W124 1995 weight

[Guest collincbb]

Hi Pals, I am looking for ideas to bring down the weight of 124 to get better mileage and looking at replacing the exhaust system with some thing lighter than original, seeking some Pros advice if compromise the factory tune, Anyone had done this job before.

[Guest paddy]

clear boot, remove spare tyre, light wt rims.... and driver lose wieght?

btw, lighter exhaust sys sounds good!

[Guest eokh]

Remove carpets

remove the black tar bitumen sound proofing

remove all the seats except driver seat

you can shave a lot of weight off that ... minimum 150kg

did that for my honda civic .. Whoo Hooo !! can fly man !

but you have to live with the noise lah... which defeats the whole purpose of buying a lux car.

You are better off with a Evo 9 or Benga Civiv

[Guest eokh]

oh i forget ... yours is a 95 master piece

take out the electric seats and roller blinds also

[Guest Mike]

remove cat, make ur exhaust straight thru and u will feel sum difference. i did that to mine

[Guest collincbb]

Hi Mike, Thanks and great to hear this from you. Before the festive mood gone belated, May i wishes you and your family a Great Xmas and a Happy New Year. And to all SGMerc members and friends.

I got many replies, some are very entertaining and makes great day but somehow they miss the point, even then thank you very much.

Mike, great to learn your experiment as I was thinking hard on this part but now true you have done it. Do you have trouble in gear changes after the removal and May i ask you for the workshop you have done it?

Mike I did self experiment to run better as it consume lesser with an electric fan replacing the mechanical ones. They work good, less drag and runs cooler, you can try.

[Guest Raskie]

Hi Collin, no offense .. but when you mention reducing FC with the losing of 'weights', how much savings are you looking to achieve ?

[Guest eokh]

collincbb wrote:

I got many replies, some are very entertaining and makes great day but somehow they miss the point, even then thank you very much.

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Colin

ya .. maybe we didnt get the point you were trying to make ... what exactly were you looking out for ?

to reduce weight to gain more power or to add on more "steriods" to enhance the performance

i am also hoping you can clarify so that we can entice more answers from the other gurus lurking around here.

like yourself, i am pretty dissatisfied with my lau pok ah pek car's pick up so any tip will be much appreciated

[keltanky]

believe colin is looking into reducing weight for better FC????

for exhuast, follow mike's way, its the best!

for other, weight side, get a good set of tires!, down grade to 16inch (if you are on 17)

i last time tot of doing the extreme!, CF the hood and boot lei, just to reduce the weight!! but hor, for this lovely car, not nice lor..

engine wise, must have a good tuning done! i hadn't gone to the way of electric fan yet, but seems lots are saying its better FC!

for my FC, the best last time i got its 600KM for full tank! 50% highway 50% city.

now with 20%highway 80%city, i am getting about 520 to 550 max

just a little note, not sure if its me lor, from my view, whenever on highway, the best optimal speed for our cars is 110km/h (haiz man in white sure like me)

[Guest Mike]

i m looking for the electric fan mod but i m still rather quite happy with my FC on my transplanted E220 engine. getting ard 550-580km per tank for city driving

[Guest eokh]

Yo folks

seems like this electric fan thingy can work wonders.

where can i get one ? does it work on a 8V old geezer ? or must be 16V ?

[keltanky]

both can work..

just that see which brand of electric fan you wana use?

got volvo type which has 2 speed.. lots la... go check around from workshop, but hor, my mech refuse to do for me lei... sob sob.. he say better to leave it as normal..

[Guest Mike]

Haha den we do it together lor diy haha i oso haven convert

[Guest alumetal]

some are using BMW 320 electric fan and metal cover to swap for the mechanical fan.

[Guest collincbb]

Raskie wrote:

Hi Collin, no offense .. but when you mention reducing FC with the losing of 'weights', how much savings are you looking to achieve ?

Ya, maybe my first posting wasnt specific, apologies, My earlier fuel consumption around city routes and 30% high way returns me 8-9km per litre, after i m getting 10 and at times 11km per liter, though a leisure driver, seeking to improve towards 11-12km in more city driving, Read from some mike about exhaust job and others on Fibre Bonnet and Boot, now got new resolution and plans.

[Guest collincbb]

Mike wrote:

Haha den we do it together lor diy haha i oso haven convert

yes, i think so and along with your ideas I aim to on 11 km/litre more easily. thanks

[Guest collincbb]

eokh wrote:

Colin

ya .. maybe we didnt get the point you were trying to make ... what exactly were you looking out for ?

to reduce weight to gain more power or to add on more "steriods" to enhance the performance

i am also hoping you can clarify so that we can entice more answers from the other gurus lurking around here.

like yourself, i am pretty dissatisfied with my lau pok ah pek car's pick up so any tip will be much appreciated

Ya, maybe my first posting was not specific, yes seeking better consumption, apologies for tat confusion, Just pick up further ideas from a member on exhaust job and front and back cover, will be seeking out for workshop who can do the job... thks pal,

[Guest collincbb]

Mike wrote:

remove cat, make ur exhaust straight thru and u will feel sum difference. i did that to mine

Hi mike, how much you pay for this exhaust job ? Any contact can advice...

[Guest collincbb]

keltanky wrote:

believe colin is looking into reducing weight for better FC????

for exhuast, follow mike's way, its the best!

for other, weight side, get a good set of tires!, down grade to 16inch (if you are on 17)

i last time tot of doing the extreme!, CF the hood and boot lei, just to reduce the weight!! but hor, for this lovely car, not nice lor..

engine wise, must have a good tuning done! i hadn't gone to the way of electric fan yet, but seems lots are saying its better FC!

for my FC, the best last time i got its 600KM for full tank! 50% highway 50% city.

now with 20%highway 80%city, i am getting about 520 to 550 max

just a little note, not sure if its me lor, from my view, whenever on highway, the best optimal speed for our cars is 110km/h (haiz man in white sure like me)

Yes, pal, its all for better consumption, sorry for the confusion, running on original 15' wheel with standard tyres but good to know the efficiency speed, reminds me to look into speeddo more often..

[Guest collincbb]

Mike wrote:

i m looking for the electric fan mod but i m still rather quite happy with my FC on my transplanted E220 engine. getting ard 550-580km per tank for city driving

Mike, your engine is more efficient running on 220 and got you that mileage and city driving, what was your budget doing the upgrade 220.

[Guest Fat Guy]

Hi All,

Currently also driving a W124-8v, as mention over the conversation

where can i get it done on the fan, please advise, or any thing that can save petrol, present full tank, the max that i can reach onlly 420km.

collincbb wrote:

Yes, pal, its all for better consumption, sorry for the confusion, running on original 15' wheel with standard tyres but good to know the efficiency speed, reminds me to look into speeddo more often..

[Guest Mike]

i got my engine in malaysia and its cheap i must sae. the engine condition is fabulous. are u looking for the transplant?