Price per Pound Contest

[Marty Rogan]

Choke/throttle control? It will make your engine race, just not necessarily faster.

Marty

[MikeW]

Anything made from metal will lose in this contest. A pair of carb needles doesn't weigh much but that's still not good enough. I'd bet that a reproduction air cleaner decal costs more per weight than NOS headlight covers.

[Mike B]

My first guess was going to be NOS D hubcaps, based on number of pieces and the price, but I don't think they would make the car any faster. I like the NOS headlight cover guess the best so far, if you count the rings and covers as separate pieces.

I agree that Carl's guess of the NOS plastic inspection lid clips win the cost per pound question.

-Mike

[mgmoreau]

Hey John ,are fellow ZCCNE members prohibited from weighing in on this discussion?

[gnosez]

Yes, as long as no insider trading takes place....

[John Coffey]

Name the most expensive part (price divided by weight) in your opinion that you can buy for an S30

I'm thinking a MoTec M880 EMS with full data acquisition and telemetry, launch control, ABS, traction control, vehicle dynamic control, transmission and clutch control, electronic rear differential control, full Lamda CAN bus measurement, digital dash/HUD, and more. Probably 10 lbs of hardware and software for over $24,000.

What do I win?

[JonnyRock]

What if I tape this ridiculous Iphone (costing $2.5 million) to the dash? Does that count?

[gnosez]

I not saying it can't be made to work in an S30 but did you take into account all the necessary ancillary parts to do so (abs brakes, controller, tranny, etc.)?

[=Enigma=]

I tried to modify my hint by saying that it would make my S30 a (very) little bit faster

Glad I could brighten up your day in some small way.....

Based on these clues, I've gotta go with OEM headlight covers and trim.

[carguyinok]

So, how long is this gona run? Please tell us....... Is it the headlight covers? Atleast tell us if thats the wrong answer... PLEASE.

[Tarmac]

The most expensive part you can buy is a complete carbon-fiber body.

What? :bulb: No one has built one yet?!?!

If you need me, I shalt be DOWN IN THE LAB!!!!

[geezer]

I think Mr Camouflage came up with the answer John was looking for in post #2, even if other parts can be found that are more expensive per lb. If that ain't it...I'm stumped!

So I guess, for lack of better answers, I'm nodding my head up and down in agreement with "OEM headlight covers" for the first question and MikeW's "decal" suggestion for the second.

Edited March 10, 2009 by geezer