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Originally Posted by look 171 View Post
A stock 930 weight about 3200 lbs. To get it down to 2200 lbs, it must be carbon body panels and a seriously weight lost program. I have a 72 race/street car with a 2.7, fiberglass hood, trunk and all unnecessary interior items torn out including parking brakes, and window washer motor. It weights 2180 with a 1/4 tank of fuel. That TAG engine must weight little. Amazing what little money can do. I have a 3.4L built 930 engine in my 930 pushing 460 with pump gas (about 360 at the wheels). Its frightening to drive if you don't hang on to the steering wheel and be good with the gas pedal around the turns. When I last saw that TAG car, all the interior is re-done very nicely with everything intact. amazing how they can reduce all that weight with all that intact.
I thought the same, the interior has what looks like front and rear seats, but the car weighs 2250? (and per the video, that's wet). But they did say that there's a bunch of carbon fiber, and the exhaust is titanium and inconel (sp), I think. I'm sure no expense was spared. It must be a beast! 2250 is the weight of a very early, no frills miata, except that TAG 930 had a 500hp turbo F1 motor that revs to 9k. I can't even imagine.
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