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Old 06-22-2022, 09:23 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Talos Woten View Post
If you are riding the bleeding edge to reduce your brakes by 20 lbs... I'd say there are easier, safer ways to get an extra 20W of power in your vehicle.
That's a fair point. As you say, economy is not the only thing affected by weight, but brakes are probably not the first place to look if economy is your goal.
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