Got my car on a weighbridge today - bugeye sti
 

the standard car without me in it camae in at

1440kg

is that normal for a newage bugeye sti, i thought they weighed more than that tbh, its in standard trim.

only weight reduction is titanium exhaust.

cheers

what are your newages weighing in at?

I thought they were over 1.5 tonnes so that sounds quite good. That's more the weight I would expect for the Spec-C:?

proberly 100 quid for it if i was scrapping it:D

nah its down to about £85 i thought in the current climate;)

lol at nick

you know what i mean

as for the weight of my car, i was really impressed,

o it also doesnt have a spare tyre , so thats another 10kg

but all tools are there

i know the titanium cat back only weighs like 5kg so that must be where my biggest saving is.. the downpipe seems to weight the same as the standard catted pipe when i changed them..

either way im chuffed

as my mates jdm blobeye went on straight after and got 1570kg in same standard trim including spare tyre and his decatted nur spec exhaust..

we cant work out where he has the extra weight

both same breathing mods plus remap and his twinscroll is still quciker though lol, well by 1/2 car lengths lol

bargain gonna get me a cheap escort now:D

What about petrol? IC spray?

UK blob STi is 1470 kg 'by the book', not sure if this is a dry weight. I would have expected JDM to be a tad lighter if anything (IIRC the spec c comes in at 1385 kg). Think the bug STi, again UK, was pretty much the same weight as the blob version.

How much fuel did your mate have on board? 60 lts is about 45-50 kg. Does the DCCD add some weight to the JDM?

Finally, how accurate was the weighbridge? Callibration status? I'd expect weighbridges to be geared to measure 30 tonne road tankers rather than 1.5 tonne cars; if so, there could be significant errors in your weighings? Perhaps could have done a couple of weighings, the second with the order reversed for comparison.

he had half a tank

i had a quarter tank as we were heading to petty station and saw the recycling centre with a truck on weigh bridge and we just stopped off

they weigh trucks all day everyday so got to be pretty accurate.

his ic spray bottle was also full as i had just filled that up with water from the fridge at my house (its de-ionised thru the filter)

mine was filled up the week before so must have half a tank of water in the ic tank?

p.s. theres another weigh bridge at the other end of town, if i get a chance this sat , i'll pop down and see if they let me on for a second weighing

Did you see my edit? If the bridge is set up for weighing trucks there might be a significant error on your weighing.

ahh right no worries, how far out could it be? i'll get it weighed again lol

TBH, no idea. It might be fine but certainly you have to use an appropriate scale e.g. you wouldn't use the same scale to weigh a mouse and an elephant. FCUK it's late lol, my brain hurts:lol1:. Have a word with the weighbridge operators, see what they say.

dnc

Perhaps the Spec C had 5 coats of paint unlike the normal one ;) LOL

Theres a weighbridge in the yard where I work I use twice a night. It weighs in 20kg increments. I remember once a couple of years ago they had a firm come in to calibrate it. As for exactly how accurate it is I dont know.

If, however, it was a public weighbridge it would have to be pretty damn close. If I get pulled over in my HGV onto a weighbridge and its overweight or an axle is overloaded I could be prosecuted. I'm sure this means that they would have to be pretty much on the money to be admissable in court.

i dont think it's a public weight bridge , its for the recycling company, they weight trucks as they come in and out of the yard mate

My classic was corner weighted at 1240kg recently :smug: you'll need another 50hp just to keep up ;)

TX.

my jdm impreza wrx v-limited 54 weighed 1380 kg

This is my 03 blobeye last year with me (~82kg) sitting in the car. I have cusco 6pt rollcage, removed spare tire, approx 1/2 tank of gas.

http://foobari.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Subaru...jpg/_small.jpg

So the net weight of the car with the cage is around 1475kg

o cool so judging off above its not far off

just wondering now why my friends was so heavy lol

Had my UK Bugeye WRX corner ballanced about 2 years ago. . . . .came in 1385kg
Didnt have the spare wheel in though.

Those Blob Eye headlights are heavy!

I knew the bug was a better car :)

03 blob sti =1440
03 blob spec c (motorsport edition with 16" steel whels, crap interior n crap brakes = 1320kg

03 Spec C 17" wheels = 1350kg

03 Spec C LTD = 1370kg (Got mine down to 1340kg on a weigh bridge with a Miltek exhaust system, and by removing spare wheel, hardly any fuel, and empty i/c tank)

The 2005 Spec C had less paint undercoats than the Normal STI, it also had thinner carpets, and lighter glass..... and if you think these are urban myths read the info half way down page 1 of this PDF file taken from the press release by STI Japan...... :luxhello:

http://www.subaru-sti.co.jp/e/GRN/bulletins/040902.pdf

to be legal for trade, ie you can use them to fine people for being overweight the most you'll ever be allowed is + or - 1% of applied load

Which classic and what trim was that TX?

anyone know what a stock uk classic car books at weight wise?

a MY99 is 1280kg

My brothers 98 with no air con weighed in at 1240kg, but he removed everything he could such spare wheeel rear seats and other small bitd n pieces

Standard UK T2000 (97 car), no weight saving at all.

TX.

Thanks

My p1 with spare removed, but with 6 speed and bigger R180 rear end, bigger brakes, full interior, and a full tank was 1293kg without me in it when corner weighted.