How Much Does It Weigh?

[JeremyH]

Sweet looks great! One mistake there matt the rear baer 14" eradi speed 2 piece rotor is 13lbs the front is correct at 19.

 

[Matt D]

Sweet looks great! One mistake there matt the rear baer 14" eradi speed 2 piece rotor is 13lbs the front is correct at 19.

Woops -_- lol I will change it and send it to Don later today

 

[psfracer]

Ok, I weighed the stock fuel tank---no pumps or gas of course, just the tank. 35Lbs exactly.

If you go with a fuel cell and get rid of the stock tank, and the entire evap system, that could be some weight savings.

 

[foolio2k4]

2010 GT500 wheels
Front 19x9.5 255/40/19 = 57LBS
Rear 19x9.5 285/35/19= 63LBS

 

[marksti]

2010 GT500 wheels
Front 19x9.5 255/40/19 = 57LBS
Rear 19x9.5 285/35/19= 63LBS

Wow you can get alot of street wheel tires setup that are in the 275/285 range that weigh in a 50#'s or so.


I wonder how much more a 2011 with the Brembo brakes/big wheels/new motor weighs??

One of the things that made the gt500 a pig was wheels/tires/brakes/heavy motor

I hope that doesn't happen too much with the new GTs.

 

[JeremyH]

The '11 GT500 went to all aluminum 5.4!

 

[470 GT/CS]

If I remember correctly, the curb weight is 3,820lbs.

 

[explict]

The 5.0L weighs slightly more (like 5lbs?) than the 4.6L. Don't expect it to be much more heavier than the current GT

 

[470 GT/CS]

The 2011 Mustang GT curb weight is 3,603lbs(from Ford 2011 GT spec sheet on TMS), and if the magazine's 2010 GT curb weight of 3570-3580lbs holds true, that's only 20-30lbs more than the 2010 GT, very impressive for having the addition of DOHC, a 6 speed transmission, and bigger brakes.

 

[JeremyH]

Not all big brakes add weight, i dropped 7-8lbs off the front with my baer 6p 14" brake kit.

 

[470 GT/CS]

That's cool to know, I wonder how much the new larger stock GT brakes add in weight if at all.

 

[foolio2k4]

shaftmasters 3.5 direct bolt on: approx 17 lbs

 

[kings2006]

Hi guys I'm new here. Matt you seem like the man here with all the weight reduction. I found some items that can help with shedding weight there from MMR. modular mustang racing
The first item is:
MMR Carbon Fiber Transmission tunnel and it saves a little over 75lbs

The second Item is
MMR Carbon Fiber Dashboard and it saves a little over 70lbs

do you have manual brakes yet?

 

[darkstar november]

idk if its on there but stock flywheel 24lbs(+/- 1)

exedy steel flywheel - 14lbs(+/- 1)

i say +/- bc i used a shipping scale and idk if its dead accurate

 

[ZmanM3]

Hi guys I'm new here. Matt you seem like the man here with all the weight reduction. I found some items that can help with shedding weight there from MMR. modular mustang racing
The first item is:
MMR Carbon Fiber Transmission tunnel and it saves a little over 75lbs

The second Item is
MMR Carbon Fiber Dashboard and it saves a little over 70lbs

do you have manual brakes yet?

Welcome
MMR = Fail though. Not too much of their stuff I'd trust to put on my car. Although it seems like it would be very hard to screw up a trans tunnel.

 

[kings2006]

I don't know about that I have never bought from MMR but transmission tunnel I don't they can mess that up. I have two Ideas

One is swap the tranny out for a c4. C4 is about 25lbs lighter than the stockers. It's easy to build up, its cost effective and with some weight reduction internals you can save more weight. I have a friend who had a stock C4 weighted in at 109lbs and after buying aluminum drums and other internals the C4 weighted 98lbs. Most people I hear who have stock tranny and switch to c4 pickup about three tenths at the strip.

Idea number two this one is not too much of a weight saving if anything you gain about 8 pounds. swap the aluminum 4.6 block for a 5.4 aluminum block. Yes your going to need to swap the intake manifold as well but it's worth it. This is if you want a lot of power. You can do a big bore and end up with a 5.8 and you can even stroke it. The custom made crankshaft actually saves weight.

I know these are hardcore ideas but I know they work.

 

[kings2006]

also Moroso Axle Back Performance Exhaust kit weighs 20 pounds less than stock.

MMR Radiator Reservoir removal/relocation kit I don't know how much it saves but I know it does, has anyone have experience with this one?

Manley Titanium Valve Spring Retainers they are half the weight of the original ones.

 

[Kaldar142]

What benefit exactly does using lightweight spring retainers have?

 

[kings2006]

you rev quicker through the rpms. The valves open and close quicker.

 

[foolio2k4]

you rev quicker through the rpms. The valves open and close quicker.

i assume you will need a whole new tune with that.

can u just replace the those and run with the stock cams?