seat weight

[MO'B MOTORSPORTS]

are the sparco seats lighter then the traditional mastercraft/beard suspension seats and if so is it by much?

[Jarvis]

The weight for sparco is a little less but you have to spend alot more to get it. The more important thing is i cant find the FIA homologations for any Beard or Mastercraft seats. Personaly if it isnt homologated i wouldnt touch it. If im wrong and you can find the homologation then i would stick with mastercraft not the lightest but for the price probably the best and very comfortable.

[MO'B MOTORSPORTS]

whats FIA homologations is that like certification

[movindirt]

Homologation
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Homologation is a technical term, derived from the Greek homologos (ομόλογος) for "agree", which is generally used in English to signify the granting of approval by an official authority. This may be a court of law, a government department, or an academic or professional body, any of which would normally work from a set of strict rules or standards to determine whether such approval should be given. The word may be considered very roughly synonymous with accreditation, and in fact in French may be used with regard to academic degrees (see apostille). Certified is another possible synonym, while to homologate is the infinitive verb form.

In today's marketplace, for instance, products must often be homologated by some public agency to assure that they meet standards for such things as safety and environmental impact. A court action may also sometimes be homologated by a judicial authority before it can proceed, and the term has a precise legal meaning in the judicial codes of some countries.

The word is used within the European Union in those papers that are direct translations from French to refer to the processes of making trade standards and laws consistent throughout the whole of the union. British journalists usually prefer to use the term harmonisation for this purpose rather than homologation.

Another usage pertains to the biological sciences, where it may describe the similarities used to assign organisms to the same family or taxon, similarities they have jointly inherited from a common ancestor.

Perhaps the closest this word comes to everyday usage is in reference to racing vehicles. Many motorsports fans know that a vehicle must be homologated by the sanctioning body in order to race in a given league, such as NASCAR or Formula One. The names of the Ferrari 250 GTO and its namesake, the Pontiac GTO, preserve this sense of the word, as the initials stand for "Gran Turismo Omologato," the Italian for "Grand Touring, Homologated."

Many sportscars are released to the general public for racing homologation purposes. Most motorsport events using street-based cars, require that the manufacturer release a minimum amount of public street models. This is usually to ensure that a manufacturer doesn't design a vehicle purely for racing, in an event designed to portray street vehicles. Examples of this are the BMW M3 GTR, Ferrari 288 GTO, and the Nissan Skyline GT-R 'N1 models'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homologation

[Samco Fab]

I weighed a Mastercraft 3G and a Cobra Suzuka, the Cobra is 17 lbs, and the 3G is 24 lbs. I am pretty sure the Kevlar Cobra is about 3 Lbs lighter than a fiberglass seat. I have never mounted a Sparco. One other consideration is the aluminum seat brackets that are sometimes used with a Fia shell seat are about 3 lbs a pair, but a lot of people just make tabs to mount the seats.

Both seats are nice and comfortable, and really good quality:D If you have space considerations, a shell seat is more space efficient.

[AZ45]

The Sparco composite seats being used for off road are between 18 and 19 lbs, depending on the model.
You really don't have to spend any more to get a Sparco compared to the better suspension seats. I'm surprised the 3g only weighs 17lbs, we sell them but I have never weighed one, that would be my choice in a suspension seat.

[MO'B MOTORSPORTS]

i have a 3g that im putting in my 10 car that im building but in my 1600 the old mastercrafts are shot and i was just wondering if a set of sparcos would do much for weight

[ffjerm]

not trying to hijack this post, actually been wanting to ask the same questions.......but I was also wondering how the sparco type seats work in the 1600's ???? It's time for a new seat and I'm considering changing to a sparco, mostly for the weight....any opinions????

thanks