SLC weight - heavy?

[Jack]

Talk about a difficult build! Needs at least a 16 piece body mold (or thereabouts).
Then you have bonding up sections too..

 

[Scott Rowland]

Not to ruffle any feathers, but how is this even a comparison? I am sure the 904 has it's place in history, but it looks too similar to many other bodies you would drop onto a bug chassis. Sorry, just my opinion. Frans version did look good, but there is a reason I am on a SLC forum (and owner) and not a 904 forum.
Usually when people get so concerned with weight, I ask if they are a good enough driver to relate that into consistent lap times, and are they at or near 7% body fat. Power to weight ratio is very easy to change on the SLC since the chassis is so robust, it can handle it. I plan to tune for 600rwhp on level one, and 1000hp on "ludacris speed" level. At 1000 flywheel, that is 2.7lbs (fully optioned street car) per hp. Do the math on nearly any other hypercar out there, and this is still without full cf body and cf monocoque chassis, or the additional $800,000.
If not racing for money, I would not be so concerned with bench racing weights, and be more concerned about a car that can still wipe the floor with almost any supercar out there. AND, have the supercar looks to go with it.

 

[Alex]

We build lots of custom cars and parts that we don't advertise as most owners like the one off exclusivity from time to time.

how am i supposed to figure out what i want to defile next with a V8

 

[HCF - John]

This isn't a comparison on which car is better. It's my curiosity around contributing factors toward weight. SLC at 2,500 lbs was more weight than I anticipated based on my experience with some other cars. Perhaps not a fair comparison, but I'm not working towards a thesis here. I'm actually a SLC fan!

In similar vein, no need to discuss ways to increase your motor's horsepower from 550 to 600. Just eat a little less.

"If not racing for money, I would not be so concerned with [horsepower], and be more concerned about a car that can still wipe the floor with almost any supercar out there. AND, have the supercar looks to go with it."

I'm a fan of horsepower, too!

Not to ruffle any feathers, but how is this even a comparison? I am sure the 904 has it's place in history, but it looks too similar to many other bodies you would drop onto a bug chassis. Sorry, just my opinion. Frans version did look good, but there is a reason I am on a SLC forum (and owner) and not a 904 forum.
Usually when people get so concerned with weight, I ask if they are a good enough driver to relate that into consistent lap times, and are they at or near 7% body fat. Power to weight ratio is very easy to change on the SLC since the chassis is so robust, it can handle it. I plan to tune for 600rwhp on level one, and 1000hp on "ludacris speed" level. At 1000 flywheel, that is 2.7lbs (fully optioned street car) per hp. Do the math on nearly any other hypercar out there, and this is still without full cf body and cf monocoque chassis, or the additional $800,000.
If not racing for money, I would not be so concerned with bench racing weights, and be more concerned about a car that can still wipe the floor with almost any supercar out there. AND, have the supercar looks to go with it.

 

[kris]

Keep this in mind... 2,400lbs in the car world is DAMN light. It's the lightest vehicle I've ever owned outside of a motorcycle.

I'd *really* like to know approximately how much heavier (or perhaps lighter) an equivalently spec'd GT-R would be