I agree with the above. You are not going to yield a whole lot of weight savings by switching to a carbon hood and rear hatch.
As stated above removing weight from the rotating mass will yield far greater results then a hood or hatch.
Isn't the rear light enough in this car? I thought that was the issue, the Fits were extremely front heavy...anybody?

 

I took the rear muffler off over the weekend as an experiment and the wife hated it. It was a bit loud for my tastes, too. It was actually fine except in the 2,500 rpm range, where it is very raspy sounding.

Anyway, it only took about 5 mins to get it off with my new cordless impact wrench (I highly recommend these, by the way). So I think I will just remove it for auto-x events. It weighs 10 lbs. The louder sound, I think, makes the car a bit easier and more fun to drive because you can hear better what the engine is doing, but it's hardly loud enough to break any noise rules.

 

jenny craig

 

i guess...thats funny.
well...the best weight reduction is by loosing body fat.


the lighter you weigh....the lighter the car weighs when your in it.

i hate that shit...when i get passed up by a 120lb adult on a go kart. and im 200 and trying to keep up. pssshh

 

ah hahahahahah!!!! make sure you take a big dump before the race too efffin fffuuuuunnneeeeee dude

 

remove the catback. replace battery with smaller/lighter battery. remove AC and powersteering. remove power door locks, power windows, replace glass with lexan/plexiglass. replace parts with CF/fiberglass. remove airbags. remove front swaybar. remove intake system.