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Old 02-04-2016, 03:58 PM   #68 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post

I'm going to respectfully disagree with that sentiment, and EVmetro's. I drove the ForkenSwift for ~6 years with no boost, but if I were doing it over I would add boost. I would say safety is marginal without boost.
I would say that the deciding factor that makes boost a must would come down to lead vs lithium. Trying to stop a lead sled with no boost would not be fun. Boost is still nice with the much lighter lithium pack, but not exactly essential. I use vacuum boost in my own Metro builds, but I also equip those systems with switches to turn the boost on or off.
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