tricker_luke
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I had the dc5 weighed yesterday, with near enough 1/2 tank of fuel and it was exactly 1,180kg, book figure.
I need to print this off!! A very good comeback for when people say "that's not a lot of BHP!"A lot of people stop and ask me how much bhp the car has when I tell them they frown and say that aint much. I said its all about power to weight a car of the similar size say the Astra VxR has more bhp Is 200 kg heavier thats 2 adults and a small childs worth.
The combination of a lightweight body, a rigid structure, a bullet shaped body, a well balanced chassis and a engine that has a powerband similar to that of a motorcycle the dc5 was always going to be a winning package not to mention economical round town with its lack of weight.
I think a litre of fuel is slightly more than 1kg, so it would equate about the same with mine having fuel.My DC5 was 1140kg on the weigh bridge at Mallory, no fuel in though and a few minor weight savings (toda exhaust, manifold, flywheel etc)
Unless its purely a track car I would not even consider removing the ac unit!Im thinking about losing my air con as I never use it . The aircon unit and radiator is worth around the 10 kg mark. :xwavey:.
My good friend Ollydc5 has nearly stripped his and is thinking of lexan windows next but I think his weight reduction has balanced out as he has chassis under body struts . Carbon Bonnet will loose you a couple of kg more importantly transfering the centre of gravity downwards. His car is awesome on track.
Even then...Unless its purely a track car I would not even consider removing the ac unit!
Agree'd, I was flying round Donnington with it on at Japfest last year.Even then...
call me mad but ive removed it and i'm staying in cyprus! neddless to say today its 35 degreesUnless its purely a track car I would not even consider removing the ac unit!
I'm currently sitting in the south of France using my parents villa and i would dread to drive around here if the Audi i'm using did not have AC :xaiweb3:call me mad but ive removed it and i'm staying in cyprus! neddless to say today its 35 degrees