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dose the MA70 realy weigh this much
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Thu, 17 April 2003 04:56
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I was just wondering if Autoguide.com.au was right.
Dose the MA70 supra realy have a kerb weight of 1510 kg.
and it says that a 1989 HOLDEN COMMODORE EXECUTIVE VN has a
Kerb Weight of 1275 kg. I always thort that they would weigh heaps more.
Can anyone explain this???
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Brisbane, QLD
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February 2003
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Thu, 17 April 2003 05:03
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they wiegh 1500kg at least, as they are really fat!
i know ma70's have atleast a couple hundred on my bitch(ma61)
and i think the kerb weight for a mk2 supra is aroudn the 1300kg mark
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c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: dose the MA70 realy weigh this much
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Thu, 17 April 2003 05:37
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luxury, safety and technology in a production car usually means weight.
compare the 2 cars there will be a lot of difference in features.
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Brisbane, QLD
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February 2003
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Re: dose the MA70 realy weigh this much
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Thu, 17 April 2003 05:40
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compare them and you'll notice the MA61 is so much sexier than a MA70 
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Perth - Cannington
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December 2002
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Thu, 17 April 2003 05:46
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compare them and youll notice that you cant compare the VN to a supra.. thats like comparing a Diamond to horse shit.
LOL
Peace
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Re: dose the MA70 realy weigh this much
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Thu, 17 April 2003 06:21
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| katsuchiyo wrote on Thu, 17 April 2003 15:46 |
compare them and youll notice that you cant compare the VN to a supra.. thats like comparing a Diamond to horse shit.
LOL
Peace
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hahah thats true.
atleast they have 140kw to make up for the extra weight.
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Thu, 17 April 2003 06:24
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My 1988 MA70 Turbo-A weighs 1580kg. Had to take it over the weigh bridge for engineers inspection.
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Sat, 19 April 2003 13:34
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hey if you have a front wheel drive car that has a weight distribution of 64/36 front to rear, how can you remedy this? i know it would be ideal to have 50/50 weight dist for better balance but is there any detrimental effects for having a heavy nose on a front drive car? maybe it would effect steering or sumthin... i dont know
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Brisbane
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November 2002
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Sun, 20 April 2003 00:19
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Simple things like moving battery into the boot, etc... and lightening the front of the car as much as you can.
In a parfect world in a moderately powerful car you want as much of the weight between the front & back wheels as you can. Obviously in a FWD this is pretty hard, so just concentrate on taking out as much front weight (eg sound deadening) as possible. Many race cars will rear-mount the radiator but that's far too much effort and money.
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Barossa valley SA
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January 2003
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Mon, 21 April 2003 13:44
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the MA70 sounds right but I would have thought that a commie would be heavier than that, that model would have air con wouldn't it?
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Tue, 22 April 2003 00:00
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| SUPRA MAN wrote on Thu, 17 April 2003 16:24 |
My 1988 MA70 Turbo-A weighs 1580kg. Had to take it over the weigh bridge for engineers inspection.
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Mine on the weigh bridge a couple of weeks ago got 1580kgs. Thats with 80kg driver seat, and a V8 in the front (and spare/jack etc. .. and still had the intercooler in at that stage, and piping etc.). I thought the Group-A supras were supposed to be lightened for racing??
And yes, they really weigh that much.
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Tue, 22 April 2003 00:32
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| HKSPete wrote on Tue, 22 April 2003 10:00 |
| SUPRA MAN wrote on Thu, 17 April 2003 16:24 |
My 1988 MA70 Turbo-A weighs 1580kg. Had to take it over the weigh bridge for engineers inspection.
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I thought the Group-A supras were supposed to be lightened for racing??
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My car is the road registered version of the Group-A Supra, the homgulation model. I suppose they wanted to release a model that had more power like the race version  , but still was a luxury car with all the mod cons.
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Tue, 22 April 2003 00:35
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I just don't get it, as it doesn't have the luxury suspension, or stuff like ABS and that sort of thing, but still weighs the same amount. Weird.
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July 2002
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Tue, 22 April 2003 00:48
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My Turbo-A has huge sway bars, chassis strengthening, a shitload extra suspension stuff. Dont know about this, but the tailshaft is HUGE. May be bigger than normal.
It doesnt have TEMS, but it has lots of other stuff.
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Gold Coast
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October 2002
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Wed, 23 April 2003 03:01
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thats pretty porky how much does a mx83 weigh just for interests sake?
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Wed, 23 April 2003 21:59
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My jza70 has weighed in at 1680 without driver, though it is listed as 1580 on its rego papers. MOdifications usually weigh more thn the original items, 17 x 9.5 inch wheels, Twin exhausts (both bigger than stock), 50kg worth of subs and amp, etc it all adds up.
Weight is irrelevant in a JZA70 supra, the sub box improved my 0-100 times. Its all about traction.
Matt
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