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Originally Posted by wnta1ss
I want to commend you for your honesty about the torque converter. Some of the guys have a race-car-with-a-license-plate mentality and call some of their stuff daily driver that really is not that suitable.
As far as the weight, for reference, I actually weighed my stock 1SS auto back in the day when it was low on fuel (about 1/8 tank like yours) and it read 3623 on the track scale, that was just the car with nobody in it. Curb weights are typically quoted with full tank AFAIK, which explains the difference.
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Thanks wnta1SS. Excellent points. The weight reduction makes more sense by comparison with a full tank of gas. The actual weight difference for what I have removed is closer to 300 lbs. It's hard to keep track of (weighing parts before and after). But, with 10 gal. of gas weighing 65 lbs. +/-, 300 lbs. total weight reduction makes more sense. I'm still happy with that and it represents a lot of work and wasn't cheap. As best I can tell, that effort has netted 2 to 2.5 tenths in the 1/4 mile. Recently reduced the rotational weight by 45 lbs. (Racestar/Micky to Bogart/Hoosier) and only have two passes on that setup (10.75 in 1700 DA & 10.71 in 1400 DA). Convinced there is a 10.6x in it with good air. In Texas, will have to wait until November to find out.
This IS my race-car with a license plate. I don't drive it on the street, although could easily by swapping to stock wheels/tires, re-installing sway bars and changing transmission tune. It would be nice if there were a rule book that defined "legal bolt-on", but there isn't. With the street/grudge racing going on today, it appears to be whatever you can claim and get away with, I guess. Until recently, never heard of "undetectable cam" or "hidden E-85 sensor". That's not my bag. Just "pan and valve covers never been off", licensed & inspected, me and the car vs. the track and the clock.