Exhaust Weight
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Originally Posted by WrongWay
Because the amount of weight you save will make you that much faster.
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the stock exhuast is pretty heavy and I'm assuming that the racing beat exhaust is going to be a little lighter. my exhaust seemed much lighter then the stock.
and every bit does count specially if he starts pulling carpet, and smog and all the other crap that you don't really need, the wheight starts to really add up, but of course if he only plans on lighting up the exhuast then its not going to really matter
and every bit does count specially if he starts pulling carpet, and smog and all the other crap that you don't really need, the wheight starts to really add up, but of course if he only plans on lighting up the exhuast then its not going to really matter
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Look... the Racing beat is lighter than the stock components (if you include the precats and main cat)
BUT.... the REASON that the racing beat catback system is heavier is because its BETTER quality Stainless Steel.. Its not gonna rust out on you, its thicker, and much more durable... Its pretty much a lifetime system..
That being said.. SOME of the racing beat products use mild steel components, and these are lighter that their stainless counterparts... but... guess what.. they'll also rust!!
BUT.... the REASON that the racing beat catback system is heavier is because its BETTER quality Stainless Steel.. Its not gonna rust out on you, its thicker, and much more durable... Its pretty much a lifetime system..
That being said.. SOME of the racing beat products use mild steel components, and these are lighter that their stainless counterparts... but... guess what.. they'll also rust!!
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all the aftermarket exhausts are WAY lighter than stock, the differences between the different aftermarket exhausts them is trivial. If you're concerned with weight, the biggest difference will be single vs. dual, since single is maybe 25% lighter.
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There was that page on the Triple-R racing website where that guy put his '87 sport model on a diet. The exhaust changeout saved over 30lbs., so it's not too trivial a thing to do. It's very easy to remove a good 150-200lbs. from your RX-7, depending on what model it is. Now go drive around with one of your friends in the car, then have them get out. You'll see what a difference it makes.
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Originally Posted by WrongWay
You guys must be professional circuit racers to need all that little bit of weight savings...
I really don't care if someone thinks that it matters or not to save a few pounds or whatever. My question was what is the weight of the Racing Beat Full Turbo Exhaust in pounds. And what is the weight of the stock exhaust, also in pounds. Numbers, two of them that's all...anyone know the values?
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There was that page on the Triple-R racing website where that guy put his '87 sport model on a diet. The exhaust changeout saved over 30lbs., so it's not too trivial a thing to do. It's very easy to remove a good 150-200lbs. from your RX-7, depending on what model it is. Now go drive around with one of your friends in the car, then have them get out. You'll see what a difference it makes.
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Originally Posted by Snrub
The T2 exhaust system weighed 106.7lbs according to the FD Yamaguchi book (pg. 111).
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My stock TII exhaust weigh 80lbs including downpipe and the catalytic converter.
I´ve built a custom one, singel side and it saved me 53lbs with downpipe, but without any cat...
I´ve built a custom one, singel side and it saved me 53lbs with downpipe, but without any cat...
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http://fc3spro.com/TECH/weights.htm
The *old* 3" downpipe was 6.5 lbs.
The *old* presilencer was about 15.5 lbs.
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The *old* 3" downpipe was 6.5 lbs.
The *old* presilencer was about 15.5 lbs.
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