Weighed My Pig of a Trans Am Today....
makes sense ^ id say how much tire you have on the ground comes into play too.. the wider the more drag i would think, i can understand for drag racing and traction use but i wonder if there a formula of some kind for that. ima put bicycle wheels on my car lol ultimate weight savings!
tell me about it haha yeah, you end up with a loud *** death trap with no heater or radio...lmao!!!!
my car was a pig as well....but the engine was out this last winter and lets just say I pulled alot of weight out...what ive weighed adds up to right around 400lbs...and i still lack a few things such as seats passenger and rear"will come out on race day" rear bumper support,door speakers and wiring,side impact bars"debating on this",and the front sway bar...it was alot of work but i think come track time it will be worth it.....
my car was a pig as well....but the engine was out this last winter and lets just say I pulled alot of weight out...what ive weighed adds up to right around 400lbs...and i still lack a few things such as seats passenger and rear"will come out on race day" rear bumper support,door speakers and wiring,side impact bars"debating on this",and the front sway bar...it was alot of work but i think come track time it will be worth it.....
Hmmm, I wonder how much my car weighs. It has t-tops, cloth interior, chrome 16x8 snowflakes, and no power options (winows, locks, doors), cruise control, traction control, or trunk release. I've removed the front swaybar, jack and spare tire.
Gotta put money in it to drop some serious weight..... molly k-member, molly 9 inch (I am sure it weighs less then a 10 bolt..), hood is a good one, battery, seats...
That is the stuff that really drops the weight... The little stuff helps but does not do as much as people think....
Even the A/C does not weigh all that much.... unless you have a third gen haha... but the HVAC box and the entire A/C system adds up....
Some wheels out there are HEAVY also....... IE the LT1 forumla wheels.....
Drag breaks help a bunch but not great idea for street cars....... you can only do so much untill you start to make it a lot less streetable......
That is the stuff that really drops the weight... The little stuff helps but does not do as much as people think....
Even the A/C does not weigh all that much.... unless you have a third gen haha... but the HVAC box and the entire A/C system adds up....
Some wheels out there are HEAVY also....... IE the LT1 forumla wheels.....
Drag breaks help a bunch but not great idea for street cars....... you can only do so much untill you start to make it a lot less streetable......
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I wasnt busy today so i decided to weigh my Trans Am. I weighed it as it sits on the street. I also had a FULL tank of gas, had about 30 miles on the tank.
But got damn considering some of the weight i have taken out of the car, it is a P I G!!!!!!!!!
W/O me in the car it came in at 3440
With me in the car it came in at 3640
Driver (me) is 200 lbs on the dot
So i would say i had prolly about 14-15 gallons of fuel, which is about 93 lbs.
Now here is what has been taken out of the car:
Rear Bumper Support - 19.2 lbs
Spare Tire and Jack - 37 lbs
A.I.R. Pump - 6 lbs
Cross Member Brace - 2 lbs
Stock Trans Am Hood, Replaced W/VFN Hood - 27 lbs
No EGR - 15 lbs
I say when i go to the track and i put on my 16" rims and tires, take out my floor mats (6 lbs), T-Top Flappy thing (5lbs), passeger leather seat (32lbs), rear leather seats (28 lbs) and run 1/4 tank of gas (+18 lbs) i think my car shoudl weigh in at 3465
What do you all think? Sound reasonable?????
But got damn considering some of the weight i have taken out of the car, it is a P I G!!!!!!!!!
W/O me in the car it came in at 3440
With me in the car it came in at 3640
Driver (me) is 200 lbs on the dot
So i would say i had prolly about 14-15 gallons of fuel, which is about 93 lbs.
Now here is what has been taken out of the car:
Rear Bumper Support - 19.2 lbs
Spare Tire and Jack - 37 lbs
A.I.R. Pump - 6 lbs
Cross Member Brace - 2 lbs
Stock Trans Am Hood, Replaced W/VFN Hood - 27 lbs
No EGR - 15 lbs
I say when i go to the track and i put on my 16" rims and tires, take out my floor mats (6 lbs), T-Top Flappy thing (5lbs), passeger leather seat (32lbs), rear leather seats (28 lbs) and run 1/4 tank of gas (+18 lbs) i think my car shoudl weigh in at 3465
What do you all think? Sound reasonable?????
Our cars weigh exactly the same lol (with drivers that is, mine is around 3475 w/o me in it ....This is mainly what ive done to save weight
spare tire and jack
air pump
egr
tunnel brace
pacesetter longtubes w/TSP TD's (i was told this system was lighter than most CB systems)
I also run Corvette replica Y2k's on 275 Kumhos all the way around
I also had a lightweight battery i ran up front as well an i got it down to 3600 with me in it but it didnt have the amps for the colder weather so i put my old one back in.
My Camaro weighs 3360 with 3/4 tank of gas. It has lt headers & tsp true dual x pipe dumped. Only removed the air, rear seats, jack, & spare tire. But before I had changed my set up it weighed 3440 with half a tank of gas..
