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Old Sep 4, 2003 | 11:52 AM
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Front tower bar clearance

Does any which front tower bar will clear the M2 large intercooler aluminum pipe that leads from the turbos to the intercooler. I bought a OBX tower bar and had to bent the pipe inorder for the bar to fit. I want to re do the pipe and get a propper fitting bar to reduce the air restricion.
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Old Sep 4, 2003 | 12:54 PM
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You'll most likely have the best luck with the oem brace, as it is typically thinner than aftermarket braces.

No matter what brace you use, you will likely have an issue. I have never seen an M2 in person where the hot side piping didn't rub on the hood or shock tower brace.
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Old Sep 5, 2003 | 04:22 PM
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My stock R1 brace rubs on the same m2 pipe. I drilled off a little bit in order for it to not rub all the way through the aluminum piping.
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Old Sep 6, 2003 | 01:11 AM
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My M2 pipe does not rub on anything. I cut the connector hose at a slight angle and shortened it a bit, filed the back of the airpump at the mount a little and pushed the airpump down all the way and used the alt adjustor to adjust the belt, also used a slightly shorter belt. Plenty of clearance using R1 brace.
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