How much does weight have to do with fuel economy???

[krousdb]

Originally Posted by Sludgy

If you remove sprung weight, like seats, spare tires and the jack, the car will ride higher, making it less aerodynamic.

I removed my coilovers and went back to the standard springs and ride height because of the harsh ride. The ride height was raised 1.75". I have noticed no ill effects to FE at highway speeds.

[Compaq888]

seriously a 100 lbs won't raise the car when it weighs 3000 lbs. Now if you remove the 400+lb motor then it will raise.

[SVOboy]

The front of my car is noticably higher after dropping ~50 pounds from the transmission swap. About a finger higher based on my finger measurements,

[Compaq888]

Originally Posted by SVOboy

The front of my car is noticably higher after dropping ~50 pounds from the transmission swap. About a finger higher based on my finger measurements,

yeah but you now have a 2000 lb car, huge difference

[SVOboy]

Yes, 3000 pounds is 50% more than 2000, and the weight that was previously talked about, 100 pounds, is 100% more than 50 pounds. So if you want to do the math you'll learn that the difference with the 100 pounds is greater than with my 50 pounds.

[kickflipjr]

When I remove everything in my trunk (around 45lbs) it affected the ride height in the rear.

Removing rearward weight will help some with drag race lanches.