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I wouldnt say it made 'much' difference really- I've managed to put a slight kink in my G3s after a few nose dives last summer, and that was at much lower speeds than when I turned the G2s into bananas after a frontal impact. The extra material certainly helps, but the whole design of the X-brace was just baddly flawed- creates one giant weak point right in the middle of the chassis where it would naturally want to bend/ flex regardless. What I found after my frontal impact was that the screws stripped out the front-underside , meaning the X-braces bent upwards at the front, but the battery tray just pinged away and was unharmed. What I'd like are more or less solid rails to replace the braces, just stick some M4 sized holes through them so you can still bolt up through into the tranny to mount it like normal. That would eliminate the weak point completely, and weight gain doesnt really concern me too much- wouldnt be more than a few hundred grams = meh.