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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 03:19 PM
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Wht is the weight diffrents between a Z06 or a FRC and a standard coupe?
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Likely around 80Lbs. My friend's Vert was 3130. The Verts and FRCs weigh about the same with the FRC probably being just a tad heavier. Both my Z06s were with 10Lbs of each other and the lightest was 3070.
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Thanks SCM Crash.For some reason I thought there was a big diffrence.
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by XavierLT-4
Thanks SCM Crash.For some reason I thought there was a big diffrence.
There's a much bigger difference between the coupe and the Z06, but the FRC was already lightened up by the lack of a large hatch window in the back.
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Curb weights:

Coupe - 3246 lbs
Z06 - 3116 lbs
Vert - 3207 lbs

These numbers were taken from the Corvette Black Book for various model year C5s. Seems like the weights varied a little bit between the years.
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
Curb weights:

Coupe - 3246 lbs
Z06 - 3116 lbs
Vert - 3207 lbs

These numbers were taken from the Corvette Black Book for various model year C5s. Seems like the weights varied a little bit between the years.
Think the coupe and FRC is more then 80 lb diff, the coupe rear glass is 80 lbs by itself.

Darn close. But then again How much does the driver weigh?
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 08:02 AM
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The FRC was
Curb weight 3120 lb
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
Curb weights:

Coupe - 3246 lbs
Z06 - 3116 lbs
Vert - 3207 lbs

These numbers were taken from the Corvette Black Book for various model year C5s. Seems like the weights varied a little bit between the years.
I though the vert was heavier than low 3100s. It has extra structural pieces added.
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Originally Posted by Blow Torch
I though the vert was heavier than low 3100s. It has extra structural pieces added.
Nope. Weighed my friends 2000 Vert. It was 3130 with 1/2 tank of gas +/- 5Lbs (truck scale)

I know the scale is accurate because I weigh 150Lbs and stood on the scale and it showed 150Lbs. My friends also weighed themselves and it was accurate.

My first Z06 was 3080Lbs with 1/2 tank but it had HRE wheels. My current Z06 was totally stock other than the Vararam when we weighed it and it was 3070.

We don't have any stock coupes to weigh yet, but when we weighed my friends 98 with an A&A blower, it was 3320.

All of our cars are 6-speeds which is lighter than the autos. ALL FRC cars came with 6-speeds as well. So if you're comparing the FRC to a coupe, you need to take into consideration whether it's an auto or a manual.
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