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Steve Magnusson (91tr)
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Username: 91tr

Post Number: 2126
Registered: 1-2001
Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 9:45 am:   

Mitch - add the year/model/version info to your post (someday your Profile might change :-))
Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
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Username: Mitch_alsup

Post Number: 1095
Registered: 4-2002
Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 9:32 am:   

LF 741 RF 727
LR 960 RR 940

175 lb driver, 1/2 tank gas, oil at 1/2 on the dipstick.
john beaucher (Spider348)
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Username: Spider348

Post Number: 105
Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 8:39 am:   

For your reference, my former 1986 ROW TR weighed 3650 with fuel, tools etc. Removed everything and weighed, plus calculated fluid weights. Estimate the "dry" weight at a bit over 3300. Considerably lighter than a US spec TR.
William H (Countachxx)
Advanced Member
Username: Countachxx

Post Number: 3161
Registered: 2-2001
Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 5:48 am:   

my 512TR race car weighs 2850, no driver, The body panels are sort of heavy now & I still have the small side glass windows in, maybe we can see high 2700s someday
Peter Pless (Aircon)
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Username: Aircon

Post Number: 11
Registered: 6-2003
Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 1:11 am:   

I weighed my F40 with full fuel. It weighed exactly what the owners manual said it does. 1230kg. I also weighed my F355CH but with road specs. With full fuel 1450kg, also almost exactly what the book says. In a previous life I did the same with my BB512. I can't remember what the number was, but, again, with full fuel it was exactly what the handbook said at about 1570kg and a friend's 1989 testrossa was 1660kg with full fuel AGAIN exactly what the handbook claimed. Incidentally, we also dynod all those cars plus a 308GTB (aussie spec) and they all had what we believe is almost the exact HP that ferrari claim, except for all the 355s we tested, which were all the same, but well down on what ferrari claim.
James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Advanced Member
Username: Napolis

Post Number: 2622
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 7:48 pm:   

P4
LeMans 67
Pre race
Full fuel
1823 lbs
Mark Moon (Enzomoon)
Member
Username: Enzomoon

Post Number: 294
Registered: 4-2002
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 7:11 pm:   

512TR weighed on scale at Roebling Road racetrack with full fuel but no driver: 3660lbs.
Rob Schermerhorn (Rexrcr)
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Username: Rexrcr

Post Number: 820
Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 7:06 pm:   

I got it from a set of digital load scales I use to set up race cars. This is the before weight, before I removed about 200 lb. of interior and A/C.

An F40LM is about 2700 lb.

The bodywork on an F40 is very heavy, thick gel coat on the carbon/Kevlar.
Dan (Bobafett)
Intermediate Member
Username: Bobafett

Post Number: 1392
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 4:55 pm:   

Rob,

Curious where you got that - my impression was that the F40 is 2600 lbs?

--Dan
Rob Schermerhorn (Rexrcr)
Member
Username: Rexrcr

Post Number: 819
Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 4:20 pm:   

348 Challenge, no driver, no fuel, full race trim: 3040 lb.

360 Challenge, 236 lb. driver, full fuel tank (25 gal. = 165 lb.): 3060 lb. So 2659 lb. no fuel, no driver.

355 Challenge, no fuel, no driver: 3016 lb.

F40 (unmodified USA car) 3016 lb. with a couple of gallons of fuel, no driver. So say 3000 lb no fuel.

HTH :-)

Rob
Lou B (Toby91)
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Username: Toby91

Post Number: 318
Registered: 4-2001
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 3:57 pm:   

Model, gas tank level, driver in or out.

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