LOL....
Bee Jay's weight loss mods.
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Damn!!!
Panic's car is way lighter. We should hear from him soon.
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Last time I weighed mine it was 2910# (1/8 tank of fuel and no spare tire or bucket). Took another 35# off last year, so I'm calculating 2875# (with t-tops and rear window installed).
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that is increadable... been watching Bee Jay over the last several years now doing some 
to get there,and I have also been impressed.... are you an all aluminum engine? that would be what, 200# right there? but what else? 
Gosh...I feel so fat now at 3380# half tank...
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Wow! You are already where I want to be. What have you done that I haven't? Oh, a few dozen things. Primarily replacing typical Chevy (heavy and cheaply made) parts with lighter parts off other GM vehicles. And, I learned to TIG weld a couple years ago, and I've replaced a lot of (again, cheap and heavy) steel parts with aluminum. How about pictures? The car looks essentially factory stock (full interior, no stripping involved). I like the stock looks of my car, I just didn't like how many cheap heavy obsolete parts were under the surface. 2875 Lbs with a 427? How fast are you in the 1/4 mile?
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Ya know, the whole 1/8th tank, 1/4 tank, 1/2 tank thing just adds an unnecessary variable to the whole thing. Can we all agree to a standard? My suggestion is to just use curb weight. That means all fluids full, no passengers. That way, we can compare apples to apples.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_weight
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_weight
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WOW
these are great weight numbers for a C3 !
personally i'm not so focused in total weight reduction ( because my great handling Boxster is not that lighter than my 69 427 , i think the Boxster is at leat 3100 lbs if i recall).
I've been more focused instead in reducing the weight in the front and the unsprung weight.I want to keep the car stock so i don't go too deep in mods.
So the most astonishing mod you made, BeeJay , seems to me the brakes conversion to aluminum.the weight loss is really a lot and unsprung weight: 2 good things
these are great weight numbers for a C3 !
personally i'm not so focused in total weight reduction ( because my great handling Boxster is not that lighter than my 69 427 , i think the Boxster is at leat 3100 lbs if i recall).
I've been more focused instead in reducing the weight in the front and the unsprung weight.I want to keep the car stock so i don't go too deep in mods.
So the most astonishing mod you made, BeeJay , seems to me the brakes conversion to aluminum.the weight loss is really a lot and unsprung weight: 2 good things
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WOW
these are great weight numbers for a C3 !
personally i'm not so focused in total weight reduction ( because my great handling Boxster is not that lighter than my 69 427 , i think the Boxster is at leat 3100 lbs if i recall).
I've been more focused instead in reducing the weight in the front and the unsprung weight.I want to keep the car stock so i don't go too deep in mods.
So the most astonishing mod you made, BeeJay , seems to me the brakes conversion to aluminum.the weight loss is really a lot and unsprung weight: 2 good things
these are great weight numbers for a C3 !
personally i'm not so focused in total weight reduction ( because my great handling Boxster is not that lighter than my 69 427 , i think the Boxster is at leat 3100 lbs if i recall).
I've been more focused instead in reducing the weight in the front and the unsprung weight.I want to keep the car stock so i don't go too deep in mods.
So the most astonishing mod you made, BeeJay , seems to me the brakes conversion to aluminum.the weight loss is really a lot and unsprung weight: 2 good things
That said I never put mine on a scale when I had it. :\
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WOW
these are great weight numbers for a C3 !
personally i'm not so focused in total weight reduction ( because my great handling Boxster is not that lighter than my 69 427 , i think the Boxster is at leat 3100 lbs if i recall).
I've been more focused instead in reducing the weight in the front and the unsprung weight.I want to keep the car stock so i don't go too deep in mods.
So the most astonishing mod you made, BeeJay , seems to me the brakes conversion to aluminum.the weight loss is really a lot and unsprung weight: 2 good things
these are great weight numbers for a C3 !
personally i'm not so focused in total weight reduction ( because my great handling Boxster is not that lighter than my 69 427 , i think the Boxster is at leat 3100 lbs if i recall).
I've been more focused instead in reducing the weight in the front and the unsprung weight.I want to keep the car stock so i don't go too deep in mods.
So the most astonishing mod you made, BeeJay , seems to me the brakes conversion to aluminum.the weight loss is really a lot and unsprung weight: 2 good things
BTW, here is mine! 2005 Boxster S w/19" wheel package.
One of the awesomest cars in the garage! Regularly beats non-turbo 911s at the autocross.
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my Boxster owner manual says :
empty weight : 2811 lbs
max gross weight: 3527 lbs
so i believe that it should be in the 3000lbs range once filled. or not ?
not that a light car anyway , considering how small it is
BeeJay , nice red Boxster
for me the Boxster has been a DD and good comparison car to judge my Corvette. btw i look forward to replace the Boxster with a 69 Camaro ( or fastback mustang) but not easy to do it now in Italy
my Boxster owner manual says :
empty weight : 2811 lbs
max gross weight: 3527 lbs
so i believe that it should be in the 3000lbs range once filled. or not ?
not that a light car anyway , considering how small it is
BeeJay , nice red Boxster
for me the Boxster has been a DD and good comparison car to judge my Corvette. btw i look forward to replace the Boxster with a 69 Camaro ( or fastback mustang) but not easy to do it now in Italy
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my Boxster owner manual says :
empty weight : 2811 lbs
max gross weight: 3527 lbs
so i believe that it should be in the 3000lbs range once filled. or not ?
not that a light car anyway , considering how small it is
BeeJay , nice red Boxster
for me the Boxster has been a DD and good comparison car to judge my Corvette. btw i look forward to replace the Boxster with a 69 Camaro ( or fastback mustang) but not easy to do it now in Italy
my Boxster owner manual says :
empty weight : 2811 lbs
max gross weight: 3527 lbs
so i believe that it should be in the 3000lbs range once filled. or not ?
not that a light car anyway , considering how small it is
BeeJay , nice red Boxster
for me the Boxster has been a DD and good comparison car to judge my Corvette. btw i look forward to replace the Boxster with a 69 Camaro ( or fastback mustang) but not easy to do it now in Italy
Just did a quick read, a regular Boxster is ~75 lb less than a Boxster S.
The S comes in between 2950-3050 "ready to run", no driver. (2006 model, limited options)
I honestly can't imagine taking much off of those cars without an immediate reduction in comfort. You can do headers and exhaust, I hear the factory exhaust weighs quite a bit.
I'd love to own a Boxster again.
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Looks like I was tricked by Porsche curb weights. They're more optimistic than Chevrolet.
Just did a quick read, a regular Boxster is ~75 lb less than a Boxster S.
The S comes in between 2950-3050 "ready to run", no driver. (2006 model, limited options)
I honestly can't imagine taking much off of those cars without an immediate reduction in comfort. You can do headers and exhaust, I hear the factory exhaust weighs quite a bit.
I'd love to own a Boxster again.
Just did a quick read, a regular Boxster is ~75 lb less than a Boxster S.
The S comes in between 2950-3050 "ready to run", no driver. (2006 model, limited options)
I honestly can't imagine taking much off of those cars without an immediate reduction in comfort. You can do headers and exhaust, I hear the factory exhaust weighs quite a bit.
I'd love to own a Boxster again.
and Ferraris are very heavy too . if i recall correctly they should be in the 3700 lbs range.
so our C3 are not that heavy at the end: that's why i've been not that concerned in overall weight reduction on my car but focused more on unsprung weight and F/R byas ( i have kept the steel leaves spring in the rear, for example)
would be nice if someone would post a search of curb weight of the main modern sportcars, just to have a reference