Ways of reducing the weight of our cars

[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]

- 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

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 !