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1996man 07-04-2004 02:27 PM

seat weight?
 
just curious how much a nonsport seat in a 96 should weigh. didnt know how much advantage in weight savings there would be to remove it when racing

65Z01 07-04-2004 02:36 PM

Re: seat weight? (1996man)
 
I've had both sport seats out of my '88 and guess they each weigh around 20lb, complete with track.

You will get a substantial weight reduction from removing the spare & jack (40-50lb) and launching with 1/3 tank of fuel (6.6lb/gal) vs a full tank. This weight reduction combo is worth about .1sec off your ET and 1mph gain at the stripe.

locobob 07-04-2004 02:55 PM

Re: seat weight? (65Z01)
 
22lbs without the track, not sure what the track weighs as I didn't remove it.

1996man 07-04-2004 02:59 PM

Re: seat weight? (locobob)
 
really? wow for some reason i thought they would weigh a bit more than that

65Z01 07-04-2004 04:08 PM

Re: seat weight? (1996man)
 
Hmmm, I must be stronger than I thought; the track weighs maybe 8-10lb.

Std seats will be a little lighter than sports, but the track should weigh in about the same.


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