Installed Cusco Strut bar and RB Engine torque brace
04-20-02, 06:56 PM
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Installed Cusco Strut bar and RB Engine torque brace
Wow what a day, let me say first installing the RB engine engine torque brace was pain in the ***. the mounting points are hard to get at and I needed to open the holes a bit, since the brace would not fit, to narrow.
It's a pretty strait forward install, just follow the instructions they supply.
You notice the difference when you fire the motor up, the car jerks more than usual
the idle is a bit rougher, and you can feel the cabin vibrate a bit more
also with the mounting point being where it is, it sounds like a intercom system to the engine bay, all the tranny engine vibrations/sounds transmit thru the rod to the chassis, thru the firewall and into the interior.
It's kind of a cool/annoying sound, an extra turn of the radio solves this problem.
The Cusco bar is a very easy install, 6 bolts, a bit of adjustment, and done.
no real clue on the effects of it yet, waiting for a nice track day
It's a pretty strait forward install, just follow the instructions they supply.
You notice the difference when you fire the motor up, the car jerks more than usual
the idle is a bit rougher, and you can feel the cabin vibrate a bit more
also with the mounting point being where it is, it sounds like a intercom system to the engine bay, all the tranny engine vibrations/sounds transmit thru the rod to the chassis, thru the firewall and into the interior.
It's kind of a cool/annoying sound, an extra turn of the radio solves this problem.
The Cusco bar is a very easy install, 6 bolts, a bit of adjustment, and done.
no real clue on the effects of it yet, waiting for a nice track day
04-20-02, 07:03 PM
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That is a bizarre torque brace! What kind of bracing did you have to weld or bolt in at the fender? That where the relays normally go, right? Or is that just for 12A cars? The strut bar was extremely sweet...
04-20-02, 08:08 PM
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there is a seam at the mounting point, so there is two layers of steel. Then 2 fat washers to distribute the load.
there were no relays there.
there were no relays there.
04-20-02, 08:16 PM
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Wow, that torque brace looks like it would be easy to make! A strong bar, a thead maker, and some brackets, and a few nuts and washers. The engine brace hooks right to the rear engine hoist connection right? How thick is that bar? What kind of difference does it make? Is there some rubber supporting the ends of the the bracing?
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It seems to be 7ga steel, 2 bends 1 weld edge.
2 point mount on engine, top hoist spot, and lower one where the ground mounts near slave cylinder.
rubber only at bar to brace connection, none at engine/tranny point or fender.
It's the RB kit, you just don't see most of it when installed.
2 point mount on engine, top hoist spot, and lower one where the ground mounts near slave cylinder.
rubber only at bar to brace connection, none at engine/tranny point or fender.
It's the RB kit, you just don't see most of it when installed.
05-18-02, 10:08 AM
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I have the same torque brace. I went to Home Depot and got a couple of neoprene washers (very thin), they helped a lot. I had to remove my strut bar to get it on, since I have a triangular bar.
05-18-02, 02:17 PM
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You just pull back the inner fender molding to access the hole. a bit of a pain but it works
Originally posted by riffraff
did you have to take the quarter panel off to install the engine brace?
did you have to take the quarter panel off to install the engine brace?
05-18-02, 02:22 PM
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Directfreak - It's the Flex-a-lite Black Magic, 2800cfm
works REAL well
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=23680
David88vert - How do you like the triangular bar? I wanted one but having to remove the screws to comply with AutoX rules only allowing 2 points would be a pain.
works REAL well
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=23680
David88vert - How do you like the triangular bar? I wanted one but having to remove the screws to comply with AutoX rules only allowing 2 points would be a pain.
05-18-02, 05:16 PM
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Directfreak - It's the Flex-a-lite Black Magic, 2800cfm
works REAL well
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=23680
Directfreak - It's the Flex-a-lite Black Magic, 2800cfm
works REAL well
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=23680
Looks like an OEM fit from your picture.
I will order one on Monday.
