Myles Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Right - does anybody know what the density of petrol is? AFAIK it's roughly 0.737 kg/litre... ...and has anybody got a sensible suggestion as to how much fuel one should include in the weight of the car (i.e. for comparisson purposes, do you quote the weight sans fuel, or with half-tank etc....?) And does anybody want to contribute to a mini-database of car-specs vs. weights as reported by Millwoods flat-floor scales??? For starters, my 1.6k, de-dion race chassis, apollo, no heater, no screen, tillets, one half-door, one half-tonneau, no spare wheel, side impact and rear-wheel intrusion bars, carbon rear wings, 13" Minators with Bridgestone 720s... ...came in at 535kg with 24 litres of fuel on board (and one plastic fuel can... and other minor junk 😳) or 517kg with an empty tank... Keep BC free and open for ALL. Membership No. 43xx Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 My sv on Caterhams scales with full tank(40 litres), apollo, screen, heater, leather seats, roof & doors, FIA bar, 6spd, 1.6kSS big brakes and 16" wheels with Avon ZZ3 and a spare and a wheel carrier and assorted locks / chains and tool kit and a litre of oil (top up), and a plumbed in extinguisher system was ... 611kg 😬 Edited by - mav on 8 Jun 2004 14:20:06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy65 Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Hi Myles, good to talk to you today. My 1.8k supersport sans rear tyre, jack, or carbon, but with screen, heater, leather armchairs carpets etc... big brakes, R300 wheels with cr500's, full sidescreens and 6 speed box weighed 533.7kg and I was showing just under a quarter tank of fuel. Don't know the weight of fuel sorry. Hope you solve the starter solenoid problem eventually cheers Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul D Jones Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Petrol is 0.72 kg's/ltr My car weighs 541kgs with all fluids etc but next to no fuel. Paul. See My Car Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted June 6, 2004 Author Share Posted June 6, 2004 611kg Erp! That's exactly what mine came in at when i got in the car... (pockets full of change and keys... Honest... ) Keep BC free and open for ALL. Membership No. 43xx Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 2003 SV with 1.8 K-Series, TB's, airbox, 4-2-1 CRS exhaust and silencer, plumbed-in extinguisher, Brooklands, 13 inch Minator's with 185/70 R13's, woven stainless steel nose cone mesh and tonneau covers. No jack, no wipers, half tank, no screen, no doors, no carpets on floor, no spare wheel or carrier. 568 kg 😬 BRG Brooklands SV 😬 It seems that perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to take away. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff C Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Hmmmm... Super"light" R with all the girly unnessecaries (screen, heater, leather seats doors etc) oh and 1/2 tank fuel was.... wait for it 564kg *eek* good job I only weigh 72KG Screen will be the first thing to go Edited by - Geoff C on 6 Jun 2004 23:30:53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 1992 DD Crossflow, no weather gear, windscreen, carpets, heater, or anything like that. Ally bell housing, MB rims, dry sumped, aeroscreen, full cage - 523kg with about 15l of fuel. Not weighed at Millwood, but accurate. After a hi-vis (pocketted side) driver's door if anyone's got one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe 90 Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 1988 live axle XFlow, dry sump, 5 speed 1/2 tank of fuel, full weather gear, roll over bar (non-fia), dry sump, no spare 540kg on scales guaranteed to 0.5% SEP field working, not spotted in 101,000 miles. Some photos here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilC Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 2003 1.6 SV, screen, heater, leather seats, std roll bar, carpets, just under 1/2 tank fuel, 13" minators 185/70/13 yoko 21's, spare jack and tools... 573.5kg Flat flooring to be arranged following a continuation of personal diet - still a bat fastard at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingars Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Another figure for fuel weight - 0.75 Kg per litre! www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar2001/984671745.Ch.r.html is here Edited by - jingars on 7 Jun 2004 08:58:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron_F Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Thanks to Millwood Motors for the great day out. My 18.K SV with big brakes, 5 x R300 wheels with CR500s, leather seats, heater and carpets, full sidescreens, FIA Roll bar, but no tools and less than a quarter tank of fuel ..... 563.5 Kg Those tools must be heavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutly Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 My 1.4SS came in at 542Kg at Millwood. Carbon front wings, no spare wheel or heater, 6 speed box, full screen and side doors, leather seats and roof folded up in the boot. About 1/4 tank of fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hague Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 2003 1.6 K. Screen, doors, hood, apollo, 2kg handheld extinguisher, full cage, 2 * tillets, child booster seat (passenger side!), 13" minators w/ CR322s. No spare, no jack, no tools, no carpets, no heater. 5/8 tank fuel. 538 kg Paul Orange and black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingers Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 maybe some of you heavy weights should use some of the fuel Ferrari uses, Quote " Ferrari has made good use of the low-density (light weight) Shell fuel to stay out on track longer than the opposition with both drivers. This strategy worked for Ferrari in Imola and in Barcelona."(this from the Shell website) 😬 1987 Live axle, X/flow, 5-speed, full weather, heater, half tank of petrol = 540kg (on the works weigh bridge FTD Moreton in Marsh 1994 membership No.86xx Q500 HPW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SvenDriver Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 590Kg. Full tank. Jack, Spare on rear. Clamshells. Doors, roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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