How much does YOUR car weigh?

Lotus
Europa
1972
1625 pounds with an unknown amount of gas; no driver. That's why they are such a blast to drive with only about 122 HP (my car; factory spec is 117).

Ken

 

Volvo
p1800s
1966
420hp (when I have the motor at full boost)
2000lbs with full tank and me in it (well, I am geting fatter)

 

Wow!!! 420 horses pulling 2000 pounds! Must be quite a ride indeed!

Ken

 

Nissan
350Z base model
2003
3,188 lb without me or fuel (with 20 gallons at 6.25 lbs/gal and me it's 3,473)

 

'97 355 Challenge
2874 lbs. without me

 

'96 Maserati Ghibli Open Cup
3,020 wet-full tank, a tad more with me in it. Ok a big f'ing tad.
This car needs to go on a diet. Trust me, it's a lot easier shedding pounds from the race car ...

 

With that kind of power to weight you should go race some sucker with an F40 for pink slips. Just consider:

'66 P1800S
displacement 1778cc (OHV)
horse power 420
hp / liter 236
weight 2000
lbs / hp 4.76

F40
displacement 2936cc
horse power 478
hp / liter 163
weight 2976
lbs / hp 6.14

The guys on the dyno must have fainted when they saw that kind of power coming out of that four banger (73 more hp /liter than Ferrari could get)! - George

 

Ok now that I've had my fun I'll open up myself for a couple jokes:

make: Alfa Romeo
model: SZ
year: 1960
weight: 1805 lbs (incl 8 gal-gas, roll bar, catch tanks, fire extinguisher, etc - about a hundred pounds of stuff)
factory dry weight: 1697 lbs (770 kg)
horsepower: 130
lbs / hp: 13.05
0-60 mph: yes

 

'00 Corvette convertible..... full gas but without driver/passenger - 3160lbs

 

One of twenty seven made! Now that is a rare car. Factory dry weight was 2800 lbs - George

 

Jeep CJ-7, modified for rugged offroad use, 3,700 lbs on the scale.

 

The bill of lading completed for my 1960 PF coupe shows 1976 lb for the ride from Bremerhaven to Seattle, probably with gas and no driver.
Ed

 

My 1990 Bentley is 6410 empty(!)

 

YeaH! Where are Manny or Rick when you need them... (insert evil laugh) I could use an F40 grocery getter

It has 300hp+ from 4000rpm to the 7800rpm redline I am no place near this Volvo motor's power, it will eat just about anything alive. http://www.hilmersson-racing.com/start.asp?show=j

My motor is a b234 16v, with a GT40 turbo and Eaton super, arias pistons, crower rods, stroked to 2.6l, yadda yadda yadda...
The funny thing is the new block, turbo, super and so on weighs only 100lbs more than the original iron block and heads, plus some metal was removed to accomodate the hardware, so all around I got benefits, but the weight distribution still blows. I havr fiberglass in the cabin and a fuel cell replaced the gas tank. Non of the guages work either. I am losing interest as I do often with this car when it does not run. Traction is not good, and it is right hand drive, and my left hand is truly f'd up, so sometimes I can't grip the shifter Not to mention the tranny I have can't really handle it all, and I have been fighting for almost a year to re-assemble this block. Half the time I want to go out to Muldoons or see the gang, I am covered in oil trying to figure out the problems.

here is my previous thread about it: http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showpost.php?p=135170521&postcount=18

 

Welcome to the 4 cyl. club Put the engine in the rear of an ferrari then you got traction.
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Samy

 

weight = traction

4cyl with power < 8cyl with (more) power

sorry if I read wrong, im drunk.

 

1985 Euro 308GTS QV
2900 wet with driver

 

weight does not equal traction in the twisties!

 

My '95 Z28: Approx 3300 pounds & 330HP (per dyno).

 

No weight is not traction if the main weight position is good , over the axel wich is driven by the engine. Also it depends on the wheel some Mickey Thompsons will do a good traction. More weight is only time loss. And ofcorse an 8cyl could be doing more power but the drivetrain is on its limit with an 4cyl and drivetrains / trannys wich are strong enough for double the power are only for the 1/4 mile available. Also it wouldn't get traction with normal track tires on 1200+nm and 1000+hp so i keep the 700+hp/800nm and be lucky.
And to the weight,
Ferrari 348
348 transmission is alone 122kg
348 engine 201kg
348 car at the beginning 1350kg

at the moment i dropped the transmission to 116kg by different clutch,flywheel and bolts plus earising some stuff
new engine weights 160kg
lighter 355 bumpers out of kevlar carbon. erased doorstakes. erased a/c. carbon seats. small signalhorn. different bumper mountings.
Changed some metal housings under the car to plastic. Ecus with cables minimized to 1/3 of the previews weight. Erased some of the second openers on the hood. No fog lights. Light exhaust system. 355 taillight assembly wich is lighter then the 348. Erased side indicators. Some wires and carpets thrown out. No motors in the mirrors. No music. Some relais erased and some relais and fuses wired different to one fuse relais system per unit (f.e. headlights, taillights not for each one an seperate system of fuse relais and wires.)
At the moment its 1080kg dry with two seats, but inlet manifold and exhaust header, charger assembly isn't at its full weight at the moment.
_____________________
Samy

 

make: Women
model: Wife
year:1970
weight:140
misc. (how much gas?) Depends on the meal

 

So they say, I just read the scales during corner balancing.
They didn't lighten the car all that much (still has power windows and locks) and the full roll cage added it all back in.

Bob S.

 

Is it pretty much a track car or dual purpose? Do you have any photos? George

 

Please! Photos would be good.