[V8Vairs] <VV> Weight of a V-8 Corvair

[Rick Norris]

Here's some additional weights of wheels and tires.

On my vintage race prepped Corvair. I use 13" x 7" (3 1/2" backspace) steel 
mini stock wheels from Diamond. They weight 13 Lbs. each. A note here on 
these wheels: The drop center is shallow and spaced so it will clear most 
disc brake kits where the stock 13" Corvair wheel will not.
Tires are vintage legal Toyo Proxes 205/60Rx13's which weight 20Lbs. each 
with full tread. Shaving would reduce the weight some.

My 15" wheels are D-Hole Bassett Light weight steel.
15x8 = 17 Lbs. and 15x7 = 16 Lbs.
The Hoosier Dot R6 tires are 225-45x15 = 21 Lbs. each.

Torque Thrust D 15x7 with 3 3/4" back space aluminum wheels weight 19 Lbs. 
each and fit well on late Corvairs.

For further reference a Hoosier 23.0x9.5-15" cantilever road racing slick 
weighs 18 Lbs.

Rotating mass in the drivetrain:

Stock 140 flywheel = 14 Lbs.
Dale lightened flywheel = 9 Lbs.
Yenko lightweight flywheel = 7.9 Lbs.
Four puck clutch disc = 4 Lbs.
Stock HD Pressure Plate = 17.5 Lbs.
Lightened HD pressure plate = 15 Lbs.

Rick Norris
#36 Sunoco Corvair
www.corvairalley.com


>I have some info on lightening here:
>
> http://autoxer.skiblack.com/weight.html
>
> and in Jim Schardt's Stinger Prep manual here:
>
> http://autoxer.skiblack.com/stinger_prep/
>
> Just to give you some ideas on the subject.
>
> --Bryan
>
> On Jun 28, 2010, at 3:02 PM, paulsiano at aol.com wrote:
>
>> I had my car weighed today.  (Crown, aluminum Chevy SB, Corvair 
>> transaxle)
>>
>>                                           2560 lbs. with 1/2 tank of gas 
>> Front: 1120   Rear: 1440
>>
>>                                           works out to be     45% front 
>> 55% rear  (w/o driver)
>>
>> How do these numbers compare to others who have had their car weighed?
>>
>> Does anybody know about how much the side windows, with mechanizms, 
>> weigh?  (they might have to go)
>
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