Here's the link to the review I did of the buildup of the [plane:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/showthread...66&forumid=142

In it I detail a lot of the buildup, and the last posts explain the weight distribution and parts and pieces I used. You will see, from the review, that there is VERY little I did to increase weight, and that the max I could hope to remove from the plane is 5.5-6 ounces of servo/linkage setup and possibly go to lighter batteries.

Remember, those DA's aren't using pipes. . but another guy here locally did a FC330 with a DA100 and standard mufflers, AND used Powerflites and still came in over 27 lbs. . close to 288