I am planning to make my own brace using one of those adjustable braces those HONDA guys put under the car in the rear , question is , after looking at pictures I cannot see clearly if the mounting point on the engine is on the rear side of the upper intake manifold where the hoist attachment and grounding wire ( thing ) is bolted on , the car is an FD by the way , can anyone varify this ? .

 

on my HPI torque brace w/dampner, the attachment point to the intake is the rear of UIM. it uses the same holes as the engine hoist hook. i'll post some pics of my set-up tomorow

 

That will be great , thanks .,also HPI ? who are they ?.

 

Exactly , you mount it where the hoist hook and ground wires attach to the manifold. The spot on the other side is directly across on the firewall and is already available. 10 mm studs on that side should do it.

 

did i hear HPI? check out there site on www.jouleusa.com drop me a email if interested in anything

 

CONTACT SOUL ASSASIN, OR CANMAN89 FOR HPI STUFF.
SOPRRY ABOUT THE CAPS, BROKEN KEYBOARD

 

ok soul beat me to it...

 

Thanks for the good though SPEED NYC..

FEED makes one here is a picture of the part, but no
close up pics of where it goes..
http://www.jt-imports.com/FEED%20engine%20dampener.jpg

AXIA makes one
HPI makes one

and a few other companies, but they dont have the shock absorber to them...

Jason
www.jt-imports.com

 

is there anything wrong with running one of these braces without some kinda of dampner?

i made one that runs from where the stock smogpump bolts on to the waterpump housing. and then runs over to the strut bar mount.

i would have to take a pic to show what i did. so far i have not seen any problems with it. but wanted to make sure.

thanks,
James

 

Mako,
Lets see the pic....

 

now dont laugh to hard at my ghetto brace..

it cost me $2 in parts.

i welded in a nut on each side in the eyelet part and ground it down.
it works for now, and did not cost a lot.

i might make a diff one to mount to the back sometime.



i did not know if it ws a bad place to have it mounted, but it seems solid

James
93 mb

 

NOT BAD!! I have seen a couple mounted from the tower bar to the Alternator and a couple other places, but HEY what ever works right??!!

Jason
www.jt-imports.com

 

Here is a pic of the hpi one on a s13.

 

TOFSTR32GTR,
Hows the business coming?

Jason
www.jt-imports.com

 

Good
We are doing our first U.S. show in sept with the HPI president coming over. We will be full time in jan. We actually outsold the japanese market and ran them out of intercoolers!

 

Since you're doing your first show in Sept., are you guys going to be at Sevenstock?

 

1/8" cable from the front housing to the driver's side strut tower. Cost $2, value incredible!

 

What pluses come from having this torque brace?

 

Well for one, your engine doesnt move around when you gas it. More direct torque feel. Also if you have ever missed third gear this helps a little bit in that regard.Only negative aspect is the vibration you get in first gear or idle, you get used to it but its noticeable. Btw I made one using 2 dollars worth of parts from home depot.