RussStang

Good point.

darrensls1

3550 is pretty heafty. I think the fully optioned SS's & WS6's might be in that range. Leather, power seat, power locks, power windows & cd changer are the main options that up the weight in these cars.

http://www.transamworld.com/2002-fir...ifications.php

Scroll down and it shows the curb weight of the auto LS1's at 3,517 and the manuals at 3,495. I picked up the stock torque converter after it was removed and it was pretty heavy. I think the TC alone is why autos would be a tad heavier.

Most guys that daily drive thier cars will probably still have them in. Most guys that drag race at a track will probably have them out. Now which one is more likely to weigh thier car or even care what it weighs? The drag racer.

Here is a quote from someone who weighed his 98 Camaro SS

Here are more links that all call the F-bodies in the 3400-3550 range.

http://www.modernracer.com/pontiacfi...ransamws6.html

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2002/...ons/index.html

http://www.texas-som.com/specs.html

http://www.maximum-cars.com/Cars/Car.php?carnumber=2

http://www.geocities.com/miner_49/TransAm.htm

http://www.supercarx.com/articles/sp...ons/camaro.htm

http://www.fquick.com/garages/viewvehicle.php?id=190

http://www.severnmotorsports.com/2002camaross1le.htm

http://www.nctd.com/review-final.cfm...&ReviewID=1157

It appears that the information is out there for those who search.

boostedbuford

My car is fully loaded. Leather, power everything, WITHOUT rear seats, spare tire and jack....weighed a mighty 3405. w/o me in it.

BigDaddyBry

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From the first few links I checked, these aren't people who actually weighed their cars. Therefore, the info is unverified and unsubstantiated.

That's so ******* gay. A website states info and all of a sudden it's fact.

Jesus Christ.......if I believed everything I read on the internet John Kerry is President, I'm an internet billionaire, a stock 02 Mustang GT is a sub 11 sec. car, and Jesus will be back this year.

RussStang

Give it up, let him believe what he wants. He doesn't want to do a forum search, for, you know, real actual weights done on scale, so let him magazine race all he wants. I am done arguing about this.

3650lbs Yeah, ok. Now a loaded fbody is weighing in at what an 03 Cobra weighs?

SladeX

I daily drive my car, nothing is removed from it.

I've weighed it on a track scale and the recycling station scale on a regular basis. Since they're within 50lbs of each other, I'll gather that it sounds about right that my car is in the 3400lb range.

Modded though, I think the car has gained a bit of weight, I'll be dropping off stuff to the recycling depot in the next week, and I may just as well use my z28 to be sure.

I don't understand why it's so hard to believe that these cars hover in the 3400 lb range. I find it hard to believe that a fully optioned car (power everything, leather, cd changer etc) would be 3600lb on it's own. Considering I have power windows, leather, power drivers seat and no cd changer, that tossing in that changer and the spare will gain/save a lot. Doubtful.

It's a big jump to add 300lbs of weight from a stripper car to a fully optioned car. Aside from the convertables, the "weight" gain is highly improbable for the options listed.

darrensls1

3400-3550. That's just the way it is.

darrensls1

So 3405. The spare, jack and back seats combined = 54. So then your car was 3,459 in stock trim. Last time I checked Russtang 3459 was inbetween 3400-3550. Interesting.

darrensls1

It's not really a 300 lb. difference. It's more like 200. It's not just the options that affect weight but also the model. The Trans Am WS6 fully loaded is probably the heaviest of them all. The WS6 hood and hatch are heavier then the Formulas or Z28's. The WS6 and SS also has suspension upgrades that I believe add a few extra pounds as do the 17" wheels.

Take a stripper hardtop Z28 and weigh it next to a fully loaded WS6 vert and you'll see the biggest difference in weight for any two LS1 F-bodies. Z28's and Formulas are the lightest from the factory so I have no doubt that you're hovering around 3400-3450 lbs.

Plus don't forget that gas carries weight. One guy might go to a scale on E and another when the tank was full which can account for nearly 100lb of flucuation.

Look at this thread. This is a real guy who weighed his WS6 in at 3,540 and that was without his jack and spare. Here is a good quote that sums up what I have been trying to say about the different weights and different models:

Here is the thread:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ght=gas+weighs

But according to Russtang they'll all be lying and you can't believe what you read.

Formula413

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Are you guys on the rag or something? Would some chocolate help?

darrensls1

I'll take a Sam Adams Cream Stout

RPM WS6

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I'll agree about the hatch,... but the hood?! No way. After having propped up both a Z28 hood and a WS6 hood without the assist of hood shocks, I can tell you that the Z28 Hood is clearly heavier.

Remember, the WS6 has a fiberglass hood. The Z28 does not.

darrensls1

I thought it was the aftermarket WS6 hoods that were fibreglass and the OEM was steel just like the sleek beaks and Z28 hoods. I know the VFN fibreglass WS6 hoods are less heavy then OEM so they can't be that lightweight.

RPM WS6

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Nope, stock WS6 hood is fiberglass. This I know first hand, from drilling holes in the hood to install a BG ram air kit many years back.

The stock 'glass hood is heavier than an aftermarket 'glass hood. But the WS6 definitely comes with fiberglass.

Pro52R

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This maddness must END!!!!

Formula413

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The voice of reason.

AronZ28

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Getting back on topic, you'll absolutely own the guy in the Benz. All Benzes are heavy *** pigs, especially the SL roadsters, 4000+lbs for a two seater

Only Benzes you need to worry about are ones with AMG or V12 badges. Those things pack some serious power, the supercharged V8 is something like 460hp.

Formula413

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I could go on and on about those things. The SL600 packs something like 612 lb/ft of torque. SL65 AMG is over 700 lb/ft. Yeah they are heavy boats but man they can move.

SL65 specs:

http://www.mbusa.com/models/main.do?modelCode=SL65

Pro52R

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ok its been like a week..

ahve you raced him yet?