The 3000GT diet?

[kachok25]

I love everything about the 3000gt and I cannot wait to drive one, but the one thing that worries me is the cars excessive weight. It comes in at almost 600lbs more than a supra! I know the AWD system adds some weight but not that much! What makes it so heavy, and what could I do to reduce that weight?

[Musashi3000GT]

Originally Posted by kachok25

I love everything about the 3000gt and I cannot wait to drive one, but the one thing that worries me is the cars excessive weight. It comes in at almost 600lbs more than a supra! I know the AWD system adds some weight but not that much! What makes it so heavy, and what could I do to reduce that weight?

get rid of the A/C, rug, sound denting, all inerior panells, radio, passenger and back seat, gut the trunk, pull the glove box out, replace the glass with lexan and go on a diet yourself...there, that should lighten things up an bit. oh and when you are done dropping like 300 lbs off your car youll still only be like 2 tenths of a second faster. good luck.

[Streetwarriorz]

That 300lbs would alow for more than 2/10 of a sec IMO
After this you could also look to remove the electric suspension and replace it with a light weight race spec type that'll save you another 20lbs or so across the car, then look to the drive train itself, lighten the prop, fly and pulley. Chop your drivers seat in for a lightweight bucket type that'll save over 30lbs itself! Bonnet for a carbon or plastic replacement.

If after all that you're still wanting to keep going take her to a professional race company have a 12 point ally roll cage and let thhem take the un needed panels and braces out with an angle grinder.
Now add the ladders and strut bars and back to the pro's again for another grinder diet.
Ditch ya wheels for some lighter weight ones and thats pretty much it mate

Point is is it worth it??

Throw 3 grand at her get:
* stainless hiflow manifolds
* stainless hiflow 3" elbows
* stainless hiflow 3" downpipe with decat
* stainless hiflow 3" mid and rear exhaust no additional boxes
* FMIC kit inc pipes
* Stock turbo's upgraded to Stg3(exchange)
* Upgrade fuel pump
* 550cc injectors
* Apexi SAFC
* Hiflow airfilter

Those little mods should sort out the worry of weight with the new concern for your life!!

[Hotshot8792]

Originally Posted by kachok25

I love everything about the 3000gt and I cannot wait to drive one, but the one thing that worries me is the cars excessive weight. It comes in at almost 600lbs more than a supra! I know the AWD system adds some weight but not that much! What makes it so heavy, and what could I do to reduce that weight?

wtf? i can see that you did your research. The vr-4 only weighs around 200 lbs more than the supra. With the extra weight, you get all wheel drive and a couple other toys. The spyders dont even weigh 600 lbs more than the supras.

[kachok25]

Originally Posted by Hotshot8792

wtf? i can see that you did your research. The vr-4 only weighs around 200 lbs more than the supra. With the extra weight, you get all wheel drive and a couple other toys. The spyders dont even weigh 600 lbs more than the supras.

I am talking about the Mk4s not the oldschool supras, the mk4s weighen in at 3200lbs the old jza80 powerd supras weighed 3500lbs.

[kachok25]

I have heard that I the steel body it the source of alot of the 3000GTs weight is that true??

[Streetwarriorz]

Originally Posted by kachok25

I am talking about the Mk4s not the oldschool supras, the mk4s weighen in at 3200lbs the old jza80 powerd supras weighed 3500lbs.

The JZA80 is the mkIV Supra!! The MA70, GA70 & 1GZ(1JZ) were all the MKIII!!!!

MkIV TT weighed in at 3564lbs

[kachok25]

Originally Posted by Streetwarriorz

The JZA80 is the mkIV Supra!! The MA70, GA70 & 1GZ(1JZ) were all the MKIII!!!!

MkIV TT weighed in at 3564lbs

I thought the mk4 has the 2jz-GTE in it, or was that only on the Japanese virsions? Correct me if I am wrong. And the non turbo weighs in at 3200lbs the TT weighs in at 3400lbs according to Edmonds.com anyway. Well whatever the case I would still like to drop the weight a bit, so any advice would be useful.

[StealthModifier]

my car wieghts around 3200. thats not as heavy as people make it out to be.

[Gateway]

my vr4 is 3870 stock. With my subs/box I am well over 4000 lbs in my car, but still whoop up on anything that's tried to race me.

[Morphius289]

You have to include driver weight. Some people might be only 130lbs, and others are pushing 280+. Thats a big diffference, not to mention the fact that some people have excess stuff like gateway mentioned(subs, misc. crap). It all boils down to whether you want a track car or a street car. And even then, cars can be 4000lbs or more and still run really, really fast. Ask anyone who owns a 3S. These cars are damn heavy, but with the right mods and tuning, you'll be outrunning plenty of supra's.

And if you wanted to reduce the weight, I'd say dump the chassis and get a go-kart

[Stealthee]

Lightnings are fat pigs too and you dont hear people bitchin about there weight. Cobras are fatasses as well. The TT 3s doesnt weigh that much more than alot of its "enemys" even with its AWD.

[StealthModifier]

there are 2 lightnings in my area. i dont even wanna talk bout it. easy put.. there quick

[kachok25]

Yea the 93-98 supras had the 2jz-GE and 2jz-GTE engines in them, but the body style is called the jza80. sorry about the confusion. BTW I am not thinking of trying to make a vr4 into a dragster I want to lighten it up to where it can outcorner the supra. The late model 3000GTs corner at .90g and the MklV supra corners at .98g.

[Streetwarriorz]

The gt will outdo the supra it all depends on the driver IMO

If thats all you want then do basic lightening and then turn your attention to the suspension system