[msamuels]

I have my 968 in the shop now for several things, including a new clutch. This is a '92, used only for instructing at PCA and PBOC DE track events. I may start using it for PBOC "super solo" events shortly. The car has a roll bar, M030 suspension, Forgelines, Hoosiers, stainless brake lines, PF pads, race seats, harnesses. Some of the interior is out, mainly in the back, along with the spare tire and tools. It weighs 2920 lbs now with a quarter tank of gas. It is not registered for the street.



A few questions:



I don't like the way the car responds now to a throttle "blip" for a heel/toe downshift. With the heavy dual-mass flywheel, I have to stomp on the gas and then wait a second or two until the revs rise. Anyone out there with experience replacing the flywheel with a lighter unit? Did it improve the throttle blip? What unit did you buy? I thought I would stick with the stock clutch, as my last one has lasted 25,000 miles, at least half of which has been on the track.



I plan to take a stepwise approach to getting weight out of the car. If you had to do one thing to start, would the best thing be to replace the back window with Lexan? It looks heavy and high up to me. Are there better ideas?



I just found this forum, so I know there will be plenty of posts in the future. Thanks.



Michael



P.S. Charles--feel free to chime in here. I really enjoyed seeing you again at Winterfest at Sebring!

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[flash]

i have the fidanza 12lb unit and love it - gear matching is a pure pleasure - there is an inherant rattle at 2300 with light flywheels - the stock friction disk is a failure point though - i fragged mine at about 25k at PIR - it's really a bit light for street use



there is a new 17lb pca approved flywheel available through rs barn - it should be a bit better on disks too

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[bob blackwell]

The hatch is a good place to save weight as well as the stock seats - mine weigh 70 pounds apiece with those electric motors to adjust everything! There are racing shells available that weigh less than 20 pounds and that is the way I would go for a track car. Replacing the stock battery is another place to save some weight, the lawn tractor batteries are very lightweight and should do the trick for a track only car. Good luck, Bob Blackwell.

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[333pg333]

Can you get the stock fly lightened? What about the crank? The rear glass hatch is a definite starting point to dump some weight and as you say lower your C.o.G. + if you can get a hold of a decent carbon hood. The stock ones on a 944t must weigh at least 60lbs, the c/f ones we're making up will be less than 10lbs. Not sure how much the 968 hood is but it must be similar?

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[flash]

stock hood on a 968 is 39lbs - to my knowledge, to date, nobody makes a pure carbon fiber hood for sale - gt racing makes a carbon lain over fiberglass, and a fiberglass - finish quality is spotty - i'd love to see somebody tackly this in an oem form (paint grade - full mounting hardware)



no way to lighten the dual mass flywheel safely

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