I know there have been skeptical people around about putting an SR20 motor into a Z. I was going to sell the setup and do a twin turbo VQ, but lack of time we re-assembled the SR setup with some changes for the 2008 season.

Anyone want to guess the weight of the car? (there will be plus and minus a couple pounds till it is on the track but it is 99% done so we scaled it)

 

2600 lbs **ninja edit**

Looked at your website

 

How is the weight distribution?

 

cheater! I would have guessed 2800 lbs.

 

 

I thought the SR20 was a heavy motor?

 

nope, all aluminum.

why the move from the torquey V8 to a SR20? power delivery just isnt going to be the same is it?

 

Chris


are you not gonna run the ZRV8 this year.....

 

Run the V8 Roadster again! You were killing it!

 

if all the weight came off the front of the car, we assume the car originally weighed 3200lbs, and the original weight distribution is 53f/47r...

the new weight distribution would be ~ 42f/58r.

 

I say 2650 lbs. And he's talking about the original 350Z coupe not the V8 convertible.

 

I was talking about that specific car. I'm sure there was weight removed from the rear as well (spare, jack, etc.)

 

If the VQ weighs in at 3xxlbs, how the hell are they getting in the 2600-2800lb range

And I could have sworn the SR was in the 3xxlb range as well.

edit-just a quick google

SR20DET - 149 kg ~328 lbs

 

the car is 2389lbs. we did a lot of work to it in the off season to get it to a competitive point. we are still running the titan car as the primary car, the sr is getting rebuilt for backup and for demos.

and the weight distribution is still set right...

does anyone know what the lightest (non tube-chassis) Z is?

 

is it 2389lbs without the motor?

 

motor in, fully ready to go with all fluids and 3/4 tank of gas.

 

what else did you do for weight reduction besides lighter motor, and how did you maintain the f/r ratio? cut out everything behind the seats? no more plastic parts, no radio parts, lighter suspension parts, brakes, wheels, exhaust, fuel cell possibly??

 

wow ^^^+1

but if you could strip that much weight, why not stick with the vq and go FI? You'd have more power.

 

holy crap thats light

 

Damn I think you might have the lightest Z ever.