16V_1600
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In a Corsa 1.6 Sport, would back seats/plastics/ sound deadening & rear side panels removed, make a noticeable differance on the road?
Thanks, as I am looking at removing the lot tomorrow. But if It aint going to make a diff I won't bother. Thanks.
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Tommy L
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back seat is very heavy. felt a difference in the 12v
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C00RSA
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Could feel the difference in my 1.4 8v, only problem was when it was windy it was very light.
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16V_1600
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May do it then, anybody else have input.
Thanks chaps, keep the replies coming
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richc
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If you have friends its anoying
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by richc
If you have friends its anoying
My car is lowered 60mm so the back seats are useless anyway. Thought about stripping the whole back out and removing sound deadening and spraying the back gloss black.
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marklawton
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do it, i have removed just the back seat and parcel shelf, takes about an hour to strip the whole back out if you have done it before so doesnt take that long
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16V_1600
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Anyone know roughly the weight of all the back inc sound deadening?
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Avix87
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Dont know the weight of the sound deadening, but i just weighed my back seats 29kgs in total
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by Avix87
Dont know the weight of the sound deadening, but i just weighed my back seats 29kgs in total
That's a fair bit!
So probs 35-40 kgs with the whole of the rear removed roughly you reckon?
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Avix87
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quote: Originally posted by 16V_1600
quote: Originally posted by Avix87
Dont know the weight of the sound deadening, but i just weighed my back seats 29kgs in total
That's a fair bit!
So probs 35-40 kgs with the whole of the rear removed roughly you reckon?
Yeah i reckon, and even more with the spare wheel out, do it, i felt the difference
Just the road and exhaust noise is going to be very loud with the sound deadening out, but its free 'power'
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by Avix87
quote: Originally posted by 16V_1600
quote: Originally posted by Avix87
Dont know the weight of the sound deadening, but i just weighed my back seats 29kgs in total
That's a fair bit!
So probs 35-40 kgs with the whole of the rear removed roughly you reckon?
Yeah i reckon, and even more with the spare wheel out, do it, i felt the difference
Just the road and exhaust noise is going to be very loud with the sound deadening out, but its free 'power'
Free power like you say, exhaust and road noise doesn't bother me in the slightest, I don't have a pipe and slippers
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little_duke
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im keeping mine original for the time being.only way i would remove mine is if i had enough cash to tune engine but good luck mate
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by little_duke
im keeping mine original for the time being.only way i would remove mine is if i had enough cash to tune engine but good luck mate
Cheers mate, I really want a Skyline but for the time being I want to have a play with the 1.6, it seems fairly quick as it is but want to improve on that so I reckon stripping whole rear out inc. sound deadning should make a nice differance.
[Edited on 21-03-2008 by 16V_1600]
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Steve X16XE
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My Corsa is at a state now that i can really feel the difference with a full tank in.
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Bram
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Depends if your'e going on track or entering any competitions in the near future?
If the answer is no then leave your back seats in
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Steve X16XE
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Get them out!!!
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by Steve X16XE
Get them out!!!
Nice work Steve! How did you remove the sound deadening material?
Looking good
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by Bram
Depends if your'e going on track or entering any competitions in the near future?
If the answer is no then leave your back seats in
No, just aiming for a lightweight fast road tuned 1.6
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Ste L
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quote: Originally posted by 16V_1600
quote: Originally posted by richc
If you have friends its anoying
My car is lowered 60mm so the back seats are useless anyway. Thought about stripping the whole back out and removing sound deadening and spraying the back gloss black.
with my car lowered 90mm, and have a full car, it NEVER rub's..
so i dont know who your's is useless at 60mm, unless you have some really big mates in the back
[Edited on 21-03-2008 by Ste L]
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by Ste L
quote: Originally posted by 16V_1600
quote: Originally posted by richc
If you have friends its anoying
My car is lowered 60mm so the back seats are useless anyway. Thought about stripping the whole back out and removing sound deadening and spraying the back gloss black.
with my car lowered 90mm, and have a full car, it NEVER rub's..
so i dont know who your's is useless at 60mm, unless you have some really big mates in the back
[Edited on 21-03-2008 by Ste L]
I was think about when I had the 60mm with ET38 Ripspeed wheels with 195/50/15 tyres. Now I have the ET49 195/45/15 tyres it won't rub.
Still I don't give people lifts so I can take them out
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Ste L
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quote: Originally posted by 16V_1600
I was think about when I had the 60mm with ET38 Ripspeed wheels with 195/50/15 tyres. Now I have the ET49 195/45/15 tyres it won't rub.
Still I don't give people lifts so I can take them out
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