shaving weight

[bow]

i know most people on this fourm go for even weight but i just want to know if it is possible for a bug to weigh 800 lbs with a stock body just moded with a fiber glass font end

[Lazarus]

i dont think fiberglass shaves that much weight. i do know carbon fiber is quite a bit lighter.

[beetle1303]

from what i know, 800 lbs=362.87392 kg. This is a "bit" imaginary i believe.
My engine was weighted (calculated) at 135 kg. add the gearbox, the pan, suspension, brakes, drivetrain. IMO is out of physicaly possible, Just from the mechanicals... Racing bugs in Greece come close to 650 - 700 kgs (1433.00 - 1543.23lbs) with stock metal bodywork,fenders, bumpers, rollcage, buckets, stripped interior

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Chris

[LLVWGL]

maybe if the chasis and body are entirely carbon fiber, and it is airtight inside, then, maybe fill it with helium

[bow]

yeah that would work but u would die in the 30sec it took you to get on the track

[Bebobug]

Originally Posted by bow

yeah that would work but u would die in the 30sec it took you to get on the track

& you would probably be heading the wrong way without a care. :haveadrin