How much weight savings from non-pop up headlights?? Light weight battery results?? - Z06Vette.com

Silver Bullet · 01-17-2003, 06:41 PM

Saw a brief mention of maybe 40lbs which sounds like a hell of save from the perfect place.
Is that truly correct??
Speaking of weight anyone change to dyna-mat or other light weight battery?? Results??

qs_zo6 · 01-18-2003, 11:51 AM

I heard the same 20lbs per headlight.... I'll let you know i have the C5R headlights on order

Silver Bullet · 01-18-2003, 06:41 PM

Who all offers the headlight setups??
Someone has to know the answer to the weight question about battery and headlights??

WiseGuyZ · 01-18-2003, 07:29 PM

Well i have the non pop up's from breathless performance. They are much lighter but i dont know by how much????

JBsZ06 · 01-19-2003, 09:45 AM

The battery in the Z06 is pretty light..I wouldn't look to that area for decreasing weight..

silverfox · 01-19-2003, 10:55 AM

Just finished installing the lights. I weighed the factory lights on a balance beam scale. This is a scale for weighing people. I read close to 11 lbs for the factory units (each). I then weighed a single Specter light and it ran about 5 lbs. I did the same when going from stock front brakes to the Wilwood Grand National brakes (Dilusi) with 14" rotors. There was quite a weight saving there. Every bit helps. Especially from the nose.
I have been thinking about changing to the Optima battery. I don't think that it is any lighter. Primary reason is to get rid of acid fumes in the engine compartment.
Silverfox

Silver Bullet · 01-20-2003, 08:24 AM

Gauging by your repsonse silverfox it sounds like the whole change over probably get's you 15lbs at best.
Hmmm alot of cash for little weight gain although it's all in the best spot.
:-? :-?

SoldSyclone · 01-20-2003, 08:40 AM

DynaBatt is 13 or 13.5lbs

DJWorm · 01-20-2003, 02:55 PM

On the batteries
1. The Dyna Bat is a rebranded Hawker.
2. I prefere the Hawker Odyssey to say an Optima.
3. The Hawker Odyssey is a depleted plate/mat technology and is considered a sealed dry cell....so it is appropriate for a battery relocation to the rear....say in the center well or over the right rear wheel.
4. As it is sealed it can be air shipped and it will not leak and it will still opperate in a NOT horizontal position and is more resistant to vibration an crash damage.
5. It can function in 2 modes which an Optima can not ....as a high pulse starter and as a deep cycle......it has a longer battery life than most others and most other types.

www.odysseyfactory.com

Info also at West Coast Batteries

www.odysseybatteries.com

and

www.odysseybatteries.com/auto

or Battery Mart at

www.odysseybattery.com

silverfox · 01-20-2003, 05:34 PM

I went for the look not weight and to get rid of the pop up factory lights. A weight savings is a bonus. I am going to paint them on the inside the same color as the body. I will bring the paint code to a auto paint supply and see what type of paint would be best. I need to rough up the inside with some 2000 grit paper. I will post a pick (if I can figure out how) when they are painted. I think the car looks like Euro styling now. It is probably the only one in Denver metro area with that mod. Anybody else here have these?????
Silverfox

silverfox · 01-20-2003, 05:38 PM

A quick thought about Specter lights. They show one style on their web site and also sell the C5R light kits. Just not to confuse anyone I bought the C5R with the Lexan covers. My comments were all based on this model.
Silverfox

Sanford · 01-21-2003, 10:14 PM

Any more news on the ETA of the C5R Specter lights? Last I heard was they were getting a new bracket for the lights.

emf · 01-21-2003, 10:27 PM

I called today, but Sonia was out . . . will be calling again tomorrow. The gentlemen that I spoke with did indicate that they were starting to ship orders, however was unable to confirm if they were the standard kits, or the HID kits.

Will post more as soon as I've got more.

Silver Bullet · 01-22-2003, 02:56 PM

How much does the stock battery weigh to compare against the dynabat??

Anyone also know what a stock driver seat ways??

We should get key info like this and put it in a Fact section for anyone wanting to lose weight.

Z06C5 · 01-22-2003, 04:59 PM

Silverfox:
Since you have a set in hand (I have the HID2 on order) you can answer this question that came up for me. Are these lights sealed? Will they hold out water and dust from inside the lens? I'd hate to have to try to clean them out after a run in the rain, and my Z does see and run in it!
Please let us know. Thanks.