mustang vs S-Car -- Re: [s-cars] RE: Stebro

[Calvin & Diana Craig]

3750 with no driver and about 1/4 tank of gas.  Of course I did measure this
at altitude so we do have some gravitational losses....just joking :)
--Calvin


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Clancy [mailto:clancybill at yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 7:56 PM
To: Calvin & Diana Craig; Theodore Chen; TM; 'matt ludwig'; '//Scar
//Scar list'
Subject: Re: mustang vs S-Car -- Re: [s-cars] RE: Stebro


I said that 1500 lb thing.   OK... ya, I was exaggerating.   But what is the
weight of an S4/S6?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Calvin & Diana Craig" <calvinlc at earthlink.net>
To: "Theodore Chen" <tedebearp at yahoo.com>; "Bill Clancy"
<clancybill at yahoo.com>; "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>; "'matt ludwig'"
<matt.ludwig2 at verizon.net>; "'//Scar //Scar list'" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 6:44 PM
Subject: RE: mustang vs S-Car -- Re: [s-cars] RE: Stebro


> Teddy,
>
> How much under 2400???  I was really going off the "1500 lbs" lighter
thing.
> Are they under 2200 (3700-1500)?  The info I found on the web puts them at
> 2363.
>
> --Calvin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Theodore Chen [mailto:tedebearp at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 2:06 AM
> To: Calvin & Diana Craig; Bill Clancy; TM; 'matt ludwig'; '//Scar //Scar
> list'
> Subject: RE: mustang vs S-Car -- Re: [s-cars] RE: Stebro
>
>
>
> --- Calvin & Diana Craig <calvinlc at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > I've been following this thread and since I have owned/driven lots of
> > Camaros and Mustangs between '65 and today as well as owning an S4 I
just
> > wanted to clear up a couple of things.
> >
> > First of all I don't know where you guys are getting your weights from:
> >
> > > A mustang is about 1500 lbs lighter and comes with....
> >
> > A newer Mustang, i.e. 94 and up is about 3200 lbs for the GT variety.
The
> > 79-93 models were about 100 lbs lighter.  The T-Bird is also not less
than
> > 3200 pounds.  Since the S-Car, according to the dragstrip scale, is
about
> > 3750 there is only a 500lb difference not 1500.  Hell, I don't even
think
> a
> > Miata weighs less than 2400 lbs.
>
> the MN12 t-bird ('89-'9x) weighed a lot - somewhere around 3800 lbs, i
> think.
> i haven't had the pleasure of flogging one in the corners so i can't
> comment on its handling.
>
> 4th gen camaros and firebirds are also heavy cars, around 3500-3600 lbs.
> but they have much better suspension than the UrS4.  the B5 S4 is much
> improved over the UrS4 in terms of handling.
>
> you're wrong about the miata.  i have two of them, and they both come in
> under 2400 lbs.  one is stock, and the other is a spec miata, stripped
with
> a hardtop and cage.
>
> -teddy
>
>
>
>
>
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