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cam99 · 04-23-2013, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedmon

Did you ever weigh the SS after the reduction?

IMHO, the 4gens respond to reduction and +power a lot better than the 5s.....especially gears.

I recently picked up a 00 SS with a 402 and 411s......and i have to de-gear it.......Its an A4 and it'll just spin those tires through all four gears.

Looking forward to see what you do with the WS6.

We are going to weigh both our cars here soon, but I took very close to 300 pounds out of the 99. I am amazed at how well that car runs for whats done to it. I think it's about at the limit of what the 103k mile 4l60e is going to take. It traps better than my 550 rwhp gt500 did!

speedmon · 04-23-2013, 08:25 PM

I weighed mine at the local waste station.....3290
And it has subframe connectors.

So if you took off 300, you could have been around 3000 +/-50.....

My Z06 weighs 3100....and thats a light car.

My 5gen which is just a big chubby is getting sold, cuz its just too dang heavy.

cam99 · 04-23-2013, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedmon

I weighed mine at the local waste station.....3290
And it has subframe connectors.

So if you took off 300, you could have been around 3000 +/-50.....

My Z06 weighs 3100....and thats a light car.

My 5gen which is just a big chubby is getting sold, cuz its just too dang heavy.

I was thinking they weighed around 3500ish stock?

insidethreat07 · 04-23-2013, 08:51 PM

My v6 weighed 3420 without me. No spare tire/ jack. But added SFCs

speedmon · 04-24-2013, 05:44 PM

I've read various weights....from 3305 to 3550.....but I just weigh mine.
Like my escalade ...... 5600lbs......big chubby!

I was not in the car when I weighed it and fuel was on very empty...with no spare.

The other thing I really like about these cars (4s) compared to the 5s is when you are driving, because of the downswept design of the hood....all you see is road.....whereas on the 5 you first thing seen is the giant platform hood.....and its hard to approach objects without knowing how close you really are.
Thats a big driving distinction.

I'm gonna put some coilovers on this thing and see how much stick I can get.

Greg

04-23-2013, 08:51 PM	#130
insidethreat07 Drives: 2001 Camaro 3.8 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Continental Ohio Posts: 11,108 View My Garage	My v6 weighed 3420 without me. No spare tire/ jack. But added SFCs __________________ 2001 Camaro V6 2016 Camaro 2SS

04-23-2013, 08:25 PM	#128
speedmon Drives: C6 Z06 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 572	I weighed mine at the local waste station.....3290 And it has subframe connectors. So if you took off 300, you could have been around 3000 +/-50..... My Z06 weighs 3100....and thats a light car. My 5gen which is just a big chubby is getting sold, cuz its just too dang heavy.

04-24-2013, 05:44 PM	#131
speedmon Drives: C6 Z06 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 572	I've read various weights....from 3305 to 3550.....but I just weigh mine. Like my escalade ...... 5600lbs......big chubby! I was not in the car when I weighed it and fuel was on very empty...with no spare. The other thing I really like about these cars (4s) compared to the 5s is when you are driving, because of the downswept design of the hood....all you see is road.....whereas on the 5 you first thing seen is the giant platform hood.....and its hard to approach objects without knowing how close you really are. Thats a big driving distinction. I'm gonna put some coilovers on this thing and see how much stick I can get. Greg