My 94 rx7 with a 1/4 tank of gas and no spare tire weighed 2712 lbs. At the same scale right after a 2002 Fat Pig Trans Am weighed 3550, so I know its accurate.

without the ps, air pump, ac stuffs and a lighter catback I can 2630 or so, I cant imagine less than that.

 

my car weighs approx 2750 with 1/2 tank of gas in it

 

Gross cargo weight I think?

 

oh, Thanks!

 

I really don't think Mazda COULD do any more stripping to the car and actually keep people interested in buying it.

Ther only other things they could have removed at the factory (Any stayed within safety specs) is **** like sound proofing... Not really much else they could have lightened up, except for the removal of al the comfort devices as have already been stated...

 

resource that is a tiny tiny intercooler

 

2770 with 3/8ths tank of gas...93 touring
not me in the car.
Tim

 

I'm confused. Which car is yours, the red one or the blue one (or both)(or repainted)?

 

Yeah.....I mean, I've weighed my car several times and each time it is between 2880 and 2900 lbs.
Even taking away the added weight for the auto tranny....I dunno....

 

What sound proofing? There is none inside the doors, only the carpet padding on the floor and nothing under the headliner, at least on my 93. I think there may have been a pair of ear plugs available as an option, but eliminating them would only remove about 1/2 an ounce.
Ron A.

 

Just go get the car weighed at a scale that's certified and prove everyone in here wrong. What exactly is the 8.8 rear end thing anyways?

 

those rims are sick! what are they and whats the sizes?

 

That's exactly what I was getting at. Someone said that Mazda could have done much more lightenening at the factory. I was stating that there wasn't really anywhere else to lighten the car. I mean, of course you could have used carbon fiber everything... But I doubt that would have been considered by the budget committee... LOL

 

Okay, we weighed it at the truck station tonight after we found out the track was closed ....With a 1/4 tank of gas my car weighed exactly 2362 LBS without me in it.

 

The blue is the one I have now. The red one was totalled.

 

The stock rear end and subframe was removed and replaced with a custom Ford Mustang 8.8 rear end. Solid Axle....... Take a look at my pictures and you'll see.

 

Nice weigh in there with the FD. For there stock weights the base and R1/R2 where 2,600lbs and the touring ed. was 2,800lbs bc of the sun roof and things like that.

 

Damn... I didn't even think you guys were going to trek down there... That sucks!! Good job with the weigh in.

 

I guess the base model would be the lightest? How much are they?

 

other then the rear end, what else did you take out of the car? I still have no idea how your loss all that weight.

oh yeah, where did you get the 8.8 rear end from?

 

Hardly. R1/R2 models were 2800 lbs. The full Touring model was ~2850 w/manual. Base models were like 2780 lbs.

Resource, there's no way your car can weigh under 2400 lbs with full interior and stock body. Stop looking at the inaccurate scales you're using and THINK. You'll realize there is no way for your car to really be that light. Changing out the exhaust, stock twins, A/C, PS, ABS, and rear end does not remove 400 lbs.

 

WOW, if I knew I could take that stuff out and the car would be this light, what was I thinking?! I coulda been in low 12's already, damn what a waste of time with all my other mods! Now what to take out for my special weight reduction like his?!

 

How about going to ANY scale and bringing along a stock base FD with you. Weigh the two cars and see the difference, doesn't matter how accurate the scale is to real weight because all you're looking at is the difference between them.

 

enough about this weight BS. i want to know what the 8.8 has done for you. got any timeslips? how has your 60' improved?
Jim, you out there?