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Ways of reducing the weight of our cars

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fuscobal:
- Forge twintercooler > 5.2kg for the core and about 1kg for each of the 2 hoses (7.2kg all together)
- THS > 11.9kg for the core and about 0.5kg for each of the 2 hoses (12.9kg all together)
- S3 FMIC > 7.6kg (S3+Forge = 14.8kg)
- Hot climate radiator + plastic guide > 1.1kg (about 2 to 2.5kg with all the extra hoses needed for the install)
- Air-con compressor + hose > 6.3kg
- Air-con radiator > 3.1kg
- Other air-con hoses + fluids > aprox. 3kg

All in all you lose about 12.5kg by letting go the air-con system and you also gain better cooling for the main water radiator and the intercooler

rich83:

--- Quote from: fuscobal on March 08, 2013, 12:15:29 am ---- Forge twintercooler > 5.2kg for the core and about 1kg for each of the 2 hoses (7.2kg all together)
- THS > 11.9kg for the core and about 0.5kg for each of the 2 hoses (12.9kg all together)
- S3 FMIC > 7.6kg (S3+Forge = 14.8kg)
- Hot climate radiator + plastic guide > 1.1kg (about 2 to 2.5kg with all the extra hoses needed for the install)
- Air-con compressor + hose > 6.3kg
- Air-con radiator > 3.1kg
- Other air-con hoses + fluids > aprox. 3kg

All in all you lose about 12.5kg by letting go the air-con system and you also gain better cooling for the main water radiator and the intercooler

--- End quote ---

Remember that the Forge TC is an add on... where as the THS replaces with OEM cooler. So the weight is a bit missleading

fuscobal:
Don't quite understand what's missleading...I compared S3+Forge to the THS and there's a 2kg difference. I also gave the weight for each of them in case someone wants to combine them anyway he wants !

rich83:
Ok... maybe misleading was the wrong term.

You know what im getting at tho... the ths means you gain ~2kg where as the TC is 7.2 kg. The individual weight suggests that the forge would be better for weight.

fuscobal:
Yes, of course but what good if you can't use it alone ? You have to add the gti or s3 !

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