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Old 03-02-2012   #2
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Re: 2G Brake Upgrade, '05-'06 Outlander Parts

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Originally Posted by 89_Colt_GT View Post
In a 17,000 lb car, an extra 20 lbs of weight is nothing. especially when you figure 20 lbs of weight is the same as 2 gallons of gas.
Damn! What kind of DSM do you drive that weighs seventeen thousand pounds?

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Originally Posted by Kevin 1G Drummer View Post
You also have to consider that's 20 pounds of unsprung, rotating mass. Both of those are areas where every pound counts.
This. On my last car (weighed 3800 lbs) I took out 45 lbs of rotating mass, and it felt like a totally different car, like it was magically several hundred pounds lighter. Rotating mass makes a pretty noticeable difference.
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