Hmmmm...good to know. Thanks for the info!

 

I was wrong. I was trying to remember the printout. I double-checked and it is 830 in the rear 1520 in the front. Oops.

 

Is this with or without rear seats, spare tire, and jack?

 

Without Them, also the front is on an empty tank of gas and no washer fluid

 

New weight reduction mods on the way:

1. lightweight JDP vented hood
2. Lyon's super duper DIY axle back

Hopefully these two mods will shave around 15 lbs getting me to 165 lbs total weight reduction. We know the stock axle back weighs 11 lbs. I'm anxious to unbolt the stock GE hood and weigh it on digital scales.

 

Again props to Tork, TheEvilOne and jkskrn for providing verified weight/pics. Please reply to this thread to add parts pix and weight.
A
A/C unit - who's got the balls to remove it first?!?
Airbag (driver) - 6.2 lbs*
Airbag (navigator) - 5.8 lbs*
Air intake box (OEM) - 5 lbs
B
Battery - 22.5 lbs
C
D
E
Exhaust - 31 lbs
- Muffler 11.0 lbs (J's Ti Muffler 5.3 lbs)
- Mid-pipe 12.32 lbs (J's Ti mid-pipe 5.3 lbs)
- Secondary cat 7.92 lbs (1.65 lbs)
F
G
H
Hatch (JDP...I'm begging you for a carbon fiber hatch!!!!)
Hood
I
J
Jack+wrench - 4.55 lbs
K
L
M
Muffler - see exhaust
N
O
Owner's manual (...but seriously)
P
Q
R
S
Seat belts (rear) - 4.75 lbs
Seat Front (driver)
Seat Front (navi)
Seat Rear (total) - 67.24 lbs
Spare tire - 21.55 lbs
Springs - 15 lbs
SRS (see airbag)
Steering wheel/airbag
T
U
V
W
Wheel/tire combo (Sport) - 39 lbs
Wheel/tire combo (Base) - 33 lbs
Wheels (16" Sport alloy) - 17.6 lbs*
Wiper assembly and motor (rear and front small) - 3.818 lbs
XYZ




*Indirectly calculated by weight subtraction


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Rear seat belts - 4.75 lbs

stock battery & cover - 22.5 lbs


Spare tire - 21.55 lbs


Rear seat (short section), less bolts and belts - 28.69 lbs


Rear seat (large section), less bolts and belts - 38.55 lbs


Front "retard" wiper, rear wiper, motor & Bolts 3.818 lbs


Sport 16" wheel w/snow tire


stock spring (all 4) 14.37 lbs


Factory air intake box with filter = 5lb even


Axleback exhaust 11 lbs

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Yo dawg. VIS makes a carbon hatch.

 

Last time I checked, this was only for the GD

 

According to the seller on ebay, it was for 09-10. It's even listed as such, not 06, 07, 08, 09 like a lot of things on ebay are. It was a pic of the GD model, but he said VIS used the same photo... from the old model.

 

Call me skeptical but I still don't believe it. There is no mention of it even on Vis Racing's official webpage for the 09+ Fit:
Carbon Fiber Hood And Body Kits Megastore - Vis Racing Sports Inc.

 

I wouldn't buy it without a picture confirmation. Here's the listing if you want to do some investigatin'.

FIT 09-10 HONDA OEM VIS Racing Carbon Fiber Trunk HATCH: eBay Motors (item 390230925671 end time Oct-25-10 17:53:46 PDT)

 

Steering wheel with airbag--6.2lbs. Take that for what it's worth though as I only have a cheap $40 digital scale, weighed myself and then weighed myself holding the steering wheel and it was 6.2lbs more. Did it 3 times each and all 6 times it was the same weight.

Just removed the passenger airbag unit as well and with the same method as above, 5.8lbs.

 

Thanks for the info...1-900-toosexy. I'll add the weights to the list. I wish I could go without airbags...but there are too many 4000 lb SUVs on the roads here.

In other news,
I just swapped the stock muffler for the DIY axle-back. I wasn't able to weigh the straight pipe before it was welded in place. We know the muffler weighs 11.0 lbs...so I'm just guessing (conservatively) this mod saves around 3-5 lbs. (This is user Hurley18's car...hope he doesn't mind me whoring it out.)

 

what does that sound like?

 

A quiet purr. In cabin, the exhaust note is barely noticeable.

I don't have an intake yet...but I imagine this will increase the decibel of the purr. Lyon posted some sound clips and video of drive by noise.

 

Good shite makita. As soon as the J's front pipe arrives and I install it, I'll get some video clips of in-cabin sound. It already sounds very nice inside, but I'm hoping for some even more low-end goodness. I can honestly say mine sounds nothing like a tiny 1496cc motor. Also another 6.2lbs shed and more up front is a good thing. I need to find a place to corner weigh the car to see where I'm at currently.

 

I recommend using a "topped off tank" with you sitting in the driver's seat as your reference for vehicle weight. By doing this, you can use the Dynolicious iPhone app to consistently estimate whp (accurate within 4 hp...and this is within the error of a standard dyno). Otherwise, you'll always be guesstimating your vehicle weight and introduce error into the whp calculation.

See my thread regarding my experience with this app.

 

PRM intake - 1 lbs 13 oz (weighed in on the digital scales at the US post office when I picked it up)
Stock air box - 5 lbs 0 oz
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Weight loss - 3 lbs 3 oz

This puts me right at 160 lbs of total weight loss. When the I get the JDP vented fiberglass hood installed, I'll weigh the OEM hood. I'm guessing this will net between 10-12 lbs.

 

Do you have any updates on the insight drums??? Do you think there will be an issue with a GD3? how much weight can you save? i think i will pull the trigger on this mod pretty soon!!!

 

The difference in weight is significant b/w the Insight and Fit drums...maybe 6 lbs just for the drum cover.

The problem is...and it is a big hurdle....that the spindles are different (the Fit spindle is too large to accomodate the Insight drum). In order to make the swap, you will need to remove the stock spindle from the rear torsion beam...this will require a plasma torch or at least a metal cutting wheel. Then the Insight spindle will need to be welded to the Fit rear assembly....the work will have to be perfect otherwise you will get wobbly rear wheels.

Best bet is to buy a separate rear trailing arm (new $270 vs. used) and have the spindles mounted at that time then mount the whole assembly. If you really want to drop weight...you could have a complete rear trailing arm fabricated out of titanium and then have the spindles welded on. Seriously, if you're gonna go this far you may as well get a custom fabricated rear trailing arm (titanium raw materials probably won't be much more than the price of a new OEM rear trailing arm). You would probably shed 80 lbs of unsprung weight going this route....THAT WOULD BE HUGE!!!

Once I get my civic K-swapped I may go this route^ on the Fit.