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Originally Posted by cdrazic93
Not nessecarily. Some kits remove the crash beam while others do not. while power gains are high on the list, members of this site should proactively remind other members about safety concerns when adding 50% more horsepower and cutting structurally critical points to an already very light car...
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Yes, necessarily.
Systems have theirs pros and cons that should be weighed prior to purchase and that's up to the sole discretion of the purchaser.
Furthermore, few of these systems, aside from the CARB approved systems, are certified for use on public roads anyway.
None of this has ANYTHING to do with the reason why THIS thread was created. If there's a safety thread for FI all this safety related information should be migrated over. At the end of the day, the best way to maintain all safety parameters would be not to add any additional power to the chassis that it wasn't intended to support.
I'm more interested in seeing what systems exist within the parameters of the OP, i.e the reason THIS thread was created.
The discussions about crash bar cutting, removal and replacement just doesn't matter in the scheme of what systems exist that others use in that price range. Just because a crash bar is removed, cut or notched doesn't immediately disqualify it from consideration. It may for some, which if they do their research they'll notice and bypass it. The same can be said for systems that remove the washer bottle.
This other stuff has credence, just not here.
btw, the turbo vs SC debate is OFF topic in this thread. It wasn't created to discuss which was "better". There's room for both options in this thread. It was created to discuss what the potential for these systems out the door for +/- $5000.
If you want to discuss turbo vs supercharger visit any number of the threads on it:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13354
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43878
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50816
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30591
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21182
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=261
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39928
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36946
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36277
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10921