Corvette Performance - CURB WEIGHT OF A 01Z06 2880lbs!?!?!

Hi. A good friend on mine had a 01 Z06.... he said it weighed 2880 from the factory... like... nothing taken out... nothing changed. BONE STOCK weighed 2880.... I dunno if he had some kind of experimental aluminum magnesium frame... or something like that... but he said he tripped out and took it to 3 different scales and it was +/- 40 lbs on all 3 scales...

Reason i ask... Is im about to finally get a career rolling... and im looking to upgrade into a C5z06 *atleast* and if this was just some fluke.. then im going to obviously aim at newer years...


Any help to this?

Doubtful. My 02Z was 3130 raceweight with my dragpack. I weigh 130lbs. So 3000lbs right on. That is with longtubes and a lightweight battery also. Less then a 1/4 tank of gas.

Sorry, but he's wrong. That may be the dry weight, but even then I'd doubt it.

I weighed my 02 Z and it was 3080 with HREs and a 1/2 tank of gas.

The 01 Z with 1/2 tank should weight about the same if not a little more. The changes made to the 02 over the 01 that effected the weight of the car were slightly lighter wheels and the addition of the HUD. I can't imagine the 01 weighing less than 3000Lbs straight from the factory. I'm sure GM would have made a big deal about that. LOL

Buddies base c5 targa weighed right at 3200 last night..

That doesn't sound right if he's stock. Mine weighed in at 3040 without me in it and maybe 1/8th tank of gas when it was stock.

Your friend is mistaken or has a faulty scale.

Doubtful. My 02Z was 3130 raceweight with my dragpack. I weigh 130lbs. So 3000lbs right on. That is with longtubes and a lightweight battery also. Less then a 1/4 tank of gas.

Damn Steve, eat.

I try, i try :(

I try, i try :(

Don't let the fat guys get to you....;)

My 01Z with speedlines, B&B dual tip bullets, Washer tank delete, Kooks 1 7/8 headers, Michellin PS2's, 3" Off road Xpipe, and 1/2 tank of fuel without a driver tipped in at 2980lbs. (ECS trans/diff brace installed)

Picking up another Z06 tomorrow. I'll weigh it friday and post the weight. It's 100% bone stock. Not even a CIA.

My '99 FRC with stock chrome wagon wheels, headers (no cats), base seats and ½ tank of gas weighed 3070 lbs.