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Old 05-11-2013, 03:49 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
I mainly enjoyed it because of the room it freed up under the hood, moving the batteries made room for 2 turbochargers, a big air cleaner and an air compressor. 100 less pounds of battery weight means I can carry 100 more pounds.
I imagine that replacing a hundred pounds of batteries with a hundred pounds of turbochargers would make a noticeable difference.
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