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all plastic from wheel wells and front fenders, bumpers, foam fadding, air bags, seat belts, dashboard, hell the guages weigh a good 3 lbs

if you think the gauges weigh anything more than a pound, you got weak arms. LOL

ditch the tires, get some good rotors and run on those

Don't forget to take off all the doors and replace them with cargo nets. While you're doing the doors, go ahead and take off the rest of the fiberglass and sheet metal from the car, Just run around with the frame on the chassis. talk about fast (and cold). LOL
-Smurf-

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Originally Posted by Daytona (Post 481258)

To go faster AND get better gas mileage, your best bet is to reduce the overall weight of your vehicle. Less weight means your car can go just as quick with less throttle, or faster with the same throttle. There are lots of things you can remove to save weight:

- Chop off the roof
- remove every other lug nut (reduction in spinning weight is HUGE!)
- remove at least 10 pounds of air pressure from each tire (like above, that's a 40 POUND REDUCTION in spinning weight!!!!!!!!!)
- For even greater wheel weight savings, replace the remaining air with Helium, which is lighter than air!
- remove the superfluous padding from inside the seats...
- Hell, remove all of the seats and strap in a beach chair.
- remove the useless carpeting from inside the trunk and toss the doughnut spare, too, while you're at it.
- remove the stupid coffee cup-type thingy on your center console.
- remove your rear speakers and wiring (you're sitting in the front, so you really only need the front speakers to hear music anyway. Right?)
- drain your excess fluids (the excess oil, water/coolant, and trans is there "just in case", you don't really need it)
- Remove your hood and trunk lids (they're just there to keep the engine clean and the stuff in the trunk from flying out. BUT, you won't be storing anything in the trunk so no need for a lid there, and you'll be going so fast now that dirt won't be able to get into the engine space.)
- Remove all of your window glass (who drives a convertible with their windows up anyway?)
- If the po-po require you to have a windshield, put in clear plastic sheeting or Lexan. Your local Lowe's or Home Depot should have something applicable.

I'm sure I can come up with several more ideas to recommend, but these should be a good starting point. All tallied, I'm guessing my recommendations have just saved you over 450 pounds. That weight savings alone equates to almost a 1/2-second betterment in ET at the track, probably more with the spinning weight reduction which usually doubles the resulting ET improvement... so that makes it closer to a full second improvement in ET. That would put an Alero with ZERO performance modifications securely into the 14's AND give you at least an 18% increase in gas mileage.

Mission Accomplished!

When you remove all this stuff it will be cluttering up your garage and front yard, so make sure to let us know what's getting taken off by posting a list here http://www.aleromod.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=29
We will find a good home for all the stuff you don't need. I'm sure you won't mind just giving it away since you really don't need it anyways.

How much do you want for your hood?

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Originally Posted by crackakam (Post 481432)

what is a CAI/WAI

CAI=Cold Air Intake WAI= Warm Air Intake (short ram)

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Originally Posted by kickroqs (Post 480822)

I've got a '99 Alero automatic. Just wondering whut can I do to get better gas mileage and HP. Also what can I do to improve my takeoff? Thanks

well i for one went from 28 mpg to 32 mpg on the highway when i added the following.......

CAI
cat-back exhaust
UR pulley
MSD DIS
2.3 manifold
62mm tb
header

but once it did cams and headwork lost mpg

why are you guys being so rough on this newbie?

Dud this threads like 7 months old

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Originally Posted by AleroDrime (Post 525337)

thread jesus!

wouldn't do that...admins don't like it too much...:rolleyes2:

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Originally Posted by AleroDrime (Post 481220)

cavaliers alot lighter aint it??? hence better gas mileage

Yes by 300 lbs or more.

It's been said already. Tune up with new plugs, wires. Pending on mileage you could switch to syn oil like Mobil 1, intake and exhaust helps, headers, P&P, etc. etc etc.

Tire pressure, no extra weight that isn't neccessary, don't floor it at every light

What about removing headlights during the day for -5-10 pounds and increased air flow?

Also, golf ball car anyone?