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Old Feb 11, 2014 | 03:38 PM
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Default Re: Would you WTB complete V8 Crossfire's...

Originally Posted by S. Artee
Not to derail, but 300lbs heavier? I would imagine any weight saved by using the base platform was absorbed by the larger engine afterwards, no?
Nope, my seats shaved a lot of weight, ~70lbs. County dump got me at 3240, me and my sub's present. My subs and amp are a good 100 lbs and sitting on the garage floor now, I'm 140. So full tank of gas (was getting ready to go out of town), curb weight sit's at 3000 even.

Now I know that they may not calibrate their scale, so I got ahold of shipping and receiving here on the naval base who said that their's is calibrated weekly and extremely accurate. When I get a chance I'll be running over there to get the real, final reading.

On the MB forum they have had discussions comparing the 368lb 5.4 NA motor weight to the C32. From everything I read IIRC, they came to the conclusion when you factor in the SC, H/E, IC, and plumbing, they're equivelant. My motor is probably a fraction lighter than the 5.4 NA. Then you need to factor my manual trans, and I have the SLK32 auto in my garage, so no lying! It's a heavy sumbeech lol