s14 weight discrepency?

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sik-s14
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Car: 1995 240sx sr20det

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I have read many places on the internet that my cars weight is 2700-2900 lbs curb weight but yet my car says it weights 3700 in the driver door jam..... i understand that my door jam is probably correct but can someone explain why my car weights so much more? it is not an se but it does have a sunroof et cettera....i could see this making it a little heavier...but 1000 lbs? :wtf2: can anyone help me with this...thanks

here are a few links i found that shows my confusion....

http://www.modernracer.com/features/nissan240sx.html

http://www.240sxforums.com/forums/nissa ... pency.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_240SX


thanks again....


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wingFeather
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IIRC that is the full vehicle weight with a full tank, all seats occupied & a full load in the trunk. "Gross Vehicle Weight"

sik-s14
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Car: 1995 240sx sr20det

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wingFeather wrote:IIRC that is the full vehicle weight with a full tank, all seats occupied & a full load in the trunk. "Gross Vehicle Weight"
thank you that clears up my question... :woot:

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Jagstang
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Car: 1995 S14 w/ Kouki S14 SR20DET
Location: Little India, Surrey, British Columbia

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sik-s14 wrote:
wingFeather wrote:IIRC that is the full vehicle weight with a full tank, all seats occupied & a full load in the trunk. "Gross Vehicle Weight"
thank you that clears up my question... :woot:
Yeah man, my car with a little over a 1/4 gas in the tank weighs 2750 lbs.


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