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Weight Reduction - 100 Pounds

As a general rule of thumb, for every 100 pounds you remove from a car, you will gain 1/10 of a second in the 1/4 mile. This doesn't seem like much, but with many cars being very similar in power, weight becomes the deciding factor.

In this test I am using to completely stock 1989 Mustang GTs. The only difference is on is 100 pounds lighter.

Test	5spd GT	Minus 100 Pounds
0-30 MPH	2.1	2.0
0-40 MPH	3.8	3.7
0-50 MPH	5.0	4.8
0-60 MPH	6.5	6.3
0-70 MPH	9.0	8.8
0-80 MPH	11.2	10.9
0-90 MPH	14.6	14.3
0-100 MPH	18.0	17.5
1/4 Mile	15.2	15.1
Trap Speed	92.0 MPH	92.8 MPH
Top Speed	140	141

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