Cusco Type D Strut Bar - WOW!
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Cusco Type D Strut Bar - WOW!
For those interested in adding a strut bar to their FD, this thing is amazing, I dont know if it is in my mind or what, but I am whippin around corners like I never thought possible.
Also, it fits PERFECTLY center around the mounting brackets and the holes line up to the millimeter!
Go Cusco!
RXJoey
Also, it fits PERFECTLY center around the mounting brackets and the holes line up to the millimeter!
Go Cusco!
RXJoey
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look all over the internet. . . youll find something.
i understand where you come from rxjoey. the FD isnt supposed to have that much flex at the "towers" as it doesnt have a macpherson strut setup. . . its double a-arm or wishbone or something. anyways, its supposed to have reduced flex and a strut brace isnt SUPPOSED to matter. i disagree. . . for some reason it feels VERY good. i was surprised like you are.
have fun.
paul
i understand where you come from rxjoey. the FD isnt supposed to have that much flex at the "towers" as it doesnt have a macpherson strut setup. . . its double a-arm or wishbone or something. anyways, its supposed to have reduced flex and a strut brace isnt SUPPOSED to matter. i disagree. . . for some reason it feels VERY good. i was surprised like you are.
have fun.
paul
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Originally Posted by saburo
where the pic
This is a Cusco "D" style strut For got to add the reason it's called a "D" bar is that it's flat on the bottom and hollow. If you cut it in half and looked at the end it would be "D" shaped where there most popular bar seems to be the oval with the indentations on the front and back edge. Jack
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Originally Posted by FormulaRX
what's that little bar in the upper left hand corner of the pic? is it some kind of engine torque damper bar like some of those honda race engines I have seen?
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engine torque damper, $75 on ebay
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Cantgostraight: is that your engine bay??? That looks like the pettit intake but it seems the accessory air filter is mounted facing forward. The kit I got has is facing the passenger side with the pipe bending through the heat shield. Any info? thanks
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Originally Posted by rotorbrain
i understand where you come from rxjoey. the FD isnt supposed to have that much flex at the "towers" as it doesnt have a macpherson strut setup. . . its double a-arm or wishbone or something. anyways, its supposed to have reduced flex and a strut brace isnt SUPPOSED to matter. i disagree. . . for some reason it feels VERY good. i was surprised like you are.
have fun.
paul
have fun.
paul
That is correct... theretically a strut tower bar is designed to keep the shock from moving around under hard cornering, this rocking back and forth of the shock causes changes in camber in the middle of a turn. This is an issue when a car has a stadard strut suspension. But with the FD it is double wishbone and has one wishbone located near the top of the shock designed to keep this movement from taking place.
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Engine torque brace
Originally Posted by FormulaRX
what's that little bar in the upper left hand corner of the pic? is it some kind of engine torque damper bar like some of those honda race engines I have seen?
Part of the assembley, not like the one on Ebay (uses a transmission mout for dampening. I'm using it to bandaid my drivers mount till I can change it. PS. have 2 available.
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Originally Posted by Rx7thHeaven
That is correct... theretically a strut tower bar is designed to keep the shock from moving around under hard cornering, this rocking back and forth of the shock causes changes in camber in the middle of a turn. This is an issue when a car has a stadard strut suspension. But with the FD it is double wishbone and has one wishbone located near the top of the shock designed to keep this movement from taking place.
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Deffinately Pettit
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Cantgostraight: is that your engine bay??? That looks like the pettit intake but it seems the accessory air filter is mounted facing forward. The kit I got has is facing the passenger side with the pipe bending through the heat shield. Any info? thanks
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Deffinately Pettit
Originally Posted by airborne
Cantgostraight: is that your engine bay??? That looks like the pettit intake but it seems the accessory air filter is mounted facing forward. The kit I got has is facing the passenger side with the pipe bending through the heat shield. Any info? thanks
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Originally Posted by CantGoStraight
soon as i get those clear tail lights on Ebay I'm expecting to be in the 17's
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Not in the least
Originally Posted by RX 4 Speed
Please don't tell me that you mean what I think you mean...
PS This thread has offically been Hi-Jacked
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I'm just curious: It's advertised that the Cusco D-shaped strut bar gives a bit more clearance because of it's shape. Does it add *that* much more clearance?
I was considering it to replace my R1 bar, because my R1 bar just about touches my HKS intake.
I was considering it to replace my R1 bar, because my R1 bar just about touches my HKS intake.
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The strut bar does fine. It's the stock suspension that lease a bit to be desired. As far as clearance goes it may be just a tad higher as the top of my bar contacts the padding under the hood, it's still tight underneath the bar.
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Originally Posted by RX7SIGN
Does the cusco strut bar function well with stock suspension?
Shock tower braces DO make a small but noticeable improvement, but let's not get carried away here guys.....