zip-ties could replace. Plus, I started taking out the A-frame clips that used to help hold stuff (coolant bottle, airbox, etc....).

Hood

sy112 · Feb 8, 2004

sytyguy said:
I stole the aluminum drums I have on my truck off my '84 S-10 Blazer. Fit perfect and were definitely lighter.

BTW, was out working on the truck today and saw a few more brackets that zip-ties could replace. Plus, I started taking out the A-frame clips that used to help hold stuff (coolant bottle, airbox, etc....).

Hood

these trucks are from hell, they have a normal man reduced to pulling clips off to save weight

:wink:

no_ty_yet · Feb 9, 2004

Has anybody looked into running Lexan side windows yet? It seems like this would be a pretty good weight savings, especially by replacing the huge side windows on a Typhoon.

Galen

10secTy · Feb 9, 2004

I have thought about this but you would have to get the molded shape which could be a bitch.

Some thing interesting is that me and tony weighted our trucks one day at the same scale.

The trucks both had the same front weight but my Ty had 500lbs more over the rear wheels than his Sy. No wonder it bounces off the bump stops on a hard launch. But I have a solution for that :wink:

Nolan

imported_ty1724 · Feb 9, 2004

i have also thought about lexan side and rear windows i think this would help the ty guys stat to cetch up whith the sys that has to be a least a hundred lbs. of glass i think i am gonna call my buddy that made the lexan windows for my dads car if any one is interested when i have info i will start a new post

Syborg Twin Turbo · Feb 9, 2004

ty1724 said:
i have also thought about lexan side and rear windows i think this would help the ty guys stat to cetch up whith the sys that has to be a least a hundred lbs. of glass i think i am gonna call my buddy that made the lexan windows for my dads car if any one is interested when i have info i will start a new post

Someone already sells the back windows. I will try to track it down and post it here.

other options
- Aluminum Radiator
- Remove Wiper Assembly
- Heating & Cooling Ductwork underdash
- Power Windows & Locks
- Sound Deading on firewall (very heavy)
- Sound Deading on back Cab wall (yep just as heavy)
- Sound Deading under Carpet
- Wiring Harness (go painless or ezwiring.com-not for the faint at heart)
- Carbon Fiber or Fiberglass Hood
- Fiberglass Inner Fenders
- Fiberglass Front Bumber Cover & Support (6lbs)
- Fiberglass Rear Bumber Cover & Support (4.5lbs)
- Bed Cover - Go Carbon Fiber (Adam & Ian can help on this one)
- Metal Tailgate Straps - switch to Cable (plus no more noise)

sytyguy · Feb 9, 2004

Oh yeah....forgot to mention that I swapped out the sunvisors with one w/o vanity mirrors & lights. Probably the weight savings equivalent to me wearing a belt when driving or not.

Hood

TurboManiacal · Feb 9, 2004

sytyguy said:
Oh yeah....forgot to mention that I swapped out the sunvisors with one w/o vanity mirrors & lights. Probably the weight savings equivalent to me wearing a belt when driving or not.

Hood

Which brings up a good point...I know for a fact that you would never make it as a horse jockey! :lol:

sytyguy · Feb 9, 2004

That's why I put the truck on a diet........I refuse to go on one.

Hood

Syborg Twin Turbo · Feb 9, 2004

Couple more things

- Cross Drilled Rotrs & Carbon Metalic Pads
- LW Aluminum 16" Wheels (someone on this list has them)
- Billet Spindles (someone on this list has them)
- Carbon Fiber Half Shafts (Brain Hartman sells them)
- Radio & Speakers (not an option in my book)

sytyguy · Feb 9, 2004

My wheels are 16" aluminum and are substantially lighter than stock......though not lightweight in the sense of magnesium or anything.

I didn't know that Hartman sold CF CV axles. Anybody know if they are thicker/thinner/etc....? I may have to call him about these if they provide more clearance in coil-over apps.

Hood

sytyguy · Feb 9, 2004

While we're talking lightweight........has anyone tried one of these (maybe not on a SyTy, but in general)?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33573&item=2458727515

I am going to a custom bracket setup and the compact size and lightweight of this unit make it appealing. Most I've seen are 90A or 120A for the mini ones, so it should be up to the task.

Hood

turbodig · Feb 9, 2004

sytyguy said:
My wheels are 16" aluminum and are substantially lighter than stock......though not lightweight in the sense of magnesium or anything.

I didn't know that Hartman sold CF CV axles. Anybody know if they are thicker/thinner/etc....? I may have to call him about these if they provide more clearance in coil-over apps.

Hood

The Welds/Hoosiers I have took 80# off the stock wheel weight, FWIW.

~ 3000 with driver is outstanding, IMO. Boggles the mind at what could
be done with say, 8-900 HP....

A CF axle would be an interesting piece... I have a CF brake rotor from
a friend in racing circles that weighs almost nothing compared to what
the equivalent cast piece would weigh... wish I had 3 more of 'em.

Later,

Dig

jwaller · Feb 9, 2004

brembo has some really trick lightweight rotors out now. I believe they are CF as well.

Syborg Twin Turbo · Feb 9, 2004

turbodig said:
The Welds/Hoosiers I have took 80# off the stock wheel weight, FWIW.

Dig Any chance you have pics of your wheels ??

BTW - Hi

BTWW - Welcome to Chicago John

tyndago · Feb 9, 2004

Not really carbon fiber. More like carbon/carbon.

I have a carbon/carbon clutch for one GT-R.

Porsche sells optional ceramic brakes. Brembo has a carbon setup . They are like $16,000 for a set.

Thats a carbon clutch disk.

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