Board Thread:The Flash discussions/@comment-13895380-20170525144612/@comment-30054587-20171111120845

More to the point why was Barry stupid enough to destroy the suit? It's just a piece of technology, like his current suit; not like there's some sort of curse.

Definitely ironic that the suits looks more sinister when worn by the hero rather than the villain; I think it's intentional, yes.

I speculate that it did help Barry move faster because it is more effective than his own suit at dealing with the issues of rapid movement, but he wasn't as fast as Savitar using it. I'd say the limitation on Savitar made more of a difference; in regular clothes he is not such a threat compared with other speedsters...