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Old 14-11-2011, 08:08 AM   #1
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Default stripped falcon weights?

does anyone know the rough weights for a stripped out falcon (for speedway etc.) am looking at a class restricted to 225 rear tyres but otherwise open. debating an e series with turbo of going BA NA with a few mods, need about 200rwkw, anything more will be overkill for the tyres. Any ideas on the weights or anything else . Cheers

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Old 14-11-2011, 02:44 PM   #2
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Old 14-11-2011, 04:59 PM   #3
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cheers, thanks for the info, i will have no glass or interior either but cage will bring weight back up a bit., just looking to compare weights, im told an EB is light but i wondered how it differed stripped of all its glass interior etc with an e, a or b series.
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Old 14-11-2011, 07:06 PM   #4
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i'll get slated for saying it but a VN commodore is only 1250kg or so from the factory complete, a good couple of hundred kg below the nearest falcon of the last 20 years. My mate had a really poor example of one and it was frighteningly quick for what it was...
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Old 14-11-2011, 07:51 PM   #5
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i'll get slated for saying it but a VN commodore is only 1250kg or so from the factory complete, a good couple of hundred kg below the nearest falcon of the last 20 years. My mate had a really poor example of one and it was frighteningly quick for what it was...
Its only around 100kg difference. VN is listed at just over 1300kg. EA is just over 1400kg.
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Old 14-11-2011, 08:30 PM   #6
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I was only thinking bout this the other day. I am going to build a budget drag car like the 13's for $1300 And I was thinking what e series was lightest.
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Old 15-11-2011, 04:51 AM   #7
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the BA is really the info im looking for, to see what it weighs without glass aircon etc etc. because the tuning options are better (i already have VCM suite) you have independant rear, but on the downside panels are dearer.

All info greatly received, didnt have a clue about the commodore weight, but it would have to be 500kg lighter before i would build one
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Old 15-11-2011, 08:49 AM   #8
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I was only thinking bout this the other day. I am going to build a budget drag car like the 13's for $1300 And I was thinking what e series was lightest.
Got some thoughts along this line for the cheap ED i bought
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Old 15-11-2011, 07:12 AM   #9
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i wish car weights went back to the VN days... LS1+VN =
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