{"id":1313,"date":"2012-02-17T10:14:18","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T15:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveocd.com\/?p=1313"},"modified":"2012-09-17T14:04:29","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T18:04:29","slug":"diet-plan-eat-like-a-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fiveocd.com\/?p=1313","title":{"rendered":"Diet plan: eat like a bird."},"content":{"rendered":"

Among the upsides of shedding pounds are improving power to weight ratio or making better use of the power you have, it is inexpensive until you really want to go crazy, better braking, and\u00a0gas mileage. If you are one of those anti-NVH types (noise, vibration, harshness,) then this is not for you. Once all your sound deadening, carpeting, and seats are gone, things get loud. It’s a minor tradeoff for the benefits, in my opinion, but you can still get rid of some extra baggage and keep the noise down if that’s the route you want to go.<\/p>\n

On my way to completely gutting the bird (yes, I drive it daily this way) I have personally weighed pretty much every piece I’ve removed to keep track of the difference using a digital hanging scale, none of these are guesses or borrowed. As of this writing I’ve removed about 334 pounds and added back in about 43.\u00a0I’m not going to claim they’re all 100% accurate, but here\u00a0they are\u00a0anyway.<\/p>\n

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The ongoing list of weights of Sunbird parts:<\/strong>
\nac, all total 32.75
\nac accumulator
\nac comp bracket 3.00
\nac compressor
\nac condenser
\nac exchange in heater box 3.96
\nair filter 0.88
\nairbox 1.86
\namp pyle hydra 1.46
\namp stock 1.58
\narmrest & sm ash 3.48
\narmrest brackets, door 0.98ea = 1.96
\nbattery 33.24
\ncam sprocket, steel 0.92
\ncam sprocket, alum 0.38
\ncanister delete plate
\ncarbon canister, cover
\ncarpet 25.08
\ncat (w\/flanges) 11.06
\nclock 0.80
\ncenter console 1.94
\ncenter console rear cover 0.44
\nkick panel covers 0.30
\ncoolant reservoir 1.10
\ndoor panel pockets ph1 1.04
\ndoor panels ph2 8.96ea = 17.92
\neaton m62 26.00
\nfuel filler guard 0.20
\nfirewall sound dead
\nglovebox 3.04
\ngrille 0.48
\ngrille bar 0.52
\nheadliner 3.20
\nhood steel 43.00
\nhood z24 37.84
\nintake tube rubber 1.14
\nintake\/silencer upper 0.92
\nintake\/silencer lower 1.32
\njack 4.72
\njack bracket .3
\nlatch and front support 4.72
\nlatch and headlight front support only 3.70
\nlatch cable and pull 0.22
\nlatch, hood 1.10
\nlatch, hood mounted catch 0.52
\nlicense plate and bkt front 0.88
\nlug wrench 1.54
\nmirror drv 1.10
\nmirror psg 0.80
\nn2o w\/ brackets 14.72 empty, 24.72 full
\npackage tray rear 4.06
\npillar trim and sound dead (all) 4.23
\npioneer cd 2.92
\npower lock sol, switch, wire drv 0.92
\npower lock sol, switch, wire psg 0.92
\nradio housing console 3.04
\nrear \u00bc plastic & sound dead 5.20
\nseat belt and buckle, passenger 6.40
\nseat belts, rear 6.70
\nseat front drv 38.00
\nseat front psg 34.40
\nseat rear back 2d 13.76
\nseat rear bottom 2d 9.96
\nseat plastic rail covers 0.58
\nseat poly summit 14.85
\nseat bracket for summit seat
\nseat buckle psg 0.66
\nshift knob 0.40
\nsound dead right kick 0.74
\nsill trim 0.62ea = 1.24
\nspare tire 24.78
\nshifter ind.\/cover 0.58
\nspeaker front 0.58ea = 1.16
\nspeaker rear 2.60ea = 5.20
\nspeaker grilles
\nsplash guard 0.84
\nspoiler & 3rd 7.62
\ntach sunpro 2 5\/8″ 0.44
\ntaillight, trunk mounted 2d 2.08ea = 4.16
\ntape deck 2.52
\ntiming cover front plastic 0.62
\ntiming cover rear metal 2.12
\ntriple gauge pod summit 1.02
\ntrunk carpet, panel
\nunder dash plastic horiz L 0.58
\nunder dash plastic horiz R 0.80
\nvisor driver 0.98
\nvisor passenger 0.98
\nwheel stock alum 14″ 15.00
\nwheel stock alum 14″ w\/ 185\/75 31.94 36.96
\nwheel steel 14 17.32
\nwiper & arm L 0.88
\nwiper & arm R 0.92<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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