Originally Posted by
mtveten
Locally I have the fewest option parts on my car and it is always the fastest NT1 at all regional tracks. When others were quick to buy option parts I was careful to watch for any improvement in the their cars or pace and in most cases they got slower or less consistent, none made anyone faster and most found their way back to the pitbox.
The aluminum shocks were probably the biggest let down for most of the guys about, 6-7 locals bought but they have all gone back to the plastics.
Mark
I agree that most of the aftermarket hop-ups/option parts have don't little if nothing for the car. I even removed my own brand of carbon fiber parts. And as for the aluminum shocks, they are more for the durability issue, I had an incident in the last major race that took me from a qualifier that would have been in the top group, but the plastic shock got crushed. The aluminum would have probably held up.