2425 lbs thats wat my title says....., So my car isn't so heavy after all Options

[Rayme]

Why is everyone always trying make these cars heavier than they are? Say it with me now, "CELICAS ARE LIGHT CARS!" They're lighter than an Integra, 240SX, Eclipse, etc. and even comparable to some of the heavier trim levels of Civic. Check here: http://autos.msn.com/home/used_research.as...=Home&pos=used1

The only heavy celica is the GT-4 which is somewhere around 3200lbs because of the AWD drivetrain. I think the perception of celicas as heavy comes from the fact that in the US, you are working with the 5sfe at best, which makes it feel heavier than it is.

Drop a Beams into your "heavy" celica and you will have similar power to weight as an Integra Type R (and only because the Type R is lightened from the factory, Otherwise the celica would own it.) Drop a 3sgte in there and you have the potential to make a fool out of anything on the streets.

So, PLEASE, stop with the "my celica is heavy" stuff. It just ain't true.

J.

ditto man, 5th gens are heavy compared to 6th gen, a 5s-fe 5th gen weight around ~2800 lbs and the 6th gen ~2500...they are LIGHT !!!

[Kwanza26]

Mine weighed in 2525 last time I was at the track. This is with 17's and 1/4 tank of gas... full interior. I'd say a GT is easily over 2600... My corolla stripped bare was just a touch under 2100... my MR2 weighed 2600 even, but my MR2 is the lightest 2nd gen model avail. Typically they weigh around 2700-2800...

This post has been edited by Kwanza26: Feb 26, 2006 - 1:02 AM

[Hanyo]

how heavy is a 3sgte swap celica?

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

how heavy is a 3sgte swap celica?

I'd guess only about 60lbs over a GT Celica. There isn't that much more motor in there. Turbo and intercooler and piping can't weight that much more. But wate, is there a difference in block matterial? Is the 5sfe aluminum and the 3sgte iron? I know 3sgte is iron. I can't tell what my block is just by looking at it. I really feel like this is something I should know though.

[x_itchy_b_x]

the 3sgte and 5sfe blocks are both cast iron.

[Riddles]

My GT4 weighs in at 1420Kg on the local weigh station with me and half a tank of gas.