s4/s6 weight -- Re: mustang vs S-Car -- Re: [s-cars] RE: Stebro

[Bill Clancy]

come on.   really?   on my door it indicates in the high 4K range.   I guess
that figure is with passengers.   but I thought it was AT LEAST 750 lbs
heavier than a camaro or mustang.

anyone else?



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Calvin & Diana Craig" <calvinlc at earthlink.net>
To: "Bill Clancy" <clancybill at yahoo.com>; "Theodore Chen"
<tedebearp 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 7:04 PM
Subject: RE: mustang vs S-Car -- Re: [s-cars] RE: Stebro


> 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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