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Old 01-25-2012, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by GX150 View Post
The additional speed and torque of that engine will destroy the front arms if they hit something. With lesser motors, you have a better chance of stopping before it tears them up if something gets in the way.
This buggy isn't going to be set up for more speed than the 400cc had (50-ish mphs). More torque is hopefully the improvement along with reliability. But I will pay attention to the A-arms. I still have to find a reasonable priced set of HD struts & springs as these are WORE out and sag badly.
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