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Old 01-13-2010, 11:35 AM
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Stilo
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Originally Posted by jonest
Stilo,

Noticed that ur running the cut top deck. Do you run this car @ DHI; on carpet? Tot u need to stiffen the chassis when running on carpet?

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No need for stiffening the car, i havent tested cut and non-cut top decks back to back on lower grip (in those conditions it should give more traction), but for High grip with traction rolling etc. cut top deck works better. It makes the car smoother and a lot easier to drive and reduces the risk of traction rolling. Donīt really know why, but I think it kinda eats up the momentum and makes the cars suspension and chassis to roll, not the whole car. Other teams like Xray also uses cut top deck especially on Xenon tires that have tendency to traction roll.
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