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Old 01-08-2004, 11:48 PM
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YAH i know this is always asked but every time that i look it up the numbers are always different... i need to know if anyone has weighed a notch and a hatch.....some guys say 50lbs difference and others say 200lbs....has anyone ever checked personally.,....i weighed my 93 lx hatch,which is loaded...without me it was 3100lbs...thanx
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Old 01-08-2004, 11:50 PM
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it's really not worth worring about as the notch hooks better to boot
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Old 01-08-2004, 11:55 PM
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really...the car with less weight over the back hooks better....??????that is awsome.....the reason i asked is i have a 93 hatch and am biuldin a 91 notch from a 4cyl....so when done i can weight it but for now i am just curios...the swap is pretty easy...i have 8 hrs into it and is about 1 hr away from firin up.....
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Old 01-09-2004, 01:22 AM
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The notches look better, hook better, and pop nicer wheelies to boot. <IMG src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0">What more could you ask from a race car?
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yah i really like the looks of the notch better...i will make it the race car and sell the hatch.....thanx for the info guys...later</P>
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