Gas weighs 6 pounds per gallon
On Wednesday, August 25, 1999 3:04 AM, Eric Linnhoff [SMTP:eric10mm@qni.com]
wrote:
> >Hopefully I can get this heavy old R/T down to a nice 2400-2500 lbs...
> >that would be ideal... i'm not looking for anything crazy light, jsut
> >something nice. lighter than stock, but still a great driver..
> >
> >Ciao!
> >-Ari
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> Okay, here's a silly question.
>
> What did your R/T weigh before you started stripping it? Is it a coupe or
a
> sedan?
>
> At my last SCCA Solo2 Divisional event I tossed my R/T sedan onto their
> scales just for shoots & grins. My R/T weighed 2665 with the race tires
on
> the car, a full tank of gas and about 40 pounds worth of extra stuff in
the
> car. Hmm, lessee. Gas weighs about 7 pounds per gallon and I had about
10
> gallons too much in the car. 70 pounds of gas + 40 pounds of
miscellaneous
> stuff equals about 110 pounds of extra (should be removed for race day)
> weight.
>
> 2665 - 110 = 2555 pounds, without the driver. DANG!!! That's still a
heavy
> Neon. What gives? Why is my R/T sedan so heavy? I thought that the
sedans
> were supposed to be about 100 pounds lighter than an equivalently optioned
> coupe.
>
> I do not have the power windows, locks, sliding sunroof or ABS. Okay, I
do
> have a 5 point harness, K&N filter, heavier (read better quality)
> replacement speakers at all four corners and one 4 channel amplifier, but
> that's it for weight adding mods (besides the driver ;^).
>
> I have heard unconfirmed rumors of some ACRs weighing around 2300 pounds.
> Is this true? Are they coupes or sedans? Do I really have 250 pounds of
> extra weight with my A/C, stereo, trunk carpet, remote trunk release, rear
> defroster, under hood & trunk lights and whatever amount of sound
deadening
> material that DC puts into the non-ACR cars?
>
> Any insights would be appreciated.
>
> See you on course.
>
> Eric Linnhoff in KC
> #69DS TLS #13
> '98 Neon R/T
> <eric10mm@qni.com>
>
> ...i went right to it flooded the carburetor
> cranked her up, slipped the clutch
> and then somehow got into reverse she kicked
> what the hell, next minute i was back in neutral
> tried and again slow-ly, bare-ly nudg-ing
> my lever right...........
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> "she being brand new" by ee cummings
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