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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 07:05 AM
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I am at 3800 races weight. I have an 02 ta with iron block, lf85 turbo, big air to water cooler, 25.5 chassis, th400 and 9" rear. there is not heat or air, bumpers, rear seats or insulation. I have removed everything I can think of out of the car except light weight brakes, and that is on the list. what does everybody else weigh with a similar setup?
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 09:24 AM
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Damn that's heavy. How did you weigh the car?
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 09:41 AM
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I weighed the car with a set of scales, 51% on the front.
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Truck weighs a slim 4600 lbs race weight.
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Foxbody. Just under 3300 lbs.
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 10:00 PM
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My 2004 GTO with front mount, and iron block weighed a portly 3960 with half tank of fuel and me sitting in the seat.
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 10:08 PM
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1981 Turbo TA 6.0 FMIC 1/2tank 3940 with me in it. Nothing took off the car.
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 10:34 PM
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3430 with me in it. Im 225lbs.
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I dont even want to know....
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 12:05 AM
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3430 with me in it. Im 225lbs.
Iron block? What trany
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 04:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Stangkilr
I dont even want to know....
Haha I'm curious what that 5th gen will weigh
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I forgot to weigh my car every time I went to the track. The one time that I didn't forget, the scales were closed. The one thing I did do was have my truck and trailer weighed at the weigh station and then weighed it with the car on it. No idea if that's accurate, but it was 3620 that way, don't forget your grain of salt.
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Car was weighed at 3600lbs before the 80e swap. Now its probably around 3700lbs.
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 08:16 AM
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My GTO weight was 3806 with out me in it with 1/4 tank of gas and a iron block.
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Originally Posted by tom robison
I am at 3800 races weight. I have an 02 ta with iron block, lf85 turbo, big air to water cooler, 25.5 chassis, th400 and 9" rear. there is not heat or air, bumpers, rear seats or insulation. I have removed everything I can think of out of the car except light weight brakes, and that is on the list. what does everybody else weigh with a similar setup?
Is the car Mild steel or Moly? Stock dash or glass? Windows? How about crash bars in the doors, K-member, seats, etc? lots of glass in the 4th gen's lexan or speed glass should help a bunch. Race only car, or does it see street time?
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 10:20 AM
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My car was 3020lbs with me in it before I went with a full tubular front end and the L33. I would expect it to be about 2900 with me now. Gotta love the old foxbodies.
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28xx.
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 12:10 PM
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I shud be down to about 2875 from the 3250 ( with the bbc and twin muffs ) lol. did I hear 400 lbs off ? lol.
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3210 without me in it, 1/4 tank.
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 04:34 PM
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My old one was 3900 race weight. All boxed suspension, no weight reduction whatsoever, full leather interior, A/C, cd player, everything from the factory still in it. 4L80e, 12 bolt rear end etc.

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