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Originally Posted by 328FTW
I must weigh my porker of a mkI SC and my even fatter mkII T-top I know they weigh a bit simply because they have everything in them. My mk1.5 as well but the weigh station round here is the recycling centre (aka the dump) and normally they are good but there is a fat bi*** that works there every now and again and she refuses "non official" (come on its a fu**ing rubbish tip lol) things and even a fiver won't change her mind. And its hardly used on most weekdays so would it be that hard to give me a weight sheet?
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The scale I use is from a place I used to work. You just drive on, any time of the day or night, and it tells you with a big digital readout how much you weigh. It's really kinda nice because it doesn't depend on any people.
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Originally Posted by 328FTW
There should be an official weight thread with whats been done to the car somewhere then again it would be full of people saying "Yeah I took out the carpet, haven't weighed it but I think its about 1400lb now"  |
Yeah, people tend to grossly overestimate how much weight you can remove from a car. I've seen so many "yeah, get some racing seats, you'll save at least 75lbs"... it's amazing. I love how people think replacing a part means the new part weighs zero pounds, and the old one was made out of solid lead.
I remove a few pounds here, a few ounces there, but it all adds up. It ends up being VERY noticeable. I like that my cars always end up way faster than any other car with the same engine mods is.