Official Turbo Weight Loss Thread/ Lightest Turbo List
996 Turbo / GT2Turbo discussion on previous model 2000-2004 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo and 911 GT2. Sponsored By Vivid Racing
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Oh thats funny. Well I went to the scale yesterday to she what she "tanked" in at. My Manual says the Tiptronic weighs 3494 "empty". What does that really mean? No fluids? Anyway mine weighs 3320 with 1/4 tank of gas. And I know I've removed at least 200lbs.
This is what I've done to the car as of 9/26/09.
Removed rear seats completelly plus seats belts
-Switched to replica CF GT3 seats
-Cats and straight pipes
-Stock twists with Nitto 555rs on the back Sumitomos on front
-Rear wiper delete
-Braile 14lb battery
-no spare, no tools
-PSS10's
-Techquipment Cage
-rear matt removal
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0-60 3.03s 0-100 6.46s on PS2's Quarter Mile: 10.70s Best Trap 134.61 mph 60-130 MPH 6.33s 0-197.1 MPH "Texas Mile" October 2009
Last edited by VividRacingTX; 09-27-2009 at 12:44 PM.
Tips are well into the 3500's in reality. Manuals are around 3475-3495 depending on options (PCCB, Sunroof etc.). Those weights are with some gas though. I'd imagine an empty stock turbo "could" weigh in about 3415-3420, that's no removal of spare and such. And that's benefit of the doubt.
__________________ The GT-R is harder to drift than a 997 TT or 997 GT3, therefore if you are trying to drift, the GT-R will consequently get a faster lap. Normal apexing and driving not included.
I am going to weigh my factory seats and then weigh my GT3 replicas as well. I will post it in the next few weeks. But factory seats are different. I have the ones with all the bells and whistles which weigh more than the sports.
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I had sport seats and they were about 42 lbs a piece. I've never had the full power seats to weigh them against though.
__________________ The GT-R is harder to drift than a 997 TT or 997 GT3, therefore if you are trying to drift, the GT-R will consequently get a faster lap. Normal apexing and driving not included.
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0-60 3.03s 0-100 6.46s on PS2's Quarter Mile: 10.70s Best Trap 134.61 mph 60-130 MPH 6.33s 0-197.1 MPH "Texas Mile" October 2009
__________________ The GT-R is harder to drift than a 997 TT or 997 GT3, therefore if you are trying to drift, the GT-R will consequently get a faster lap. Normal apexing and driving not included.
vividracingtx...i have almost the exact same weight loss mods as you, my car is a manual and came out about 3280 on 5/8 tank of gas.
My car:
18" CCW wheels on Falken Azenis 315 rear, 235 front.
Replica GT3 seats
Teq roll cage
6 pt harnesses x 2
windshield wiper delete
JIC's
rear mat/carpet delete
spare and tool delete
straight pipes, no cats/no muffler
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05 Cayenne sold
91 300Z Twin Turbo sold
I had sport seats and they were about 42 lbs a piece. I've never had the full power seats to weigh them against though.
Thanks a lot heavychevy. If we can successfully cross-reference this with the post quoted below by VividRacingTX, then we can assume (I know, I know) that the sports seats are indeed about 19 pounds lighter per seat than the standard seats. If we can confirm these weights, it would be great if you could list them in your 'master list' at the beginning of this thread?
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Originally Posted by VividRacingTX
My seats weighed 61lbs. Each.
Thank you VividRacingTX. I'm also going to assume that you were talking about standard seats with power and heat, which is exactly what I have in my own 996TT. If this is incorrect, please let us know.
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2001 Porsche 911 Turbo
ex-1993.5 Toyota Supra TT hardtop
ex-2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Thank you VividRacingTX. I'm also going to assume that you were talking about standard seats with power and heat, which is exactly what I have in my own 996TT. If this is incorrect, please let us know.
No heat, but full power...
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0-60 3.03s 0-100 6.46s on PS2's Quarter Mile: 10.70s Best Trap 134.61 mph 60-130 MPH 6.33s 0-197.1 MPH "Texas Mile" October 2009
I just remember that the shipping weight for the sports seats was 95 lbs and they had the rails and everything attached. My weights are approximate, but I'm pretty sure they are around 40-45 with and without rails respectively. Someone can weigh to confirm but I can add them as an approximation until someone can confirm.
__________________ The GT-R is harder to drift than a 997 TT or 997 GT3, therefore if you are trying to drift, the GT-R will consequently get a faster lap. Normal apexing and driving not included.
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