Yes I agree but we have the parts in a new day and age to make a 4k plus pound car go 8s reliably . With that said the lighter the easier but comparing a cobra kit car to a fox and taking weight out just bad advice . We have weighed 3050 and went 4.98 to the 1/8.Well to clarify, you would be replacing a lot of metal with fiberglass or composite pieces, if you don't add a cage you could get it down below 2500 lbs and yes it would be a potato chip, or more accurately a noodle. But you know that, after all, you have built some really nice stuff.
the golden rule of going fast quickly is to stick a lot of hp in the lightest car you can.
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