Convertible weight
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You're going to need to give a specific year since some have aluminum heads and others have iron. Also, there were a ton of different options available throughout the years and that stuff adds up pretty quickly.
I weighed my automatic '93 coupe and it was about 3100lbs.
I weighed my automatic '93 coupe and it was about 3100lbs.
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Have you looked on the driver's door for the sticker that shows the GVWR information? That sticker will show the car weight (on each axle) and the load carrying capacity.
Chevrolet introduced aluminum cylinder heads on the 1986 convertibles. All 86 verts and later production coupes got the aluminum head. There were a total of 8,594 cars produced with aluminum heads. These heads gave the car a rating of 235HP in '86.
The build sheet will have the GVWR weight including the total, front and rear axle weights. GVWR is the weight of the car, a full tank of gas, and the maximum cargo weight including passengers as specified on the door sticker.
Shipping weight of the car is also on the build sheet. That weight is the weight of the emptry car and (IIRC) 2 gallons of gas.
The weight varies between body styles and weights were also different based on the year of the car.
You can get a copy of the build sheet for your car (along with a copy of the original window sticker) from the [URL="https://store.corvettemuseum.com/services/buildsheet.asp"]National Corvette Museum{/URL] by filling out the information on the page.
Chevrolet introduced aluminum cylinder heads on the 1986 convertibles. All 86 verts and later production coupes got the aluminum head. There were a total of 8,594 cars produced with aluminum heads. These heads gave the car a rating of 235HP in '86.
The build sheet will have the GVWR weight including the total, front and rear axle weights. GVWR is the weight of the car, a full tank of gas, and the maximum cargo weight including passengers as specified on the door sticker.
Shipping weight of the car is also on the build sheet. That weight is the weight of the emptry car and (IIRC) 2 gallons of gas.
The weight varies between body styles and weights were also different based on the year of the car.
You can get a copy of the build sheet for your car (along with a copy of the original window sticker) from the [URL="https://store.corvettemuseum.com/services/buildsheet.asp"]National Corvette Museum{/URL] by filling out the information on the page.
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1990 Convertible with Automatic Transmission, Curb Mass Weight
Total Weight - 3301 Pounds (1497 kg)
Front - 1665 Pounds (755.2 kg)
Rear - 1636 Pounds (732 kg)
Curb Mass Weight is defined as : The calculated mass of a vehicle with standard equipment only as designed with the additional load of oil, lubes, cooolants and fuel all filled to capacity.
Shipping Mass Weight: 3195 Pounds (1449 kg)
Shipping Mass Weight is defined as: Same as base curb weight, except only 3 gallons of gasoline.
All of the above is from:
Manufacturers Motor Vehicle Specifications Form MVMA-90, Page 25 filed by General Motors September 1989 with the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc.
I got my copy from GM about 8 years ago.
Total Weight - 3301 Pounds (1497 kg)
Front - 1665 Pounds (755.2 kg)
Rear - 1636 Pounds (732 kg)
Curb Mass Weight is defined as : The calculated mass of a vehicle with standard equipment only as designed with the additional load of oil, lubes, cooolants and fuel all filled to capacity.
Shipping Mass Weight: 3195 Pounds (1449 kg)
Shipping Mass Weight is defined as: Same as base curb weight, except only 3 gallons of gasoline.
All of the above is from:
Manufacturers Motor Vehicle Specifications Form MVMA-90, Page 25 filed by General Motors September 1989 with the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc.
I got my copy from GM about 8 years ago.
Le Mans Master
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Actually it is true. The verts did not come out until mid year in 1986. At the same time the vette got alum. heads. The early 86 and before had iron heads, but none were verts.
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It is written 3850 on the door.My car is 1992 with LT-1 & 4L60.As I understand ,I need to count weight without only one passenger.I need weight of my car to make power mesurement woth the help of Passport timer...
Le Mans Master
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Why not swing by a set of scales such as those used at a local garbage dump. Usually they are accurate within 20 lbs. Most of the time the people running the scales are glad to weigh it for you.
