I don't think the car thing is a great comparison. When I take the subaru to Road Atlanta, I don't leave crap in the trunk and have my floormat under my feet. I don't leave the street tires on either. I'm there to see what is the best the car can do, regardless of what it can do in traffic, 'cause I can't drive it like that on the street since I'd be arrested (after they got the chopper up anyway, not by a car 
).
If I took the E55 to the strip, I would just leave it as I drive it on the street. It's unmodified, so why bother with little things. But it's a daily driver, and it's unmodified. I don't think you can call any of our PCs "daily drivers" as they're all at least mildly modified.
If you don't care to put up the best numbers you can, or see what your truck is capable of, then don't take the hitch off. If you want to see what's the best it can do, take it off. If the street is all that matters, then why go to the track at all? Or why modify it any little bit. See what I'm saying?
Edited by 2thAche - 5/8/12 at 4:55pm
).If I took the E55 to the strip, I would just leave it as I drive it on the street. It's unmodified, so why bother with little things. But it's a daily driver, and it's unmodified. I don't think you can call any of our PCs "daily drivers" as they're all at least mildly modified.
If you don't care to put up the best numbers you can, or see what your truck is capable of, then don't take the hitch off. If you want to see what's the best it can do, take it off. If the street is all that matters, then why go to the track at all? Or why modify it any little bit. See what I'm saying?
Edited by 2thAche - 5/8/12 at 4:55pm
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