Race Weight Reduction - REAL WEIGHTS

[kbrew8991]

it'll be a Texas team... we were 6th over here in Feb, fastest german car

its a black '86 325e, German "Smokey & the Bandit" theme

[Sylvan]

Dang, that looks awesome. How's it feel on the track? You know, if you want to drop another 70 lbs, put me in the driver's seat

[HarrisRacing]

Dang 130 lbs!!! that's like Jockey weight!

Anyway, I'm still tweaking on the car and making changes. I FINALLY will have the car 100% ready and on NEW tires for this coming weekend, and yet the weather is calling for rain Fri-Sun so we probably STILL won't see what the car's potential is. Seems like when I bring my EVO just for fun the weather is perfect and the track is FAST, yet I bring my MR2 and it's always something to keep me from comparing the two.

Car does handle pretty dang well though. I'm impressed with it's driftability even on the older suspension parts. I will start hunting 93 subframe and rear suspenstion soon though.

I will let you guys know after this weekend.

Patrick

[MR2SW22]

Originally Posted by HarrisRacing

Dang 130 lbs!!! that's like Jockey weight!

Anyway, I'm still tweaking on the car and making changes. I FINALLY will have the car 100% ready and on NEW tires for this coming weekend, and yet the weather is calling for rain Fri-Sun so we probably STILL won't see what the car's potential is. Seems like when I bring my EVO just for fun the weather is perfect and the track is FAST, yet I bring my MR2 and it's always something to keep me from comparing the two.

Car does handle pretty dang well though. I'm impressed with it's driftability even on the older suspension parts. I will start hunting 93 subframe and rear suspenstion soon though.

I will let you guys know after this weekend.

Patrick

HAHA, hay, im at 144lbs, 5'7 and 25 years old, i was about 115-120lbs until i was 21 and started working out... and drinking. From what i've heard, with the longer control arms/suspension parts on a 93+, the car will have to be pushed harder in the corners to get it to slide, however when it does slide hard i've been told it's harder to control, vs. 91-92, it's easier to get it to slide and easier to control once sliding. personally, im going with coil overs, sway bars, strut towers, and maybe longer/stronger end links, and some 93+ brakes.

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I'll add to this list. Just took my car across a scale.

.70 Tons on the rear. .70*2000= 1400 56%

.55 Tons on the front .55*2000= 1100 44%

when I weighed the whole car it said 1.26 (when i weighed the axles independently there might have been a slight angle to the car or other error)

2500-2520 total.

But this is with a half tank of gas, oil, coolant, 20lbs of groceries in the trunk, and backpack with laptop and some textbooks.

1mzfe v6
s54 trans
a lot of small things taken out of the engine bay.
NO ps, cc, ac, rear crash bar, spoiler
Has power windows, power mirrors
drivers seat is a racing bucket.



all these weights are without me in the car. I will weigh it again sometime when the car is completely empty.

[gaurav2289]

Thanks for the list.