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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 09:57 PM
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Please state what vehicle you have (year, coupe or vert, Auto or Manual) and tell us your raceweight. Anyone did some weight-removal mods yet? List them!

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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 08:42 AM
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1995 Mustang GT Coupe 5-Speed

Raceweight last time out 3225 (I'm 240lbs)
Current weight with driver 3140
Current weight without driver 2900

Car still has;
stock hood
stock K-member and control arms
stock iron block
iron heads
stock oem brakes front and rear
power steering
power windows
windshield wipers

What is gone;
Everything that didn't get the car down the track...
heat and a/c
stock seats replaced with cheapo summit seats
rear seat delete
all emissions equipment
carpet insulation
pass side airbag
stereo

Things that are lighter than the stock parts;
Bogarts
Old Mar 10, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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06 Mustang GT automatic coupe. 3590# race weight. Removed front sway bar, spare tire/jack and chunks of cast iron on the rear lower control arm supports.
Old Mar 12, 2006 | 01:58 AM
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Damn.. that sucker is heavy.

Alot different from your old mustang Larry
Old Mar 12, 2006 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by WILWAXU
Damn.. that sucker is heavy.

Alot different from your old mustang Larry
My 88 weighed in the low 2300# range. These new stangs are heavier than my 88 was stock. But run better times. I never had my 88 to the track bone stock but I would guess a 15 is about all it would have done with that 2.73 automatic.
Old Mar 12, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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no weight reduction here, right about 3500 with me in it
Old Mar 12, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Larry
My 88 weighed in the low 2300# range. These new stangs are heavier than my 88 was stock. But run better times. I never had my 88 to the track bone stock but I would guess a 15 is about all it would have done with that 2.73 automatic.
Larry,
That's nuts! How exactly did you get it that light??? I would like to get my car down there...did you have a cage or anything???

My Mustang - 1987 LX Hatch

Raceweight: without driver was : 3080.

It's got a 347 A4 block/Turbo 350 trans. Stock 8.8.
4" Harwood hood, stock brakes all the way around!
No accessories (A/C, P/S), JAZ race seats, no back seat, all sound deadening removed, no heater core. Car has 10 point Wolfe cage and 10lb nitrous bottle.

Would like to get some coilovers and lightweight brakes.
Car is run on 15x3 and 15x10 Weld Draglights...

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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1 KLR
Larry,
That's nuts! How exactly did you get it that light??? I would like to get my car down there...did you have a cage or anything???

My Mustang - 1987 LX Hatch

Raceweight: without driver was : 3080.

It's got a 347 A4 block/Turbo 350 trans. Stock 8.8.
4" Harwood hood, stock brakes all the way around!
No accessories (A/C, P/S), JAZ race seats, no back seat, all sound deadening removed, no heater core. Car has 10 point Wolfe cage and 10lb nitrous bottle.

Would like to get some coilovers and lightweight brakes.
Car is run on 15x3 and 15x10 Weld Draglights...

Paul
That 2300-2330#(depending on how much fuel) weight was with me in it.

The car was completely gutted. I had probably every light weight component that could be bought. You wouldn't believe all I did to the car and couldn't even list everything here because I don't even remember everything I did. I can remember working for a couple hours at times to remove just 1/4 pound of weight. I did have a four point roll bar.

My 88 was labeled the blue bathtub because it was not much more than a tub inside. It sound more like a can when I shut the door than a bathtub. It was stock looking from the outside.
Old Mar 13, 2006 | 01:21 AM
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With me, 1/4 tank, and spare tire, the car weighed 3260. I have a 2000 GT M5 Coupe with cloth interior and no Mach 460. This was after I added the heavy wheels and front brakes. I'm hoping to put her on a diet and get her under 3k (without me) by the end of summer.

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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 06:40 AM
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One of my first stops after finishing up my coupe, is the scales. I'm hoping to tip the scales right around 3000lbs. with me in it, but I'm afraid my seat choice (2003 leather GT seats, front and rear) is going to push me closer to 3100. I've removed most of the sound deadening material, and swapped from a 302cid iron block/iron head/alum intake, to an alum block/head, plastic intake, single cam motor



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