Project Chili Pepper

[TomT]

Thanks for all the welcomes guys.

Before we started taking things apart we took the Malibu to the local track to see how much it weighed in stock form. With the factory cast iron V6 and cast iron 3 speed manual, it weighed in at 3040 lbs. (which we were pretty pleased with).

We'll be adding a bigger engine, a bigger transmission, a bigger rear end, bigger brakes, bigger wheels and tires, beefed-up suspension, and probably a roll cage. I really hope we can keep it from gaining a lot of weight. A lot of the new stuff will be aluminum rather than cast iron so hopefully that will help keep the weight down.

What have you guys with finished cars seen as far as weight gain?