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Old 05-28-2002 | 07:06 PM
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It weighs 1100 pounds. How much HP should I give it?
Old 05-28-2002 | 07:25 PM
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500rwhp :bigok:
Old 05-28-2002 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='May 28 2002, 08:25 PM
500rwhp :bigok:
OK, sounds good to me. That should put it in drag motorcycle territory. I wonder what class it would have to run in. It would have a full body.
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You sure it's that light? I'd say more like 1700-1800 lbs.



The R100 (which is a tiny car) weighed 1800 lbs. The Datsun 1200 Which many people race or put Rotaries in and race was 1600-1700 lbs.



The MG's specs I have seen list them at 1800 lbs for a 1962 I'm sure they got heaver as they got more modern.... wait this is a british car... okay stratch the modern part.
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Originally Posted by dac' date='May 28 2002, 09:41 PM
You sure it's that light? I'd say more like 1700-1800 lbs.



The R100 (which is a tiny car) weighed 1800 lbs. The Datsun 1200 Which many people race or put Rotaries in and race was 1600-1700 lbs.



The MG's specs I have seen list them at 1800 lbs for a 1962 I'm sure they got heaver as they got more modern.... wait this is a british car... okay stratch the modern part.
I was told 1100, but my first guess was 1500.
Old 05-29-2002 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by dac' date='May 28 2002, 09:41 PM
You sure it's that light? I'd say more like 1700-1800 lbs.



The R100 (which is a tiny car) weighed 1800 lbs. The Datsun 1200 Which many people race or put Rotaries in and race was 1600-1700 lbs.



The MG's specs I have seen list them at 1800 lbs for a 1962 I'm sure they got heaver as they got more modern.... wait this is a british car... okay stratch the modern part.
I checked some websites, and it seems to be around 1500 pounds. I'm pretty sure that I can make a manifold that will fit my T-78 under the hood, but I think that may be seen as some sort of suicide pact. <_<
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there is a 9 second rotary midget..... you just need to make a 8 or 7 second one :bigok:
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1500 pounds? You could carry the little bastard around with you.
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Originally Posted by UniqueTII' date='May 30 2002, 05:31 PM
1500 pounds? You could carry the little bastard around with you.
That or I'll see how many times I can flip it in 1 minute.
Old 08-15-2002 | 04:44 AM
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midgets are about 700kg..so i guess about 1400pounds.

why dont u put a rotary in a mini >> there like 1000pounds...and if u take out there glass, carpet etc u can get them under 800pounds

I have a mini, which btw, is my first car and its the bomb >> out handles basically anything on the road. Are there any minis in america?



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