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Old 08-27-2019, 03:12 PM   #99
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Yeah the Z06 might be heavier but it is the version that was intended to be the track prepped and it should be the lightest, that's why I put in (supposedly) there.
Guess I'm not sure what classifies as a lightweight sports car, unless you are going smaller, less horsepower. The engine (466lbs) and DCT (341lbs) in the Corvette weighs 807 lbs together.

I'm the wrong person to be talking about this in any depth though, as weight has zero impact on me from a car prospective. As long as it can handle itself and has decent performance specs, weight is the last thing. Heck I could stand to shed 50lbs myself!
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Old 08-27-2019, 03:18 PM   #100
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The engine (466lbs) and DCT (341lbs) in the Corvette weighs 807 lbs together.
Can the transmission and clutch *really* weigh that much?! The Tremec 6-speed T56 Magnum/TR6060 is less than 130 lb...
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Can the transmission and clutch *really* weigh that much?! The Tremec 6-speed T56 Magnum/TR6060 is less than 130 lb...
I'm just going by the notes in the video above....
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Old 08-27-2019, 03:42 PM   #102
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Definitely - modern consumers want a car that feels 'solid' and rides quietly. That means lots of reinforcements and sound deadening. That plus vastly improved safety requirements mean that cars are just getting heavier.

That's one place where the 86 really shines - Toyota and Subaru managed to put together a package that meets rigid safety requirements (does quite well for its size), has spacious driver/front passenger areas, a usable rear seat, a fairly rigid chassis, and still keeps weight under 2800 lbs. Show me another car that does that.

Where does it suffer? NVH & general interior/trunk materials - not bad mind you but not up to 'modern' standards for a fine quality interior.


.... ND Miata? 86's nemesis
These are about the only two lightweight mainstream sports cars left. Still can't believe that a lot of sedans are hitting 4,000lbs. Stinger, TLX, RC
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Guess I'm not sure what classifies as a lightweight sports car, unless you are going smaller, less horsepower. The engine (466lbs) and DCT (341lbs) in the Corvette weighs 807 lbs together.

I'm the wrong person to be talking about this in any depth though, as weight has zero impact on me from a car prospective. As long as it can handle itself and has decent performance specs, weight is the last thing. Heck I could stand to shed 50lbs myself!
Yeah it just drinks more gas/eats more brakes and tires/numbs the steering feeling/wheels are more prone to damage from potholes on our lovely streets...and the list goes on...

It's just the way it goes as of today's technological limitations: it's specs/weight/price choose two.

And that's such a hard decision to make, us poor poor 1st world people suffering so badly and stuff
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Old 08-28-2019, 06:28 AM   #104
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.... ND Miata? 86's nemesis
These are about the only two lightweight mainstream sports cars left. Still can't believe that a lot of sedans are hitting 4,000lbs. Stinger, TLX, RC
No back seat the other day my wife and I were taking the FR-S out for dinner and along the way we dropped my 2 daughters at the beach with some friends. I'm 6'2, wife is 5'9, 14 year old daughter is 5'7, 12 year old daughter is a bit under 5', we all were belted and fit fine for the short trip. I sometimes call the FR-S the "clown car" lol. Let's see a miata or exige do that!

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Yeah it just drinks more gas/eats more brakes and tires/numbs the steering feeling/wheels are more prone to damage from potholes on our lovely streets...and the list goes on...

It's just the way it goes as of today's technological limitations: it's specs/weight/price choose two.

And that's such a hard decision to make, us poor poor 1st world people suffering so badly and stuff
Yeah, but the manufacturers have been combatting and working around that for years. I think it's funny when a C5Z was brought up in a comparison against an 86 and being called too heavy.

A car like a 1le Camaro doesn't drive like its weight would suggest. Manufacturers have had to work around and add weight year after year for all sorts of compliances, I find it hard to believe they absolutely want to. They just have to.
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...Manufacturers have had to work around and add weight year after year for all sorts of compliances, I find it hard to believe they absolutely want to. They just have to.
There is also "consumer compliance" where the buying public will no longer purchase cars without certain features none of them dictated by regulation but all of them adding weight. It can be something as simple as cup holders (a cup holder weighs marginally more than a blank space or simple cover), or as complex and heavy as air conditioning.

It would be interesting to know how much weight could be removed from the average car if you could get a fully stripped down version that was still road legal.
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Yeah, but the manufacturers have been combatting and working around that for years. I think it's funny when a C5Z was brought up in a comparison against an 86 and being called too heavy.

A car like a 1le Camaro doesn't drive like its weight would suggest. Manufacturers have had to work around and add weight year after year for all sorts of compliances, I find it hard to believe they absolutely want to. They just have to.

They get around the weight problem by dialing up the power, stiffen up the suspension, using 20" rims with ultra low profile tires, which further increases the weight (more coolant, oil, beefed up suspension bits, heavier rims). Its a vicious spiral... more weight >> more power >> more weight>> more power to make up for the weight...
Despite all this, you feel that weight transfer when you corner or brake. Sorry to be absolutely blunt but the only way out of this is for manufacturers to tell the next buffoon looking for a sports car with 16 way heated and cooled seats with 12" Android Auto, Apple Carplay screen to take a hike because he has absolutely no idea what a sport car means.
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But one of these. It’s not street legal but heh

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Light cars are fantastic. The seven kids on playstation in the SUV that blew past me will someday own an 86. I'm sure of it!
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Light cars are fantastic. The seven kids on playstation in the SUV that blew past me will someday own an 86. I'm sure of it!
In fear of this thread getting derailed by this side (and interesting) topic of sports cars and weight, let's try to keep it more closely relevant to the FT86 & C8

For the topic of sports cars and Weight here's a thread I started awhile ago, everyone is welcome to post on this topic over there:

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132607

I don't mean to single you out or anything like that but I just don't want this thread to get derailed. Thanks for posting
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You're right. I just dont see any comparison at all between the 2 cars.
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They get around the weight problem by dialing up the power, stiffen up the suspension, using 20" rims with ultra low profile tires, which further increases the weight (more coolant, oil, beefed up suspension bits, heavier rims). Its a vicious spiral... more weight >> more power >> more weight>> more power to make up for the weight...
Despite all this, you feel that weight transfer when you corner or brake. Sorry to be absolutely blunt but the only way out of this is for manufacturers to tell the next buffoon looking for a sports car with 16 way heated and cooled seats with 12" Android Auto, Apple Carplay screen to take a hike because he has absolutely no idea what a sport car means.
And they will continue to find new and innovative ways to skirt the issue.

I just dont see a 3600 hp mid engine car with a sorted suspension and drivetrain to be a boat I guess.
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