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Mar 17, 2020 | 10:55 AM

Dane@LGmotorsports

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C8 weight thread

As we take the car apart and weigh different items I'll update this original post with our findings.

Brakes
Parking Brake (Pair) 12.7 lbs
Rear Rotors (Pair) 45.2 lbs

Exhaust
Muffler 76.25 lbs
Catalytic Converters (Pair) 26.45 lbs
Headers/Manifolds (Z51) (Pair) 24.85 lbs
Heat Shielding 15.30 lbs

Interior
Carpet/Insulation Behind Seats 16.15 lbs

Wheels
Front Wheel w/ Tire 52.20 lbs
Rear Wheel w/ Tire 67.95 lbs

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Mar 18, 2020, 10:25 AM

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Dane, can you please post the corner weights?
Thank you

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Mar 17, 2020 | 12:38 PM

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How much do the seats weigh?

Mar 17, 2020 | 01:02 PM

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How much do the seats weigh?

Seats will come out at the end of the week when we get our new axles here and get the car off the lift.

Mar 17, 2020 | 09:58 PM

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Reducing weight will be where I spend my money whenever the heck I actually get my car! Looking forward to seeing what options are developed.

Mar 17, 2020 | 10:05 PM

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Gspeed just posted 3625 lbs with full fluids. Damn near Camaro SS 1LE weight (+60 lbs) with 40 mm less tire and 1" less brake rotor on each front corner. That's gonna be tough on consumables.

Mar 17, 2020 | 10:42 PM

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Gspeed just posted 3625 lbs with full fluids. Damn near Camaro SS 1LE weight (+60 lbs) with 40 mm less tire and 1" less brake rotor on each front corner. That's gonna be tough on consumables.

Yeah ours was 3,538 on an empty tank

Mar 18, 2020 | 10:22 AM

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Dane, can you please post the corner weights?
Thank you

Mar 18, 2020 | 10:25 AM

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Dane, can you please post the corner weights?
Thank you

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Mar 18, 2020 | 04:40 PM

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This is with no driver?

Mar 18, 2020 | 04:41 PM

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This is with no driver?

No driver on empty.

Mar 18, 2020 | 05:54 PM

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Gspeed just posted 3625 lbs with full fluids. Damn near Camaro SS 1LE weight (+60 lbs) with 40 mm less tire and 1" less brake rotor on each front corner. That's gonna be tough on consumables.

Not to high jack the thread, but what did your supercharged C7 weigh or current C7Z06 with a full tank?

Mar 18, 2020 | 06:20 PM

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Not to high jack the thread, but what did your supercharged C7 weigh or current C7Z06 with a full tank?

I can't remember off hand it's been a while since I've had to put a shop car on the scales.

Mar 18, 2020 | 07:23 PM

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I can't remember off hand it's been a while since I've had to put a shop car on the scales.

C7z weighs about 3550 full tank. So the c8 z51 is 75 lbs heavier. Pooooooorky.

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Mar 18, 2020 | 07:30 PM

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Yeah ours was 3,538 on an empty tank

What's the car's spec (1, 2, 3LT)? Does it have front lift?

Mar 18, 2020 | 08:44 PM

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C7z weighs about 3550 full tank. So the c8 z51 is 75 lbs heavier. Pooooooorky.

It is heavy for being NA and guess the gain from C7Z51 to C8Z51 is greater than C6Z51 to C7Z51 was, so not trending in the right direction.

Mar 19, 2020 | 10:55 AM

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What's the car's spec (1, 2, 3LT)? Does it have front lift?

2LT Z51 no front end lift

Mar 20, 2020 | 07:46 AM

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2LT Z51 no front end lift

Gspeed car has front end lift, that might be another variable for weight difference

Mar 31, 2020 | 06:53 PM

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Mar 31, 2020 | 08:10 PM

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For reference. A nickel plated c7z wheel weighs 63.5 lbs with a 335/25r20 runflat.

Apr 1, 2020 | 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Dane@LGmotorsports

Thanks. Can you jack the back up as high as you can while on the scales. Record load transfer. Measure the angle or height difference difference at the axle. You can calculate the exact location of the CG. Give me the numbers and I will do it. All chassis tuning starts at this point.

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