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Old 09-29-04, 02:46 PM
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I just threw in an arbitrary number for some racing seats -- 120 lbs.

I'm curious as to what an aftermkarket exhaust system would do for us.
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Kind of a dumb question.... but were do you guys get your car's weight measured?
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Originally posted by 0l33l
Kind of a dumb question.... but were do you guys get your car's weight measured?
go to any truckstop with certified CAT scale, $5 to weigh, $1 to re-weigh, you can play there all day
or any lanscaping companies that ship truckloads should have a scale
Old 09-29-04, 05:29 PM
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Originally posted by vredniykot
go to any truckstop with certified CAT scale, $5 to weigh, $1 to re-weigh, you can play there all day
or any lanscaping companies that ship truckloads should have a scale
Were do you find the truckstops? Would look weird to pull into a truckstop with a Lexus... I'll also be needing a good weight because of a robot our school is building (i'm the technichal designer/director).
Old 09-29-04, 05:36 PM
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Originally posted by 0l33l
Were do you find the truckstops? Would look weird to pull into a truckstop with a Lexus... I'll also be needing a good weight because of a robot our school is building (i'm the technichal designer/director).
along major interstates or go to flyingj.com or pilotcorp.com or tatravelcenters.com, and select a location near you these are major ones, majority of them have scales and they are certified to be acurate
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Originally posted by vredniykot
along major interstates or go to flyingj.com or pilotcorp.com or tatravelcenters.com, and select a location near you these are major ones, majority of them have scales and they are certified to be acurate
Closest location to west hollywood is 57 miles
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Skipping few Mc'Donalds - 10 pounds
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Originally posted by sc.Fred
does anybody have any pictures of an sc with a CF trunk? I'm assuming they would cost around the 500 range..? correct me if I'm wrong.
i dont know whos car this is



but it's tiiiiiiiight!!!

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Old 09-29-04, 09:41 PM
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Originally posted by vredniykot
i dont know whos car this is



but it's tiiiiiiiight!!!
That's Pat's SC (midnitellsc40).....

One helluva an SC.....
Old 09-30-04, 04:52 PM
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Yeah, those stock seats really don't weigh all that much, something like 22/25#, but they're bulky!
Some 5# racing seats would be a bonus I suppose.
I took about an inch of foam from the drivers seat so my hair wouldn't hit the headliner in between haircuts.
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Does anyone happen to know how much the VERTEX soarer weighs...Our cars are freakin' heavyweights stock! oh yeah...here you go FRED!!



(picture courtesy of GTP international)

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Old 10-01-04, 01:46 AM
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I posted a link to all that stuff earlier.

I'm just wonerding if someone knows how much weight that thing saves. The lack of pistons for the trunk makes me a little concerned about how well it stays up on its own. a CF guitine (sp?) still hurts when it falls down on your head, ya kno?
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Originally posted by SupraCoup3
I posted a link to all that stuff earlier.

I'm just wonerding if someone knows how much weight that thing saves. The lack of pistons for the trunk makes me a little concerned about how well it stays up on its own. a CF guitine (sp?) still hurts when it falls down on your head, ya kno?
Hey John,
I'm gettin a CF trunk hopefully soon, so I'll let you know. Plus, my trunk shocks are totally out. I'm thinking they'll stay up on their own now, so I won't have to buy new shocks
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Is there a way to still reduce weight and keep some of the luxury aspects of the car, like heated leather seats??? I still want a fast car but want to maintain the luxury aspect of it, seem s like stripping it out destroys a lot of that?
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Originally posted by chitwnsazn
Is there a way to still reduce weight and keep some of the luxury aspects of the car, like heated leather seats??? I still want a fast car but want to maintain the luxury aspect of it, seem s like stripping it out destroys a lot of that?
100% honestly I have not used the heated seats in the 4 years that I had the stock seats.
I went with supra seats which blend in nicely and they are a whole lot lighter.

the driver seat of the SC seemed to weight over 100lbs compared to maybe 40lbs on the supra seat.


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