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Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

If someone can tell me how to take 500 lb out of the car, I'd want one. That would be my kind of Boxster. Do you think you can take that much out?

I messed around with my last one and got about 200 lbs out of it doing easy stuff. Carpet front and rear, radio, speakers, rear storage box, spare tire, stuff like that. All easy, reversible, and cheap. I also installed headers and a sport exhaust that were much lighter. I think 400-500 lbs would be pretty easy if you went farther with lightweight wheels, non power sport seats, remove the power top actuators, airbags, and sound deadening. The early base model cars are the lightest and most analog, I prefer the cable throttle pedal response over the later ones with drive by wire. Considering how cheap they are, this is a project that I’ve seriously considered. I would rip out the entire soft top mechanism and use a hard top, but I’m not really a convertible guy.