Weighed my car tonight.
09-26-03, 03:39 PM
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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.
without the ps, air pump, ac stuffs and a lighter catback I can 2630 or so, I cant imagine less than that.
09-26-03, 03:47 PM
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Originally posted by x605p747R1
Sorry to get off track but, If the 3rd Gens weight about 2800 LBS, then why does the sticker on the inside of the door say 3200lbs?
Sorry to get off track but, If the 3rd Gens weight about 2800 LBS, then why does the sticker on the inside of the door say 3200lbs?
09-26-03, 05:01 PM
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Originally posted by BicuspiD
If it was that easy to remove so much weight, Mazda surely would have trimmed more at the factory, as one of the driving obsessions the whole time during design was weight loss..
If it was that easy to remove so much weight, Mazda surely would have trimmed more at the factory, as one of the driving obsessions the whole time during design was weight loss..
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...
09-26-03, 10:49 PM
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light weight
Ther only other things they could have removed at the factory (Any stayed within safety specs) is **** like sound proofing
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09-26-03, 11:46 PM
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Re: light weight
Originally posted by ronarndt
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.
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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.
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09-27-03, 12:02 AM
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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.
....With a 1/4 tank of gas my car weighed exactly 2362 LBS without me in it.
09-27-03, 12:03 AM
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Originally posted by johnchabin
I'm confused. Which car is yours, the red one or the blue one (or both)(or repainted)?
I'm confused. Which car is yours, the red one or the blue one (or both)(or repainted)?
09-27-03, 12:05 AM
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Originally posted by Chronos
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?
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?
09-27-03, 12:21 AM
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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.
09-27-03, 12:27 AM
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Originally posted by Resource
Okay, we weighed it at the truck station tonight after we found out the track was closed
Okay, we weighed it at the truck station tonight after we found out the track was closed
09-27-03, 01:29 AM
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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?
oh yeah, where did you get the 8.8 rear end from?
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09-27-03, 01:57 AM
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Originally posted by RX-7racer88
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.
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.
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.
09-27-03, 03:19 AM
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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?!
09-27-03, 05:28 AM
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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.
09-27-03, 08:14 AM
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Originally posted by rynberg
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.
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.
