New Car Weights

GUMP · 01-25-2009, 10:31 PM

I for one wasn't complaining. In another thread a poster stated that, as built, the later F-Bodies weighed 3600-3700 lbs. As the original owner of a factory AC-delete, manual window, manual lock, zero option 1995 Formula, I know for a fact that that number is very high. When I first built my car I removed very little and added a mild steel roll bar and had to add 250 lbs of ballast to make E/SA weight. I also owned a no option 2003 Mustang GT it was pretty light too. Using the loaded up weight as a bench mark for a late model race car would be unfair. I also like the new Mustang "Race Car" for what it doesn't have. I think that the motor is a little out of wack, but otherwise wish that all three manufacturers would market a stripped down, no option version of their new Pony Cars with big N/A engine combinations.

01-25-2009, 10:31 PM	#9
GUMP VIP Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shelby, NC Posts: 1,823 Likes: 2,166 Liked 2,353 Times in 554 Posts	Re: New Car Weights I for one wasn't complaining. In another thread a poster stated that, as built, the later F-Bodies weighed 3600-3700 lbs. As the original owner of a factory AC-delete, manual window, manual lock, zero option 1995 Formula, I know for a fact that that number is very high. When I first built my car I removed very little and added a mild steel roll bar and had to add 250 lbs of ballast to make E/SA weight. I also owned a no option 2003 Mustang GT it was pretty light too. Using the loaded up weight as a bench mark for a late model race car would be unfair. I also like the new Mustang "Race Car" for what it doesn't have. I think that the motor is a little out of wack, but otherwise wish that all three manufacturers would market a stripped down, no option version of their new Pony Cars with big N/A engine combinations.