I had my cat weight at the local scale. It featured a hydrolic scale with the digital display.

It showed 1660 KG with 2 me and a passanger.
(130 kg together)

1660-130=1530 KG.

This translates to roughly 3060 LBS.

Is this possible. I thought these car wiegh around 3500 lbs.

What do you guys think?



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89Iroc, 305 TPI, WC T5, 3.08 Posi, Headers, Hooker Y-Pipe, 3 inch over the axle, Flowmaster 80, No Cat, Aluminium Driveshaft, Ported Plenum, Air Foil, K&N, All free mods,

 

Stock it isn't possible, however if the previous owner did some things it could be lighter, but highly doubtful. That aluminum driveshaft should save you some weight, but I would think the passenger would have made up for that. Sorry I'm not too much help.

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"Rice burners are like tampons...Every pu$$y has to have one"
'86 IROC
T-TOPS, TINTED WINDOWS, BRAKE LIGHT BLACKOUTS
GM GOODWRENCH 350
EDELBROCK TES HEADERS
3" Hooker CatBack w/Aero Chamber muffler
EDELBROCK 600CFM CARB.
KN AIRFILTER
ACCEL HEI DISTRIBUTOR
160* Stat, just switched to 180* b/c of winter coming and going to college in the mts.
3:73 Posi
Rebuilt 700R4
B&M Megashifter, 5" Autometer Tach w/shift lite

 

well you don't have iron manifolds and DS like most people. The Flowmaster is hollow... little things add up. t-5 is 100 lbs lighter than an auto...

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-Tas
'89 Formula WS.6

[This message has been edited by Tas (edited October 29, 2001).]

 

I think you have your conversion wrong. 1530kg x 2.2046lb/kg = 3373 pounds.

Are you sure you each only weigh 65 kg? Or, are you a couple of skinny highschool kids?

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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R4. 2.93 limited slip. 2-1/2" cat-back, ZZ4 intake, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (ported World 305 heads, Crane PowerMax cam, Hooker 2055 headers, 3" Catco cat & 3" catback w/Flowmaster, restalled TC, Spohn SFCs).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. '66 396, 9.7 CR forged TRWs, Weiand Action+, Holley 750VS w/4150 conversion, GK 270 cam, Magnum rockers, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" Hedders & 3" Warlocks, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, MegaShifter, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Idles smooth @ 600 RPM in D. Best 15.02/95.06 @ 5800' Bandimere (corrected 13.93/102.4 @ sea level).

 

That's one heavy 180+lb tranny you have. Are autos really that heavy? Tas has got to be kidding saving 100lbs with a T5. I know they're light, something like 74lbs dry I've heard. Sure didn't feel very light changing my clutch on jack stands. I don't really know anything about autos and I hope(know) I will never have a reason to other than curiousity.

AL driveshafts only save ~5lbs, I didn't notice any differnce in performance except that my car didn't shake at 80+ mph anymore thank *** .

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14.62@96mph headers, muffler, chip, ghetto stuff, duct tape
89 GTA 305 TPI 5 speed 3.42 gears

 

Guys give him a break he's from edmonton

 

My conversion is wrong.

1530 kg x 2.2 = 3366 lbs. Now that is more like it.

I am not skinny, well i used to be. 185lbs for me and 120 for my girl.

Thanks for the replies guys.

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89Iroc, 305 TPI, WC T5, 3.08 Posi, Headers, Hooker Y-Pipe, 3 inch over the axle, Flowmaster 80, No Cat, Aluminium Driveshaft, Ported Plenum, Air Foil, K&N, All free mods,