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Old 11-09-2007 | 12:21 PM
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Porsche stated that the weight is 1580kg for manual turbo, but I guess the actual weight would be more.

Anyone knows the weight of your own turbo and including what options?

Do you consider the turbo as a heavy GT car?

How was the weight affect the "fun factor"?

by the way anyone can let me know do you think the car is heavy when driving?

thanks.

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Old 11-09-2007 | 03:19 PM
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Mine weighed 3471 lbs or 1574kg with a half tank of gas. Manual tranny, PCCB, and well optioned. It would probably be "funner" to drive if it were lighter and had a better suspension like the GT3RS.
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Originally Posted by AK997TT
Mine weighed 3471 lbs or 1574kg with a half tank of gas. Manual tranny, PCCB, and well optioned. It would probably be "funner" to drive if it were lighter and had a better suspension like the GT3RS.

your car have sunroof?

all turbo come with the sunroof as standard?

and I gonna delete that.
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not a delete option at this time.
Old 11-10-2007 | 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by whyb2nd
not a delete option at this time.


just not for the US market.


so the 1580kg Porsche stated is included the sunroof, no pccb and full tank?
Old 11-10-2007 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo4ever
just not for the US market.


so the 1580kg Porsche stated is included the sunroof, no pccb and full tank?

You can reduce the weight more, but it requires some mods...GT3 seats should save you about 30-35 lbs. Lightweight battery, another 10-15 lbs. Lightweight wheels, about 15 lbs total. Exhaust...another 20-25 lbs. Diet....oops...

Total weight savings consider easy...non warranty violating mods...total savings about 75-100 lbs.
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Originally Posted by bbywu
You can reduce the weight more, but it requires some mods...GT3 seats should save you about 30-35 lbs. Lightweight battery, another 10-15 lbs. Lightweight wheels, about 15 lbs total. Exhaust...another 20-25 lbs. Diet....oops...

Total weight savings consider easy...non warranty violating mods...total savings about 75-100 lbs.

that's some good ideas...

i gonna get the new bucket's, pccb and of course those things you mention above after i got the car.

but too bad sunroof deleted is not an option here....

do you know the weight saving of the new gt2 bucket's?
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Originally Posted by AK997TT
Mine weighed 3471 lbs or 1574kg with a half tank of gas. Manual tranny, PCCB, and well optioned. It would probably be "funner" to drive if it were lighter and had a better suspension like the GT3RS.
Couldn't agree with you more! +2
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3,482lbs, stock calibers.



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