remove sub-frames with cage??
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remove sub-frames with cage?? wasn't sure where to post this.... would it be ok if I removed my subframes now that I have a 6 point weld in cage???
I'm wanting to save the 40 or so lbs.
I should be pulling high 1.4X's. 
I'm wanting to save the 40 or so lbs.
I should be pulling high 1.4X's. ok, so who's right? I just posted this same question in the chassis section and everyone said to ditch the SFC's. For what it's worth- seems like all the "fast" cars 10's or quicker are sans SFC's.
IMO ditch the SFC. that 6 point cage does tie in the chasis. the only way he will bend the chasis at this point is wrecking the car, not from any launch. the car is very stiff with a weldin 6 point wolf in it.
My Hot Rod runs pretty fast and I race her every weekend, I have a 6-point roll cage and my SFC are still in my car. 
Give Madman a call. He will set you straight.
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Give Madman a call. He will set you straight.
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I was talking to Madman about this last week.
He summed it up by saying "the SFC's make up one side the triangle. You can bend the floorpans in 4th gens with a hammer or just a slight impact. If you plan to keep the car even for a couple of years you should keep them."
He summed it up by saying "the SFC's make up one side the triangle. You can bend the floorpans in 4th gens with a hammer or just a slight impact. If you plan to keep the car even for a couple of years you should keep them."
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Technically, to be NHRA legal with a full cage you need a sill bar in cars that don't have a frame rail on the side.
SFC's make up that bar, or you need to add a sill bar to the cage. SFC's are heavier but easier to do.
SFC's make up that bar, or you need to add a sill bar to the cage. SFC's are heavier but easier to do.