Best Mod I Have Done To My Car
09-11-06, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by mono4lamar
^^^ can you link us to a site for purchase? i hate doing all this backally pming business all the time.
09-11-06, 09:02 PM
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The only way to get one is to PM GARCO MOTORWORKS and tell him that you want a torque brace like mine (Thomas1277). He doesn't have a bussness. He just makes them by order. Currently he has only one left and he is willing to make more I think.
09-11-06, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by LUPE
Best mod that I ever did to my car was the "Steve Kan Tune" mod.
Tuning is the best mod so I guess the torque brace would be the next best.
09-12-06, 02:56 AM
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The brace is made from 3/8 thick steel for the finder mount and the UIM mount . The link is 1/2 inch steel rod with tubes at each end that have rubber bushings and a steel insert . Each link is made to order so the length is correct for each car .The new design is easer to install and cost $ 95 plus shipping for the ends and the link after the measurement is made .
09-12-06, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
I agree with afterburn. The brace is *not* needed if you have upgraded motor mounts. I run the gotham poly mounts and also a diff brace. My fully rebuilt tranny helps as well I'm sure. My driveline is rock solid, with well over 400 whp. I recently drag raced the car and had no driveline movement at all.
09-13-06, 02:40 AM
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Yes I really recommend it especially when I changed my clutch to a cerametallic one. The car was very hard to drive especilly in trafic condition. Driving improved by much when I installed it.
FULLY recommend it.
FULLY recommend it.
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The engine should have some movement and the brace is designed to have that movement by using rubber bushings in each end of the link .Plus the rubber keeps the vibration out of the cabin . I will say most nay sayers have never even seen one of these units much less tried one in there cars .
03-25-08, 02:14 AM
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I always wondered why I miss 3rd gear sometimes when going hard. Never thought this was why. FEED and R Magic also make these braces or "engine dampers" I think they call them.
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The plate is bolted to another steel plate behind the finder wall to streighten the mount . As the motor moves toward that finder under power the area is being pushed on .If any car has pushed this in or deformed the finder it has not been reported .I have the oldest one and with over four hundred HP and good motor mounts ,there has not been any problem with the brace . It is not designed as a band aid for worn mounts but an improvement for good ones .
03-25-08, 08:51 AM
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Previous owner of my car had this installed and I think it was one of the first batches of this brace. He put roughly 25k on the motor, and when I bought the car everything felt nice and solid....little did I know my driver side motor mount was completely toast and I didnt know until rebuild time came.
I purchased the poly banzai motor mounts, so whenever the day comes that I finish my project, I am going to run the car without the brace for a little while, and then hook the garfinkle brace back up and see how much of a difference it makes even with the new mounts.
I've inspected the mounting location numerous times...absolutely no deformities whatsoever. Car was making at best guess 310-330rwhp based off of others outcomes with similiar mods during that time.
I purchased the poly banzai motor mounts, so whenever the day comes that I finish my project, I am going to run the car without the brace for a little while, and then hook the garfinkle brace back up and see how much of a difference it makes even with the new mounts.
I've inspected the mounting location numerous times...absolutely no deformities whatsoever. Car was making at best guess 310-330rwhp based off of others outcomes with similiar mods during that time.
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