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Originally Posted by racepar1
Let's stop this "more power vs less weight" crap. Reducing weight makes the car accelerate, stop and handle better. It improves the car in every possible way. More power only makes the car accelerate better and it can make the car HARDER to stop and turn. Reducing weight also takes strain off the entire drivetrain and chasis, which increases reliability. More power does exactly the opposite. Besides all that a more powerful engine usually comes with a shorter lifespan and less reliability again. Horsepower is great and all, but reducing weight serves a completely different purpose. The two cannot be compared as their performance benefits are only similar in one aspect.
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Fuck racepar1... you and I share the same mind... from reading many of your posts over and over again haha...
Kognition also has a point but I must concur racepar1's points hold truer. I mean... alhtough it is not too hard to add power, the benefit of less weight although sometimes painstakingly ass paining are beneficial in a multitude of ways
That is if you are serious of cutting every tenth of a second on lap times...
Oh and for people saying panels are only 1lbs or whatever... well... I went pretty hardcore on my car's diet and I easily took off 300lbs and that's on a car that had no AC... it's doable...
Remember he also has a cage, so that's added weight back.
I even went as far as cutting unecessary wires from the wiring loom (speaker lines, etc...) and only left what's necessary. Got rid of all the under dash crap (heating, cooling, etc...), so yeah... if you want a hardcore track car go the mile... my opinion... and add downforce and im sure kognition can help lol.
Trust me.. the more weight I lose the more pronounced it feels on the car over time.. it just does.. and it makes the car that much more fun to me.