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LT1/LT4 Guys, Whats Your Race Weight?

Old 12-09-2002, 08:30 PM
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I just weighed mine again a couple weeks ago. I was shocked to find that without the passenger seat (29lbs), front swaybar (15lbs), skinnies up front (32lbs lighter than factory wheels/tires), spare tire (2? lbs), it still weighed 3460 without me (225). Soooo the grand total is 3685. How do you guys do it?
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Old 12-09-2002, 09:00 PM
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dave,read GMHTP or the first link in my sig.......dont need AC or power steering..LOL
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Old 12-09-2002, 11:17 PM
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Question

Damn these cars are weird... My TA is loaded except power seats. I dropped the front sway bar (but added sub frames), installed a BMR tubular K-member, skinnies up front (25 per tire), and dropped 102 lbs which consisted of the following... spare, jack, MTX Subwoofer, backseat, & floor mats. With a 1/4 tank of gas my race weight is 3525.
I ran 12.07 with all the above and just over 1/2 tank of gas, 3542 range.
It's just weird how some of these F-Bodies weigh in SO heavy even after minor weight reduction.
Steve...
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Old 12-10-2002, 11:52 AM
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Dirk, we get some really hot days down here in Md., AC is a necessity for me. How much can be gained by deleting the power steering?
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Old 12-10-2002, 04:04 PM
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Originally posted by chevyguy3
the door beams are only 5lbs each
r u talking about 4th gens? In the earlier cars they were really THAT HEAVY. We took out the door beams out of a 76 camaro and they had to be around 40lbs each door.
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Old 12-10-2002, 05:05 PM
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yeah, 4th gen. i sure wish they were 40lbs each, especially for all the effort it took to get them out
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