[Shotimes] 11.87 second SHO...

[Paul Nimz]

Hey I just eliminated a cooler last week.  Saved me maybe a pound and took
out another pad behind the fender liner too.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Kegel" <d.kegel@attbi.com>
To: "'shotimes'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] 11.87 second SHO...


> 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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