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Originally Posted by Captain Awesome
Quick question for you guys comparing weights...
Does the difference in fuel tank volume count as extra weight when they list the spec for the SS weight in these comparisons? I read somewhere that gas was something like 7 pounds per gallon, so the larger gas tank on the SS would count against it "on paper".
In reality, you could be sitting at a stoplight and a 2011 mustang pulls up to race and you have say 12 or 13 less gallons in the tank on a given day. That would be 100 pounds or so, right?
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If the Camaro was running near empty and the Mustang was running with a completely full..the difference would only be about 100 pounds or so..yes, maybe a little over or under.
Curb weight is measured as the weight of the car with a full tank, options (for that trim), operating fluids (washer fluid, coolant, oil etc) minus driver. So the 200 lb difference is between a fully loaded, driverless GT and a fully loaded, driverless SS.