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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Camara90</b> <br /><small>Member # 134</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,11,23,47,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Weighed the car today on my brother in laws scales with a 1/2 tank of gas. After looking at things I am most likely moving the battery to the right rear, and considering 12inch 150lb springs in the front with some strange adjustables. This is with me in the car. <br /><br /> <img src="http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/camara77/forms/photobucket-31243-1347421267171.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /><br />Current setup.<br />Slow mo on motor 1.6668 60ft<br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/47565364" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/47565364</a><br /><br />Reg Speed on motor 1.6668 60ft<br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/47565365" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/47565365</a> <br /><br />Suspension-<br /><br />Front- <br />UPR K-member with 14inch 175lb eibach coil overs<br />90-10 Lakewoods <br /><br />Rear- <br />Maximum Motorsport Full Length Subframes<br />50-50 Lakewoods <br />Baseline Street Launch Upper control arm kit <br />J&M weight Jacker Lower Control arms <br />Baseline Street Anti Roll <br />3.73 gears. <br />26x10 Mickey Thompson 3053s slicks <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>racsirx</b> <br /><small>Member # 1710</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,0,26,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> You can easily take out 200-300lbs if you wanted to. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Camara90</b> <br /><small>Member # 134</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,0,55,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by racsirx:<br /><strong> You can easily take out 200-300lbs if you wanted to. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yeah, all I have to do is get out of the car lol. Im 275. What Ideas you have? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>hatch</b> <br /><small>Member # 7277</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,1,1,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Camara90:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by racsirx:<br /><strong> You can easily take out 200-300lbs if you wanted to. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yeah, all I have to do is get out of the car lol. Im 275. What Ideas you have? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">door crash bars.bumper shocks,frontan rear bumpers front sway bar brackets,heater box an any wires that are not being used <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Camara90</b> <br /><small>Member # 134</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,1,58,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by hatch:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Camara90:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by racsirx:<br /><strong> You can easily take out 200-300lbs if you wanted to. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yeah, all I have to do is get out of the car lol. Im 275. What Ideas you have? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">door crash bars.bumper shocks,frontan rear bumpers front sway bar brackets,heater box an any wires that are not being used </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Man dont think I am willing to go that extreme, still drive the car on the street. Sometimes my kids like to roll with me. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Don</b> <br /><small>Member # 938</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,10,26,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Seams heavy my t-top gt was a 100 less with an AOD. Did you switch to a auto? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>racsirx</b> <br /><small>Member # 1710</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,10,45,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I got my coupe down to 2750lbs with a stock K-member and a 10 point cage by removing everything I didn't need. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Camara90</b> <br /><small>Member # 134</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,11,12,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Don:<br /><strong> Seams heavy my t-top gt was a 100 less with an AOD. Did you switch to a auto? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yeah, It has an C4 in it now. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Notch1320</b> <br /><small>Member # 2647</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,11,24,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> The battery move will help a bit. Have you had the car out since your last post concerning the 60' times? Will you have the car out in the near future at Sac? I would love to check it out and see what can be done to lose some weight without "gutting" the car. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Camara90</b> <br /><small>Member # 134</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,12,37,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Notch1320:<br /><strong> The battery move will help a bit. Have you had the car out since your last post concerning the 60' times? Will you have the car out in the near future at Sac? I would love to check it out and see what can be done to lose some weight without "gutting" the car. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Going out to Sonoma tonight, only change has been rear springs(still stock, but not as much cut of as the ones before). Next time I head to Sac I will shoot you a PM to see if you will be out there, I would appreciate the help. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Don</b> <br /><small>Member # 938</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,12,51,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> What converter do you have? Your car is N/A so I hope it has a 9" or 8". Biggest problem with my coupe was the 10" converter. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Camara90</b> <br /><small>Member # 134</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,13,34,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Its a 9 inch Lupo converter. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>93 hatch</b> <br /><small>Member # 8100</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,16,22,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I wish mine was 3300 lbs .Try 3520 before my 200 lbs get's in. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Camara90</b> <br /><small>Member # 134</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,16,32,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 93 hatch:<br /><strong> I wish mine was 3300 lbs .Try 3520 before my 200 lbs get's in. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">You going tonight? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>93 hatch</b> <br /><small>Member # 8100</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,12,16,44,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> yep. But my cars not done yet so i will be there with my son in his 91 fox racing high school class. I will be installing the new dart 364 this weekend and should be geting some track time on the 26 th of this month. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>rollin5ive0</b> <br /><small>Member # 8592</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,8,26,23,9,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Camara90:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by hatch:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Camara90:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by racsirx:<br /><strong> You can easily take out 200-300lbs if you wanted to. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yeah, all I have to do is get out of the car lol. Im 275. What Ideas you have? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">door crash bars.bumper shocks,frontan rear bumpers front sway bar brackets,heater box an any wires that are not being used </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Man dont think I am willing to go that extreme, still drive the car on the street. Sometimes my kids like to roll with me. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">take the spare tire and jack out and make sure u hit the bathroom squeeze and squirt everylast ounce u can out before a race!!!lol.....<br />or<br />im not sure how big a difference it really makes but some lightweight racing seats maybe, although i hear they can be somewhat uncomfortable! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>50Reasons</b> <br /><small>Member # 6452</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,9,2,2,15,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 93 hatch:<br /><strong> I wish mine was 3300 lbs .Try 3520 before my 200 lbs get's in. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yup same here mines 3510 before my 215 lb big ass gets in <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>FivePTSlow</b> <br /><small>Member # 7682</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,9,3,3,27,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Take everything and put it in a Coupe! My Coupe(5 speed T5) weighs in @ 2975lbs(without my 175lbs) full interior, all accessories. Heater core, a/c(still works), p/s, factory stereo(premium with amp), p/w, p/l, all smog equipment plus added weight of supercharger setup, and subframes.<br /><br />Weight saved has come from D&D K Member, Granatelli Tubular A arms, QA1 coil over conversion(front), fiberglass cowl hood(tru fiber 3"), aluminum driveline(aerostar awd conversion), and aluminum heads.<br /><br />I ran 12.9@107 with this setup on factory h/c/i with 3.27:1 gears, a very tired stock long block, and one legged rear axle(2.0 60' on 26.5x8" circle track slicks).<br /><br />Dan(Turbo50) has recently built me a new long block with tfs tw 170 heads and f-cam that will be dropped in soon, so we'll see what times it puts down after I rebuild the rear axle. Hoping for mid/low 11's untuned, and cross my fingers 10.999999999999999999999999999999 tuned with 3.73's <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="smile.gif" /> daily driven smog legal <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>nitrous_bob</b> <br /><small>Member # 77</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,9,13,9,22,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> if your 275, your doing good<br /><br />my goal is 3k on the car by itself<br /><br />all the n umbers really look good to me, i might not even move the battery<br /><br />whats your main concern ? 60 foot? lower ET ? i mean do you feel your off ? or just looking for more <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>nitrous_bob</b> <br /><small>Member # 77</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2012,9,13,9,25,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Don:<br /><strong> Seams heavy my t-top gt was a 100 less with an AOD. Did you switch to a auto? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">did you actually weigh it ?<br /><br />my gutted '90 lx aod vert was 3600 with me in it...and im 150<br /><br />my current '93 notch is about 3100 with me in it, and its LIGHT !!!!<br /><br />i dont see a aod GT seeing 2900 lbs, no way <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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