[bmwfahrer]

Originally Posted by patrickt

When I say "all aluminum" on the ERA, that means, mostly, the engine. Intake, heads, water pump, flywheel, etc. should be aluminum to shave the weight. Short of tossing off one, or both, of my roll bars, there is very little I could do to lighten my 2500 lb. weight. Going to an aluminum block would be it. But remember, that's pretty much what the street 427 Cobras weighed back in the day.

Thanks for the clarification. It's tough to get true apple-apple numbers, so that's useful to get those. Either way, it's a powerful car at a comparatively light weight when you consider that a new Corvette or M3 comes in 1000 lbs heavier.