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Old 10-13-2002, 10:30 PM
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Can someone give me an estimation of how much my car weighs?

I have a 2000 Formula, all options, but traction control. I have taken out the backseat and I weigh 160 pounds. I am thinking my trap is kinda low for my mods (ALL bolt-ons, and a cam 581 224 112) I ran only twice and hit 113-114 ish on a 1.8 and 1.9 60 ft. I dynoed 394 RWHP and 391 RWTQ, that is thru an A4 with Vig 3400.

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I have no idea what you and your car would weigh but if you have a local(city owned) recycling center go their an you can weigh your car for free. Thats what I did.
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Ryan - the last 3 times I have been to GLD the scale has been working. I think it's about 10 lbs off though. It said I weighed 125 when I really am 135. My raceweight is 3445 with traction control.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by FASTR A4:
<strong>Ryan - the last 3 times I have been to GLD the scale has been working. I think it's about 10 lbs off though. It said I weighed 125 when I really am 135. My raceweight is 3445 with traction control.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Did you strip anything off of your car to get that weight. I just weighed mine today at 3560 without me in it. I did have the mtx thunderform and amp along with the tire and jack in it though.
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i'm guessing your car could weigh anywhere between 3500-3600 lbs, depending on how much gas is in the tank, and without a lot of weight reduction. all option, cars with all the goodies usually weigh about that from what i understand. when checking around the boards you can look at others sigs and try to compare that way. Don't you wish you had my 3240 lbs race weight car <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

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Where is the scale at GLD?
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Is one of your boltons a set of heads??? 394rwhp with an a4 thru a converter with just a cam is awesome!

What was the DA at the track where you ran? Temp?
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your weight without driver and with 16" wheeles is 3340 . I have no idea about traction control

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Ryno, can you list the complete timeslip? I'd like to know what you 1/8mph was.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by SSDriver:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by FASTR A4:
<strong>Ryan - the last 3 times I have been to GLD the scale has been working. I think it's about 10 lbs off though. It said I weighed 125 when I really am 135. My raceweight is 3445 with traction control.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Did you strip anything off of your car to get that weight. I just weighed mine today at 3560 without me in it. I did have the mtx thunderform and amp along with the tire and jack in it though.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No stripping...the only thing not in the car was jack and spare. I had skinnies on the front and Weld XPs in back, however the XP's weigh almost as much as stock rims.

Bos - the scale is off to the right side of the return road...right around where the clocks are.

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My 2000 Formula with all options except leather, traction control and cd changer weighed 3400 lb with a 1/4 tank of gas and no driver
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My 98 strippo Formula was about 3390 lbs w/o me.

Got your rear seatbelts out too?

Then 3400-25=3375+160=3535lbs...

Make sure you are shifting your setup at like 6200 or higher or you might leaving some power on the table.

My raceweight is 3500 right now, I use the steel company scale near Izznatch.




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