Are our cars really that heavy?
01-31-2009, 11:56 PM
#11
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 336
You should have the speedo checked for calibration or you can do it yourself by checking the time to go one mile by the highway mile markers .60 mph is exactly 1 mile per minute ,65 mph is 1 mile every 55.38 secs and 70 mph is 1 mile every 51.42 .You can also check it by going say 60 mph and as soon as the odometer goes to 0 where it shows the tenths click your stopwatch hold speed steady as you can preferably on level stretch of road and when the 0 comes back up click on it again.I know that my speedo is about 1 - 1.5 mph to fast at 60 which I believe is the way the factory sets them to cover themselves in case you get a ticket.So because of the way there set up you should probably get a time of 61 or 61.5 seconds for 1 mile at 60 mph .Anything beyond that your speedo is off.Also if you changed tire size it will effect not the speedo calibration but the actual reading of the speedo.
Last edited by davesyo; 02-01-2009 at 12:05 AM.
02-01-2009, 12:52 AM
#12
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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People are flying by you because they ARE going 5-10 mph faster then you! everyone seems like they are in a hurry nowadays. there is a road next the subdivision that i live in the speed limit is 40 i go down in at 45-50 and ill get pasted like im standing still everyday
02-02-2009, 12:58 AM
#16
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Texas
Posts: 33
Most info I've seen shows the sixer with a manual weighs about 3350lbs. In my opinion, that isn't too heavy for our size car given the front engine, rear wheel drive layout and the various mandatory safety features it has. The car's weight is light enough to feel nimble and responsive and yet heavy enough to feel solid on the road and not get blown around by the wind... I like it 
02-02-2009, 02:16 PM
#19
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Southern California
Posts: 3,678
haha.... good tip. the company i work for makes a pretty good energy fat burner. maybe we should advertise in the car mags and say how our product will bring down your ET's with weight reduction and high alertness... AWESOME!
02-02-2009, 05:09 PM
#20
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 440
I don't know if anyone else noticed it, but like when I'm driving doing 25, 35, 40mph I always feel like I'm doing 5-10 mph under the speed limit that I'm going. People always flying past me or seeming to be going faster then me along with buddies of mine telling me that when they were tailing me their speedometer was lower than the speed limit while mine was on or above the limit. Are our cars that heavy where we don't pull as quick as other, lighter cars? Is there any way to reduce the weight of our cars? It's kind of annoying lol.