Date:         Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:59:26 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: That "peppy" 2.2L
Comments: To: Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com>
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That doesn't look too far off Jim.  Having carried both, I'd say that the
Subie is at least 25 lbs heavier than a WBX, but probably not 50 lbs
heavier.

On 10/30/07, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com> wrote:
>
> I can't find anything definitive on the subject. Seems like it
> somewhere from 250-300. Here's a pic of one on a bathroom scale at 250
> though ha not sure how accurate that'll be, but there doesn't seem to
> be much else other than people speculating on nasioc.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yvylh2
>
> Jim Akiba
>
> On 10/30/07, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com> wrote:
> > hmmm, that doesn't sound right, that would make it only around 20 lbs
> > heavier than a wbx yeah? Where did you get that number?
> >
> > Jim Akiba
> >
> > On 10/30/07, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >  "Glad to hear about the lightening the load and raising the rev
> limiter
> > > taking care of business with the 2.2. Be  what does th  2.5 SOHC
> > > fully dressed weigh?"
> > >
> > >  I'm not the expert on this Jim, but believe it's in the 250 lb.
> range.
> > >
> > >  bob
> > >
> > >
> > >
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