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Old 09-04-2011, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Casper
The SCTE is a heavy truck but as has been discussed a lot on here the weight is not really a bad thing and helps the truck race in many ways. My point is don't be obsessed with saving weight. Make your hop up decisions based on performance or tuning additions and don't worry too much about the weight.
agreed x 1000000, All of ours are stock and my motor temps out at 145 after main. How much cooler does it need to be? Being heavier has more advantages than not...more planted, carry more speed, stability..etc. Can't tell you how many times I get bumped from behind only to send the offender in the pipe while I move along.
Buy stuff for performance not weight. Guys I run with are all stock weight and can turn 16 sec laps right out of the box. You don't need a light truck to be fast. You do need one that will finish the race.
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