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Old 07-01-2013 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by LosiPRRACER
Dont bother with 1/8 carbon fibre chassis... you will be removing the lowest weight part of the car... nevermind the stupid amount of flex it would have, along with a high wear rate and the whole thing snapping at the rear.
Plus the aluminum chassis acts as a heat sink for the engine. I have found that carbon fiber chassis causes my engines to run hot. This goes back years to when I ran on-road.

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