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Engine customization x 2 (first level)
Engine customization x 2.5 (other levels)
2
legal
3 CF
100 kg Load
Vehicle facility
Vehicle B/R
4
(levels x 8) h
+2 Signature or
levels of engine customization
Active thermal masking is a high-powered coolant system that temporarily absorbs heat generated by the vehicle's power plant. This modification is available only to customized gasoline, methane, diesel and jet engines for all chassis except motorcycles. Each level of engine customization allows one level of active masking, and each level of active masking increases the vehicle's signature by 1.
During operation, the vehicle loses 15 meters per turn to its Speed rating for each level of masking activated and the vehicle cannot exceed its adjusted Speed rating. The system runs for a duration equal to (60 - (masking x 5)) minutes. Running the coolant system longer than the indicated duration produces 1 Stress point per minute and forces the vehicle: to make a Stress Test each minute. Characters can switch off the masking system before the end of the specified duration.
At the end of the duration, the masking system must shut down for 10 minutes to vent accumulated heat. During this period the vehicle Signature falls to 2, regardless of any other Signature modifiers in effect.
