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03-01-11, 11:21 GMT+10#61 What ever weight gets taken out of the car ends up being compensated with something else whether it be, bar work, manifolds, the Donkey of a turbo extra pumps, extinguishers, wastegates, massive diffs tailshafts, blankets.. etc etc everything is heavy duty... so its not so easy just to pull weight out.
ps only thing carbon fibre are the tubs on this car rest of the car is either steel, sheet metal it may look like its all carbon fibre but just been painted that way purely for visual pleasure.
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03-01-11, 13:55 GMT+10#62 2600 - 2700lbs isnt light in pro turbo! hes the heaviest in the class!! they have to come in at over 2400lbs and the majority of the cars just make it.... theyre all carbon fibre and plastic bodies.. theres a few lbs there.. front rail is a few more and theres the difference... not to mention the aerodynamics.. a vl is a ****ing boat!.. and even worse its like my old boat!! it doesnt FLOAT!!
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03-01-11, 14:14 GMT+10#63 Quote:
Originally Posted by KIL-351
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2600 - 2700lbs isnt light in pro turbo! hes the heaviest in the class!! they have to come in at over 2400lbs and the majority of the cars just make it.... theyre all carbon fibre and plastic bodies.. theres a few lbs there.. front rail is a few more and theres the difference... not to mention the aerodynamics.. a vl is a ****ing boat!.. and even worse its like my old boat!! it doesnt FLOAT!!
Exactly.
The Rotors are even lighter in Pro Turbo than the piston powered cars.
As you mentioned the VL is not even slightly aerodynamic.
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