How Much Weight can you REMOVE from your Car? (Weight Reduction)

A video on YouTube. In Cars, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

The creator strips weight from a 2004 BMW E46 330xi to turn it into an endurance race car, removing seats, the trunk interior, carpets, and the sunroof while tracking acceleration times and braking distances before and after.

From the video

Answers: How much weight can you remove from a BMW E46 to make it a race car?

BMW E46 weight reduction
Track day car preparation
Removing car interior trim
Removing sound deadening with dry ice
Installing racing seat in BMW E46
Sunroof delete installation

What it concludes

Removing the OEM seats, trunk interior, carpets, and sunroof reduced the total car weight by over 430 pounds.
0-60 acceleration improved by 0.8 seconds after weight reduction, dropping from 6.8 seconds to 6.0 seconds.
Braking distance from 60 to 0 mph improved from 170 feet down to 140 feet after weight reduction and brake conditioning.

Rate it, review it and add it to your lists in Krater.

Titles and thumbnails from YouTube. Krater isn't affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by YouTube or Google.