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Old 04-14-2017, 06:55 AM   #12 (permalink)
pete c
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Anyone else notice some really bad advice given here?

Removing bolts for zipties?

Really?

Cars have a tendency to move and vibrate and bounce around. Do you really want all the stuff inside rattling around?

Cutting out bracing?

I suspect an engineer may have put it there for a reason.

And damn near weightless insulation mounted to the firewall? There's a reason they called it a firewall. There really hot stuff on the other side. Do you want that heat coming through any more than is necessary? Will it effect all the electronics behind the dash?

And that bit of metal in the steering wheel, yeah, I'm sure they put it in their for better overall weight distribution. They couldn't possibly have done it to kep you from being impaled on the steering column in the event of an accident. I realize that this may be a non-issue if you are properly belted in, but for the .00000000000000027/mpg it costs me, I'll leave it there.
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