[Shotimes] 11.87 second SHO...

Dave Kegel Dave Kegel" <d.kegel@attbi.com
Thu, 29 May 2003 11:52:59 -0500


Paul has an extra 200 lbs of oil and water coolers, electrical bypasses and
switches, and air deflectors.  :)

Dave Kegel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "'Paul Nimz'" <pmnimz@v8sho.com>; "'shotimes'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: May 29, 2003 11:49 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] 11.87 second SHO...


> ????
>
> Going back in the memory banks, but my '99 was 3,520 in showroom trim with
a
> full tank of gas. Dropping the gas the 4 gallons, and weighing the stuff I
> removed, got it to ~3,400 by my estimate (all seats were in). I weighed
208
> in race trim with helmet at the time, so it was around 3,608 ready-to-go.
>
> There are a few parts deletions on the '99s that dropped "maybe" 35-40 #s
> from the earlier cars.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 12:09 PM
> To: shotimes
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] 11.87 second SHO...
>
>
> My '97 with me, no extra seats or anything in the trunk weighs at 3800
lbs.
> :(
>
> Paul Nimz
> '97 TR
> '93 EG mtx
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Nunnally" <manunnal@netheaven.com>
> To: "shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 9:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] 11.87 second SHO...
>
>
> > >I went to the track with about 5 gal of fuel in the
> > > tank.  The actual weight was right at 3500lb.
> >
> >     I drove Ted's old car when Tal had it.  I remember it being a
stripper
> > '89 (like my 89 and Tal's black 89).  I've had my 89 on 3 different
> scales,
> > in fact on the same scale at the drags when Tal had his '89 on the
scale.
> I
> > had just put in the 3.2L, car/interior was still stock.  Both mine and
> Tal's
> > were within just a few lbs on the scale (we both weigh about the same)
> 3330
> > or so for both cars, driver, and a 1/4 tank of gas.  I've never met Ted,
> > maybe he's a big guy :)
> >
> > >After posting a couple of smoking tire high 14 sec runs, I posted a
high
> > 13sec@105mph run
> > > following a perfect high rpm launch.  We
> > > rolled my car up, and after several warm-ups, it touched 270hp at the
> > wheels at 7500-7600rpm.
> >
> > 270 @ the wheels is around 325-330 hp at the crank.  Which in a 3350 lb
> ride
> > works out about 107 in the traps in a perfect world, so the numbers at
> least
> > match up.
> >
> > mark
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