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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 12:20 PM
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1351 kgs with a pipettes worth of fuel in

No weight reduction done and no ICE, just a headunit and std speakers.

Just though I'd let you know.
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 12:28 PM
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remove the wheels and get it light
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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Get out the car and make it much lighter
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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dont weigh the car, just a weigh a feather and then pretend it was the car, and it'll be lighter still
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 12:40 PM
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why weigh a car with no fuel in it , it all well being light as fook but aint gonna go anywhere


may as well weigh it with no suspension or fuel tank in it

i think all cars should be weighed with owner to get a idea of power to weight

mine and chips will be about 30bhp per ton then

max will be with the rocket car peeps
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 12:52 PM
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Well then, its simple really isn't it

I weigh 100kgs
A litre of fuel weighs 1kg, there or there abouts

What weight would you like it to be? I can then either a) stuff my face and get heavier or b)put some fuel in or c) both



If dry weight is good enough for the FIA, its good enough for me.
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by b19bal

i think all cars should be weighed with owner to get a idea of power to weight

mine and chips will be about 30bhp per ton then
Projected BHP per ton for my mini will actually drop by 120 bhp per tonne when i sit in it
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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192bhp/tonne with 30litres of fuel. No wonder its so slow
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Eggleton
I weigh 100kgs


You must of slimmed down then since I seen u last!

I weigh 86kgs(just went & weighed myself) & your a load bigger than me!
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 01:04 PM
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Lewis, I've come down from just under 17st in the last 9 months to just under 16. All in the aid of performance
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 01:05 PM
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so it was either go for a stage 3 setup or stop goin to the gym as much!
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 01:06 PM
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If dry weight is good enough for the FIA, its good enough for me.

what do they know !!!!, we all know nothing counts unless its at brunters !!!!

get ya bathroom scales and drive to brunters then you can call in official

btw its a cool weight as ya have added alot of bigger heavy stuff to it

remove the brakes and fit my 4 pot calipers and ill take them heavy things off ya as a straight swop

ill be round after 5pm with me tool box

seriously i do think that weights of the car anbd drive is important


infact what about a r/r day and also a weight day too, measr the total power to wieght

what ya think, would be cool wouldnt it
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 01:07 PM
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so it was either go for a stage 3 setup or stop goin to the gym as much
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by B19-TRB


so it was either go for a stage 3 setup or stop goin to the gym as much!
Still train hard, just differently.

Would have been stg 3 sooner if it wasn't dented
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 01:20 PM
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Would have been stg 3 sooner if it wasn't dented

Well stop sitting your 100kg ass on the wing then!
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Eggleton
A litre of fuel weighs 1kg, there or there abouts
im sure its 0.79 kg per litre

fooking sad i knew that off the top of my head,,,,


well at least it riases your power too weight
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 10:36 PM
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I had mine weighed last year when i just had it fixed.

Still has Sub/Stereo equipment in there and 30quids worth of petrol..

It weighed 1315kg with me sitting in it! Thought it would be more than that

Not being rude Paul i know your fookin unit ......but how much do u weigh?
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 10:48 PM
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ot being rude Paul i know your fookin unit ......but how much do u weigh
i wouldnt call him a tosser unless it was via email , and hes weight aint like mine proper muscle on a bank holiday, he actually has some
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 10:53 PM
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When i met Paul and central day i was waiting to run and clocked this fookin unit coming towards me i was like..errrrrr

Then noticed his car and reconised it....next thing he introduced himself...

when he shook my hand it was twice the size of mine.....

Wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of him though, But was very down to earth..seem a top chap
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 07:15 AM
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Thanks Smit, good to meet you too. 100kg

Gareth - I didn't know the exact density of fuel of the top of my head so used water I've just looked it up on a random website.......

737kg/m3 so your 790 is closer than mine

And just for your data bank diesel is between 820-950 depending on grade.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 10:57 AM
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yeah smit hes not small is he

cant belive just how techy paul and gareth are, bet even rainbirds thinking geek
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 12:18 PM
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Actually, I was thinking that Smit must weigh as much as a bag of sugar OR he has remembered the figure wrong, as my 2wd Sapphire was 1345kg with me and half a tank of fuel and I'm only 75kg .
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