does anyone know of any cheap ebay strust bars that fit the 1stgen??? i thought i saw one guy on here say he had one for a 2nd gen and put it on the 1st and it worked then a local guy where i live used a 3rd gen bar that he had ordered for his 3rd but tryed on his 1st gen with sucess...i have no way of talking to either of those guys so i dont have a clue what they ordered but they were cheap which is what i need

 

Check out www.rotorhead.ca they have some.

 

www.cpracing.com they have one for like 115 or something.

 

do either of those bars cause fitment problems with an IDA (with filter assembly)?

 

it doesn't look like it to me... did you even look at the picture on rotorhead.ca??? i think it speaks for itself.

 

okay, i understand that to the blind or retarded, my post may have looked like it read "Elysian, i want your opinion on if there are clearance issues with the CP Racing/Rotorhead strut tower brace." for that i apologize. that wasn't my intention.

so let me restate as to keep opinions out of this: does anyone here have the brace and an IDA on their car?


this was pirated from www.rotorhead.ca (sorry, Manntis )

 

I would suggest (if you are paranoid about fitment that is) to build your own.

Otherwise find someone with one of those braces that is willing to take measurements, then (if you have IDA on your 7) you take a bunch of measurements in corresponding areas and see if things will fit.

 

i got lucky and got this one off a FC. i didnt think it would fit, but w/ just a lil bending it fit pretty nice. it barely clears the alternator by 3mm

 

BTW
The bars Rotorhead sells ARE the CP bars.
They're an authorized dealer for them (going back to the days before CP had a website).

And I would suggest e-mailing Chris at CP about the fitment issues. As I recall he tested the bars with a whole bunch of different carb set-ups, but being an EFI guy myself, you'll probably want to double-check....

 

well, i was worried about the front end of the filter assembly, but even though Rotarx7 is not using the exact same bar, he is running a 13B with IDA - that's what i'll have - and there seems to be a good 6 inches or so (judging from the photo) of clearance. i wasn't too concerned with right-side firewall section of the CP Racing/Rotorhead brace. so i feel confident about getting the bar.

thanks guys.
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building your own is more fun!





My strut brace needs repainted.....

 

Seth,

It will be difficult to get it to match the paint in your engine compartment.

Rich