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As I have discussed elsewhere in this website, I am a big fan of Colin Chapman’s famous mantra “add lightness.”  Carving weight out of a car improves everything about it: acceleration, braking, handling, fuel consumption, total load of Murphy’s Irish Cream Stout it can carry without bottoming out, etc.  When the decision was made to rebuild the entire car and replace the engine with the Duratec, I decided to get the car’s weight down a bit further to really shake things up.  First off, the Duratec with aluminum bell housing and Direct-to-Head Throttle Bodies would cut about 20-30lbs from the front end.  Second, going with CAT Motorsport’s alloy front hubs, and 4-pot calipers, would shave off another 15lbs. and third there were the ultra light MOG carbon fiber seats…  Okay, so now you see where this is going.  In the interest of research, I bought an accurate scale that records up to 30lbs. and began the process of weighing old parts as I remove them and new parts as they arrive from vendors.  Below is the resulting chart that I will continue to update over the next few months:

(Last updated 7/16/04)