[Z06] C6ZO6 corner weights
10-31-2005, 07:57 PM
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C6ZO6 corner weights
I scaled my new C6Z today, the total weight with a completely full tank was 3186 pounds so figure 16 gallons at 7.4 pounds per gallon means it is 3068 pounds empty! It was 51% front, 49% rear, 49.5% left, 50.5 % right with no driver. The front caliper was 7 pounds with no pads, and the front rotor was a rediculous 25.5 pounds! For reference, a Wilwood 14 x 1.25 rotor is 17 pounds without hat and the hat is 1 pound.
10-31-2005, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ghoffman
I scaled my new C6Z today, the total weight with a completely full tank was 3186 pounds so figure 16 gallons at 7.4 pounds per gallon means it is 3068 pounds empty! It was 51% front, 49% rear, 49.5% left, 50.5 % right with no driver. The front caliper was 7 pounds with no pads, and the front rotor was a rediculous 25.5 pounds! For reference, a Wilwood 14 x 1.25 rotor is 17 pounds without hat and the hat is 1 pound.
Do you have 2LZ?
10-31-2005, 09:15 PM
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GM doesn't quote "dry weight" like motorcycle manufacturers.
GM quotes "curb weight", which is all fluids including gasoline to capacity. Somewhere they also quote "shipping weight" which is all fluids except gasoline to capacity and 3-4 gallons of gasoline - whatever the current plant fill.
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GM quotes "curb weight", which is all fluids including gasoline to capacity. Somewhere they also quote "shipping weight" which is all fluids except gasoline to capacity and 3-4 gallons of gasoline - whatever the current plant fill.
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10-31-2005, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SWCDuke
GM doesn't quote "dry weight" like motorcycle manufacturers.
GM quotes "curb weight", which is all fluids including gasoline to capacity. Somewhere they also quote "shipping weight" which is all fluids except gasoline to capacity and 3-4 gallons of gasoline - whatever the current plant fill.
Duke
GM quotes "curb weight", which is all fluids including gasoline to capacity. Somewhere they also quote "shipping weight" which is all fluids except gasoline to capacity and 3-4 gallons of gasoline - whatever the current plant fill.
Duke
Does the Z have CF front fenders or just CF "inner fender liners"?
10-31-2005, 09:53 PM
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Nice numbers...good to see that the published numbers are pretty accurate.
(check some motorcycle claimed weights - they must fill the tires and gas tank with helium)
(check some motorcycle claimed weights - they must fill the tires and gas tank with helium)
10-31-2005, 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ghoffman
What? Where did you get that number, see above MEASURED weights...
http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/specifications/
10-31-2005, 10:11 PM
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Ok, fair enough, that seems like a 1/2 tank of gas number. The good news is GM is quoting accurate or even conservative numbers in their spec. Impressive in any case, cheers to Chevy on this spec.
10-31-2005, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ghoffman
No, that is with the 2LZ package! I love the Nav system, I wish my truck had it.
I wonder what is the weight of the base C6 sliding calipers?
11-01-2005, 02:51 AM
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Originally Posted by petefias
Does the Z have CF front fenders or just CF "inner fender liners"?
Originally Posted by ivan111
I wonder what is the weight of the base C6 sliding calipers?
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11-01-2005, 07:09 AM
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The C6Z calipers are lighter due to not having a steel bracket, but the rotors are heavier. The rotors have a lot of wasted weight in the center or "hat" area. In addition, they are the same left and right so the RH rotor has the vanes going the wrong direction, and in fact, the rotor on the right has left stamped on it! The Wilwood rotors and hats are available from us now but they are really expensive.
I must clarify the inner fender question, because at the risk of sounding like Bill Clinton, it depends on what your definition of "inner fender" is. The inside of the engine compartment that can be considered an "inner fender" is fiberglass because I can see a couple of fibers where a hole was cut into it and it is a glass fiber. Other parts of the inner fender like where the tire flings stones etc, is a low modulus thermoplastic like polypropylene, that is used for the air dams, rear mud flaps, etc.
I must clarify the inner fender question, because at the risk of sounding like Bill Clinton, it depends on what your definition of "inner fender" is. The inside of the engine compartment that can be considered an "inner fender" is fiberglass because I can see a couple of fibers where a hole was cut into it and it is a glass fiber. Other parts of the inner fender like where the tire flings stones etc, is a low modulus thermoplastic like polypropylene, that is used for the air dams, rear mud flaps, etc.
11-01-2005, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by ghoffman
but the rotors are heavier. The rotors have a lot of wasted weight in the center or "hat" area.
In addition, they are the same left and right so the RH rotor has the vanes going the wrong direction, and in fact, the rotor on the right has left stamped on it!
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11-01-2005, 10:35 AM
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The rotors have a lot of wasted weight in the center or "hat" area. In addition, they are the same left and right so the RH rotor has the vanes going the wrong direction, and in fact, the rotor on the right has left stamped on it! The Wilwood rotors and hats are available from us now but they are really expensive.
Aside from weight savings it’s a change to replace those stupid cross drilled rotors with solid or slotted ones.
