trim package weights
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Instructor
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From: monroe ct
trim package weights
used the search and couldn't find this
how much weight does each trim package add to the car.
i.e 2lt adds x to a 1lt , 3lt adds x ect..
is this info easily found somewhere?
thanks
how much weight does each trim package add to the car.
i.e 2lt adds x to a 1lt , 3lt adds x ect..
is this info easily found somewhere?
thanks
Team Owner
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From: Short Hills, NJ
I have yet to actually find an exact weight of each printed anywhere but I still believe there is a notable difference between them, or at least between the base 1LT and a fully optioned (especially a Z51 or F55 car) 3LT car though many have tried to refute that. 
Drifting
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I have a 1SX in 2005 (no options except for a Z51).. My car now weighs 3058 with a 1/4 tank of gas.. I do have a lightweight battery, saved 20lbs with headers and 10lbs with the tires... Not sure if what the 1sx is equivalent to in 2006+
Team Owner
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The manual transmissioned 1SX for 2006/2007 (now known as the 1LT of course) should weigh the same butthe automatics will weigh a litle more because the 6L80E 6 speed auto weighs more than the 4L60E 4 speed.
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Instructor
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From: monroe ct
i just ordered a 07 1LT to keep it on a diet.
the higher options are very nice (i would put them in my caddy) but am trying to keep it a light sports car. just curious what the weight penalties are for all the gadgets.
the higher options are very nice (i would put them in my caddy) but am trying to keep it a light sports car. just curious what the weight penalties are for all the gadgets.
Racer
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From: Spring TX
that's one of the reasons why i only went with the 2LT package. i wanted a little more safety(2LT comes with side airbags in the upgraded seats). i think the change in weights for the seats would be the only real difference between 1lt and 2lt packages.
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Drifting
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From: Livingston Texas
How accurate is the GVWR sticker on the door? I noticed mine shows a GVW of 3698 lbs. with a max occupant and gear rating of 423 lbs. This should mean that the car weighs 3275 lbs. Since this is different than the advertised weight of the car I wonder if it is the actual weight of a C6 with the options that I have. Can someone else check their sticker and see if it matches?
Mine is an 05 6 speed 1SB with all options except OnStar and XM.
BTW the GVWR sticker is on the door while the occupant load is on the tire pressure sticker in the door jamb.
Mine is an 05 6 speed 1SB with all options except OnStar and XM.
BTW the GVWR sticker is on the door while the occupant load is on the tire pressure sticker in the door jamb.
Team Owner
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Even I with my extreme weight saving consciousness wouldn't go that far
but I would consider a 'club sport' Corvette that did away with TCS/AH/ABS, leather and power seat/windows/door locks if it were available (and cheaper). 
Melting Slicks
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I'd like to see a stripped down version (no power options)of the base C6 as well, and use the ZO6 body and panels.
Team Owner
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and that's what I've got, a factory lightweight LS1 F-body hardtop that's light while still retaining it's A/C. 
Ran a best of 11.8@113+ with bolt ons only.
Melting Slicks
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Yeah you couldn't get manual windows/door locks etc on the Firebirds (even T-tops were standard on V8s after 2000) after a certain model year but you could still get a stripper Z28 right up until the end and that's what I've got, a factory lightweight LS1 F-body hardtop that's light while still retaining it's A/C. Ran a best of 11.8@113+ with bolt ons only.
and that's what I've got, a factory lightweight LS1 F-body hardtop that's light while still retaining it's A/C. Ran a best of 11.8@113+ with bolt ons only.
Race Director
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From: Guelph, Ontario
I do know that the 3LT package adds 64 pounds to the C6, because in Canada our cars all come with the 3LT package as standard equipment, and the curb weight listed on GM Canada's website is 64 pounds more than the curb weight on the US website. (our site lists the weight at 3243, vs 3179 for the 1LT car in the US)
