02 camaro ss 6sp hardtop weight???
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02 camaro ss 6sp hardtop weight???
What would the weight of this vehicle be and how much less than a T-top car is it? I have the oppertunity to buy a 02 6sp hard top car and was wondering if I should just wait for a t-top car?
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hardtop 3500 T-top 3300 glass tops - each panel only weighs 7lbs--;
sheet metal and the supports weigh more for the hard top
sheet metal and the supports weigh more for the hard top
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although the weights are fairly close, the ss makes 335hp un modded, so its pretty easy for the ls1 to move the car...
althought the hard top has it aerodynamical advantages of the smooth top vs. the minor centerpiece and side bulges of the rain gutter (just what i call it). the differances of the weight and aerodynamics are barely noticeable if you are looking for 1/4mi times. and t- tops have more body flex than the hard tops
it all really comes down to personal taste in what your looking for, i personnaly like the T-tops
althought the hard top has it aerodynamical advantages of the smooth top vs. the minor centerpiece and side bulges of the rain gutter (just what i call it). the differances of the weight and aerodynamics are barely noticeable if you are looking for 1/4mi times. and t- tops have more body flex than the hard tops
it all really comes down to personal taste in what your looking for, i personnaly like the T-tops
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Originally Posted by PunkNPonys
I am pretty sure the T-top car weighs more. If not i have been under the wrong impression the whole time. Anyone else?
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Originally Posted by seawolf18
I weighed my t-top car at work (work at a DOT scale). It was 3400 lbs on the nose without me in it. This is with a full tank of fuel, and the spare tire and jack were in it.
I also weighed my car and it came out to 3450 with spare, jack, leather, and it’s a t-top 2000 SS. Not sure how much gas was in it at the time.
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Im pretty sure their right around the same, the only difference is that people who do ALOT of racing prefer hardtops b/c it makes the car more stable and the car flexes less
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With my **** carpet, ding-dong *****, hybrid fuel, full custom 30-pak guage control unit, and my custom 2x3 speed hand / foot -moved semi automatic...mine weighed just over 3,400 universal lbs. So that goes to show, no 2 customized F-BODIES are created equal in the land of the free. [Canada]
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1998 Camaro SS
T-Tops
100% full tank of gas
Cloth Interior
Heavy 17/18 Y2K wheels
Sparetire & Jack
3480 lbs
with spare/jack removed with a 1/4 tank of gas I should be in the 33xx range.
T-Tops
100% full tank of gas
Cloth Interior
Heavy 17/18 Y2K wheels
Sparetire & Jack
3480 lbs
with spare/jack removed with a 1/4 tank of gas I should be in the 33xx range.
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i would think the t-top car would weight less. t-tops are very light, less than 20 lbs for both of them according to my arms. i don't see how a metal roof could be lighter, but i'm sure the weight difference is negligible. buy a car based on the appeal, not on the type of roof. as long as it's not a convertible, the weight difference is negligible.
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I am still going to believe that the hard top is lighter considering that the sheet metal is less than 2/16ths thick. I would love to know the real numbers though. Non the less I should be picking up an 02 SS hardtop 6sp this weekend
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Man I just learned something. I would have thought the hardtop would have weighed less?
Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
as long as it's not a convertible, the weight difference is negligible.
Last edited by Shooter_Jay; 01-23-2007 at 05:16 PM.
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Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
i would think the t-top car would weight less. t-tops are very light, less than 20 lbs for both of them according to my arms. i don't see how a metal roof could be lighter, but i'm sure the weight difference is negligible. buy a car based on the appeal, not on the type of roof. as long as it's not a convertible, the weight difference is negligible.