Anyone know the Official factory curb weight of 911SC?

[racea911]

Thanks alot. I've seen it vary in books from 2560lbs to 2780lbs.

I'm trying to get a definitive answer for classifying a track car.

Thanks

[2.7RACER]

According to the Porsche Club of America general competition rules for this year, the minimum weight for a 911SC is 2552 pounds.

[racea911]

The minimum weight it can compete at for a particular class?

The number I need is the factory stated curb weight because every 50 pounds under that is 4 points. The first 50 pounds are free.

[dd74]

Would car magazine weights do? I can give you those since I have all the SC road tests in print.

[Superman]

U-Haul thinks it weighs 2800 lbs and change. And they think a Ford Ranger XL extend cab 4wd weighs 3300 lbs. For this reason, they think my 911 cannot be towed safely on a dolly behind my truck. What a buncha crap.

[Mattias Hellore]

1210 KG for my 911 SC -79 in it´s own registration papers.

[racea911]

Originally posted by dd74
Would car magazine weights do? I can give you those since I have all the SC road tests in print.

That would be helpful. Thanks

[BReyes]

911 can not be towed with dollies. Good luck.

Regards,

[RarlyL8]

Big S - tell the idiots you are towing a '76 Chevy Chevette.
That's what I always did.

Factory 911 weights depend on options. Mine was an "option delete" 911SC with no A/C, sunroof, or power accessories. Hundreds of pounds lighter than the loaded version. That is most likely the reason for all the variations seen in print. You need an exact weight for your car with your option list?

[dd74]

Racea911: a 1978 911 SC according to Road and Track, weighs 2630. Now this is a Targa, so I'd subtract the Targa weight, and whatever other options you have/don't have if yours is a '78-'79.

In 1980 Road and Track tested a 911 SC and came away with 2700 pounds. Car and Driver had the same car at 2740.

In 1982 - according to Motor Sport, Porsche itself weighed the 911 as 2,558. They Motor Sport story, however, features a 911 SC "Sport" (I don't know what that is), which weighed 2,320. To me it just looks like a severly stripped-down SC.

[ttweed]

Curt-

The USA '78-83 911SC is 2756 lbs. curb weight and ROW model is 2601. what are you doing--running the numbers on Roland's car?

TT

[tcar]

So what's a 73 targa weigh. I'm amazed at how much heavier my SC feels than the 73.5 did. Just assumed it was the heavy bumpers at each end... and the AC... and the air pump...

Did a search, but didn't find it.

[dd74]

I remember the '73 weight as 2350#. I was trying to figure out what made the '74 so much heavier at about 2500#. Answer: bumpers.

[ttweed]

Originally posted by tcar
So what's a 73 targa weigh.

2315 for the '72-73 T and 2370 for the E & S models. Remember that factory curb weights are with spare tire, tool kit, jack and all fluids, including about 90% full gas tank. Most 911s always weigh more than the published curb weight, especially heavily optioned cars, often by 2-300 lbs.

On my '67 911S, I have removed the 50 lbs. of cast iron ingots in the front bumpers, installed lighter sport seats, removed the spare, tool kit and jack, and my car still weighs 2370 lbs. with a 3/4-full tank of gas. The listed curb weight for my model is 2271 lbs., so I could still run the tank empty and be above that figure. It is a plain-vanilla model with no AC, sunroof or other options except for the Webasto aux. gas heater.

TT

[dd74]

Originally posted by ttweed

On my '67 911S, I have removed the 50 lbs. of cast iron ingots in the front bumpers, installed lighter sport seats, removed the spare, tool kit and jack, and my car still weighs 2370 lbs. with a 3/4-full tank of gas. The listed curb weight for my model is 2271 lbs., so I could still run the tank empty and be above that figure. It is a plain-vanilla model with no AC, sunroof or other options except for the Webasto aux. gas heater.

TT

Hmmm...that's interesting. It's strange to me how the weight always seems a little off with these cars. My '74 weighs in under 2300 with no fiberglass, except for the rear lid. There was another '74 with the same engine/trans, stripped down fairly well and f/g lid and bumpers. His still weighed over 2400#. It might have been how much gas he had - don't know. I know he hadn't a spare or tools in the trunk. But conceivably, I would think his car should go down below 2200 with all the fiberglass he had...

[Bill Verburg]

The official factory #s DIN std
911SC ROW 78-83 1160kg
911SC USA 78-79 1160kg
911SC USA 80-83 1250kg

[afterburn 549]

I do not know what scales you are using but I use truck scales and they are certified and they will admit good for + or - 20 lbs. somtimes I weigh 2250 next time 2300 and i do this a lot as I am all ways tring to shed a few more.
Unless you are using idividual wheel scales it will not be right on but will be real close

[ttweed]

Originally posted by Bill Verburg
911SC USA 78-79 1160kg
911SC USA 80-83 1250kg

Bill- What would account for the difference in the 78-79 vs. 80-83? I didn't think the SC model changed that much over the years. That's almost 200 lbs. difference. What did they change?

TT

[Bill Verburg]

What would account for the difference in the 78-79 vs. 80-83?

Dunno, I just got the #s out of the Spec books

[dd74]

Originally posted by ttweed
Bill- What would account for the difference in the 78-79 vs. 80-83? I didn't think the SC model changed that much over the years. That's almost 200 lbs. difference. What did they change?

TT

Possibly things that were previously options in the 911 and not counted in the factory weight, became standard later, and then counted with the factory weight. A/C as one example.