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Old 07-26-2020, 02:20 PM
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Not sure if this is old news, but a data point nonetheless. We had a 718 GT4 visit our facility yesterday to test fit our AP Racing by Essex Radi-CAL Brake Kit. It scaled at 3,106 lbs. with half a tank of gas.
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The car was weighed with the OEM brakes. Our AP Racing system knocks about 33 lbs. off the car, which would take it to 3073 lbs.




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Bucket? Cage? Etc...
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Bucket? Cage? Etc...
Yeah... pointless without knowing the Full Spec.
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Originally Posted by JRitt@essex
Hello Gents,
Not sure if this is old news, but a data point nonetheless. We had a 718 GT4 visit our facility yesterday to test fit our AP Racing by Essex Radi-CAL Brake Kit. It scaled at 3,106 lbs. with half a tank of gas.




That's pretty good!
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Originally Posted by n4v4nod
Yeah... pointless without knowing the Full Spec.
Alright, I don’t know about pointless. Lol.
It had carbon buckets, manual transmission, iron brakes, no cage.
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Originally Posted by JRitt@essex
Alright, I don’t know about pointless. Lol.
It had carbon buckets, iron brakes, no cage.
Yeah... my pointless comment was harsh. Apologies for that.
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Thank you for sharing! It would be cool to learn about the weight differences of the options in the catalog, e.g., LED vs standard lights, standard interior vs leather, etc.

But the weight shown here is good news!
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Originally Posted by n4v4nod
Yeah... my pointless comment was harsh. Apologies for that.
You get Smiley face for that one 😃
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...So much for the 981 GT4 being ALOT lighter...lol. 56 pounds? Ok, just lose some weight people. Driver mod.


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Maybe add another pound back for the 3 missing wheel bolts.

But seriously, it is my understanding the weight difference between 981 and 718 is partly due to different ways of measuring it. You were allowed to use the lightest spec in 981.
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Originally Posted by Dyim
Maybe add another pound back for the 3 missing wheel bolts.

But seriously, it is my understanding the weight difference between 981 and 718 is partly due to different ways of measuring it. You were allowed to use the lightest spec in 981.
Eagle eye! nice catch.
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Was this weighed with the OE or AP brakes?
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Originally Posted by _nosubstitute_
...So much for the 981 GT4 being ALOT lighter...lol. 56 pounds? Ok, just lose some weight people. Driver mod.
Assuming this is weighed with the AP brakes, not really a valid comparison. Also half a tank of gas is 50ish lbs.

Another owner here weighed his with LWB, OE iron brakes and full tank at 3200lbs.

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Thanks for the weight! But did the brakes fit?
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16.9 gallons x 6.3 lbs/gallon = 106.5 lbs for a full tank

That is the bulk of the weight gain due to changes in the regulations for specifying a car's weight. I believe AP said it was more like a 40 lbs increase if you compare apples to apples between a 981 and a 718. Eleven of that is in the OPF filters and maybe another 5-10 in that central muffler which looks pretty heavy compared to the two small PSE mufflers of the 981.
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