I had my GT500 coupe weighed yesterday at Steeda. I have all options including the heavy Shaker 1000 stereo. All fluids are full including full (16 gallon) fuel tank.
hey thats pretty good news considering that the curb weight is under the official weight of 3920lbs (is that the 'official'?) with a full tank of gas ... AND its roughly 56.5/43.5 front/rear weight distribution, so thats alot better than the quoted 58/42
I googled the weight of a gallon of gas @ 8.66lbs/gallon, so that would mean that there was ~138 pounds of gas in the car
3910 - 138 = 3772 lbs (when tank is EMPTY, with the shaker 1000 stereo)
Doesn't the Shaker 1000 ad something like 20-30lbs. to the Mustangs?
Could it be true that the actual weight of the GT500 is less than we've been told?
S.
"The Shaker 1000 stereo system consists of a 6 disc CD changer, two door subs, 4 speakers, two rear subs and 4 rear amplifiers. The combined weight of all the stereo components was 86lbs."
edit: I looked up the weight of 10" 250 watt car subwoofers & a JBL is 12 lbs, so figure 10 lbs each for the cheaper shaker subs x 2 = 20lbs. the shaker 1000 has 4 amps instead of 2 I'm guessing (b/c it has 4 subs instead of 2?) a sony xplod amp weighs 11lbs, so 20 lbs for amps so approximately 40 lbs heavier than the shaker 500?
i heard that the shaker 1000 option is about 70-75lbs heavier than the shaker 500. i have heard this from several sources but do not know the quality of the information.
hey thats pretty good news considering that the curb weight is under the official weight of 3920lbs (is that the 'official'?) with a full tank of gas ... AND its roughly 56.5/43.5 front/rear weight distribution, so thats alot better than the quoted 58/42
I googled the weight of a gallon of gas @ 8.66lbs/gallon, so that would mean that there was ~138 pounds of gas in the car
3910 - 138 = 3772 lbs (when tank is EMPTY, with the shaker 1000 stereo)
Thanks for sharing your information Chris!
I've read that the shaker 1000 system is 70 lbs. over the standard system. So, if my math is correct, 3772-70=3702. Hmm, that's not much more than a Terminator.
Last edited by Captain Beyond; 07-28-2006 at 11:49 PM.
I don't think the 1000 is 70# heavier than the standard unit. Maybe 70# total over not having a stereo.
What good is it to calculate the vehicle dry weight when it will never weigh that on the road?
According to the thread starter, as it sits the GT500 weighs 3900#
this is still lighter than speculation. i remember a lot of drag racing 03/04 owners stating that the gt500 will be running 4200lbs+ race weight when ford announced the weight.
but realistically you could get a stock gt500 down to 4000lbs race weight or below when you look at a 3800lb car with a 1\4 tank, mach 500 sound system, and a 200lb driver.
and with all this talk about weight kills, this is very good news.
this is still lighter than speculation. i remember a lot of drag racing 03/04 owners stating that the gt500 will be running 4200lbs+ race weight when ford announced the weight.
but realistically you could get a stock gt500 down to 4000lbs race weight or below when you look at a 3800lb car with a 1\4 tank, mach 500 sound system, and a 200lb driver.
and with all this talk about weight kills, this is very good news.
Not really,
Ford listed a curb weight of 3850 for the "base" Gt500 and 3920 curb for the loaded one.
According to SVT the 3920lbs that is quoted is a car fully wet and with the Mach 1000. According to SVT the Mach 1000 is 70lbs heavier than the Mach 500 due to the subwoofer enclosures and the extra amplicfication. If you remember Ford quoted the GT500 to be in the 3850 range initially, and that the Mach 1000 would not be available as the car was porky the pig to begin with. Either way thats good news... a little diet and this thing really could be in the 03-04 range (still heavy though) but a good start. Some shorty headers and FRPP mufflers as well as a light weight battery would shave almost a 100lbs off of this car. Do some light weight forged wheels and you will be in the low 3700lb range..hopefully.
Dave
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you're right, I made more than 5 clicks this time & I found the link you are refering to, plus an additional link that quotes gas weight at 6.152lbs/gallon.
also, I don't think that the shaker 1000 weighs that much more over a shaker 500.. that one place I quoted in my 2nd post removed and weighed the entire stereo system and quoted it to be 84 pounds TOTAL. perhaps they forgot to put a 1 infront of the 84? it is worth noting that the mach500 and the mach1000 are not the same as the shaker500 and the shaker1000. the mach 1000 ate up 1/2 the trunk w/ subwoofers where as the shaker 1000 only eats up 1/3, lol
Ford listed a curb weight of 3850 for the "base" Gt500 and 3920 curb for the loaded one.
These numbers look pretty close
the numbers and whining from the 03/04 crowd was when we first heard some raw weight numbers from ford. i believe the weight that we were told first was 3890lbs. and no one could tell us if that was a wet or dry weight, base or loaded gt500.
this is when all the speculation came down that the gt500 was 4000lb+ car and that stock race weight would be 4200lbs+. this was usually followed by i am glad i decided to keep my car, or i am glad i decided to purchase the twin screw for my terminator.
My 2003 Cobra Coupe, with 1/4 tank of gas, and a Bassani exhaust system, With all the weight IN the car{spare jack etc. Weighed 3580. With the spare and jack out, sway bar off, Race weight with stock wheels would be just over 3500. W/O driver of course. My point is, these cars are never quite as heavy as they seem, and anybody can easily loose some weight. These new Shelbys are about 200lbs heavier overall.
My 2003 Cobra Coupe, with 1/4 tank of gas, and a Bassani exhaust system, With all the weight IN the car{spare jack etc. Weighed 3580. With the spare and jack out, sway bar off, Race weight with stock wheels would be just over 3500. W/O driver of course. My point is, these cars are never quite as heavy as they seem, and anybody can easily loose some weight. These new Shelbys are about 200lbs heavier overall.
That's not too bad, but the GT500 is definatley more than 200# heavier than the Terms. Probably close to 300# assuming 1/4 tank fill
i would have expected the GT500 to weigh more than 300# more than the terminators, so this is good news. come on, we're talking about a car that has bigger brakes, a bigger engine, a bigger supercharger, and an overall bigger car. nice to see that its wet weight, i always figured ford quoted us dry weight.
Actually, the weight of the car or how much the Shaker 1000 weighs is not the weight I'm worried about....it's MY weight that worries me. I need to get my lard ass trimmed before I worry about trimmin' the Shelby weight. When the racing weight becomes really immportant, you need to slide Danica Patrick into the driver's seat.
According to SVT the 3920lbs that is quoted is a car fully wet and with the Mach 1000. According to SVT the Mach 1000 is 70lbs heavier than the Mach 500 due to the subwoofer enclosures and the extra amplicfication. If you remember Ford quoted the GT500 to be in the 3850 range initially, and that the Mach 1000 would not be available as the car was porky the pig to begin with. Either way thats good news... a little diet and this thing really could be in the 03-04 range (still heavy though) but a good start. Some shorty headers and FRPP mufflers as well as a light weight battery would shave almost a 100lbs off of this car. Do some light weight forged wheels and you will be in the low 3700lb range..hopefully.
Dave
That's correct.
At least it doesn't weight over 4000+ lbs. like some here have said.
I remember SVT initialy quoting 3850 lbs. for the GT500. Wasn't the weight of the Terminators 3665 lbs. according to SVT? If that's correct, wouldn't that make the GT500 (minus the shaker 1000) only 185 lbs. heavier? That's quite a difference from the 300-400 lbs. quoted by some.
Last edited by Captain Beyond; 07-30-2006 at 02:10 PM.
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