FASTdan
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 12:15 PM |
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Lighter than expected
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 
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nick205
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 12:23 PM |
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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]
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FASTdan
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 12:44 PM |
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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?
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twybrow
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 12:44 PM |
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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....
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 12:54 PM |
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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
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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FASTdan
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 01:07 PM |
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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.
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Slater
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 02:27 PM |
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See this thread.
Linker
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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FASTdan
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 02:53 PM |
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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.....
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jonesier1
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 04:07 PM |
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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.
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