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Jan 20, 2008 | 10:24 PM

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superballz00

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What about the coupe curb weights? Also, are these weights including a full tank of gas and driver or just the car?

The coupes are listed right after the sedans in the list. You must of not seen em. I'm not sure if the weight includes full tank and driver or not.... I would guess no

Those are dry weights. Doesn't include gas, driver, oil, or fluids.

Jan 20, 2008 | 10:45 PM

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thirdgoat

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A general rule of thumb in drag racing is that for every 100lbs of weight removed, your ET will be reduced by approximately 1/10th of a second.

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Jan 20, 2008 | 10:54 PM

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just as the say in Mythbusters : "if its worth doing, its worth overdoing" haha, woohoo

Jan 20, 2008 | 11:22 PM

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JimBlake

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RE: Free HP = Weight Reduction!!!!

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What about the coupe curb weights? Also, are these weights including a full tank of gas and driver or just the car?

The coupes are listed right after the sedans in the list. You must of not seen em. I'm not sure if the weight includes full tank and driver or not.... I would guess no

Those are dry weights. Doesn't include gas, driver, oil, or fluids.

Curb weight is supposed to include all fluids being full, but no driver, passengers, or cargo.

Usually specifications say curb weight & not dry weight.

Jan 21, 2008 | 02:03 PM

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nafango2

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curb weight is all fluids. dry weight is without fluids.

Jan 21, 2008 | 02:14 PM

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00AccordLX5spd

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RE: Free HP = Weight Reduction!!!!

I got those numbers from MSN.com. I don't really know how accurate they are or if it is inclusive of gas and fluids

When I lose the 60lbs I need to this year, my car will be faster[sm=gears.gif]Haha!

Jan 21, 2008 | 03:31 PM

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BlkCurrantKord

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RE: Free HP = Weight Reduction!!!!

Hmm...I got cf trunk, hood, nothing in the trunk, lost the drum brakes, light weight rims. Soon a light weight seat(s) and 5spd swap and no more sunroof.

Jan 21, 2008 | 05:54 PM

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sir_nasty

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RE: Free HP = Weight Reduction!!!!

tell your signifigant others that they can't ride with you since it will slow your car down and hurt your fuel economy. 150 lbs/19.7 = 7.6 hp, more than most SRI's generate. So there you have it, no more passengers! *L*