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Yup...our '65 Dart is a tin can compared to our '76 Dart and '73 Duster. The weight savings is nice on the '65 but for the street I do like the extra roof and door reinforcements.

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Thats where the XTRA weight comes in at. GOOD to
have for a dual purpose car (protection purposes on the street), performance wise, it is an untapped point of free hp. NOT suggesting that you should gut your street/strip runner, but there are some places to reduce weight WITHOUT altering vehicle safety measures. All-Out racers, whether trailered or tagged for the street usually run rollcages (reduced vehicle weight is the norm) and that indicates they mean "business"!
There ARE many very strong street/strip cars that run at above the 11.50 1/4 mile index or 7.50? 1/8 mile index that are like (weightwise) your setup. Nothing wrong with that!!