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Originally Posted by cockerpunk

i think you'd be pretty hard pressed to strip 1000 lbs out of a boxster. getting a car like that down to 2000lbs would be a tough one.

Amazing that the "lightweight" Boxster was 2811 lbs. A basic 996.1 is around 2950 lbs. Guess that's called progress?

There's a really good weight loss thread on the 6speedonline 996TT forum, where members have documented the weight of removed OEM parts and their lightweight replacements. Around 250 lbs loss seems pretty common from doing semi-sane things - lightweight seats, lightweight wheels, remove spare, remove back seats, lightweight exhaust, etc. After that point it becomes a function of either sacrifice or expense - remove A/C, gut interior, lightweight body panels, etc. I think there's a few guys with 996 race cars that are around 2200 lbs.

I would personally love to have either an Elise or Exige, but I'm not sure my 6'1" 215 lb fat ass could comfortably drive it.