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Lighter than expected
FASTdan - 6/4/09 at 12:15 PM

I was quite surprised to see at the SVA the weight of our indy came in at 525kg - considering its a pinto I was expecting closer to 600kg. Good news for attaining the magic 200bhp/tonne

nick205 - 6/4/09 at 12:23 PM

That seems a good weight for a Pinto Indy - mine was bang on 600kg with a full (MK) tank of fuel. Weighed on a weighbridge (not SVA axle weights).

Have you used lightweight uprights, brakes, wheels etc?

Got any pics?

[Edited on 6/4/09 by nick205]

[Edited on 6/4/09 by nick205]

FASTdan - 6/4/09 at 12:44 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nick205
That seems a good weight for a Pinto Indy - mine was bang on 600kg with a full (MK) tank of fuel.

Have you used lightweight uprights, brakes, wheels etc?

Got any pics?

[Edited on 6/4/09 by nick205]


Yeah I thought it was a good weight - nothing lightweight used really. Its got the FG seat shells and not much in the way of a boot box (cover is just vinyl).

Perhaps their equipment is out?

twybrow - 6/4/09 at 12:44 PM

Have you just added the two axle weights together? if so, this is not the actual weight of your car - it will actually weigh a bt more than that....

Mr Whippy - 6/4/09 at 12:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by twybrow
Have you just added the two axle weights together? if so, this is not the actual weight of your car - it will actually weigh a bt more than that....


? what

FASTdan - 6/4/09 at 01:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by twybrow
Have you just added the two axle weights together? if so, this is not the actual weight of your car - it will actually weigh a bt more than that....


? what


glad you asked that first as i was starting to doubt myself.....

yes I have summed the axle weights - as did their print out.

Slater - 6/4/09 at 02:27 PM

See this thread.

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FASTdan - 6/4/09 at 02:53 PM

Ok so yeah the car drops into the rollers by a couple of inches but that infact makes it a worse case (higher load on that axle). And you really are splitting hairs at that.....

jonesier1 - 6/4/09 at 04:07 PM

mine weighed in at just over 700  with a zetec and that was done on a weighbridge as it would'nt drop in the rollers and he said that the roller weight thingy was'nt that accurate on such a light weight car.He did some sort of calculation to get this figure.