Strut-Tower brace for 07 GT - Plenum Cover

Emay

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s1roush said:

Where is your air filter? I didn't think Prochargers worked with STB's.

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I fabricated it to work with the original procharger filter location, but you may want to go here and learn a bit about my current layout:

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=731708&highlight=procharged+emay

Here's how it looked previous:

 

LV51FER

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I have a Steeda billet strut brace ovver a Mid West technologies plenum cover although I'm not sure I can recommend it at all. The reason is that the bar itself which connects the two billet strut top mounts is rose-jointed. I assume that it's rose-jiointed to stop too much stress being placed on the billet pieces but you can only adjust the bar a turn at a time and the only position it will bolt down on allows the bar to swivel fore and aft sligtly which actrualy rubs on the plenum. So I had to use pipe cladding on the bar to support it on the plenum. It begs the question, if it can swivel, whether it actually does anthing.

 

jlisle01

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You may consider the extra clearance STB from Strange Development. That's what I'm using. It does rub the hood liner but has plenty of clearance over a plenum cover. My hood liner was rubbing on my midwest cover and since mine is one of the custom painted ones that was a big no-no.



Here's a link.

http://www.strangedevelopment.com/

 

garbledwords

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Mar 3, 2008

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I have the BMR brace and the factory plemun cover. It fits fine with no problem and without "lowering" the cover. there might be a slight impression on the hood liner from the brace, but it is rather unnoticeable.

 

metroplex

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Mar 16, 2008

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I'm confused about the fitment... That Strange brace looks like it clears the plenum by a square mile, yet while the GT500 STB hugs the plenum cover it will contact the hood/liner preventing the hood from closing properly.

 

metroplex

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Here are some pics of my GT500 STB retrofit project gone awry:




Notice how closely the GT500 STB hugs the plenum cover, yet it still touches the hoodliner and prevents the hood from closing properly.

 

red05bullitgt

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Mar 16, 2008

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metroplex said:

Here are some pics of my GT500 STB retrofit project gone awry:




Notice how closely the GT500 STB hugs the plenum cover, yet it still touches the hoodliner and prevents the hood from closing properly.

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Charlie, did you try using washers to angle the bar down ?


Rocky

 

metroplex

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I didn't bother with the washers because the amount of bulge from the passenger side was about 1/4". I'd have to shim the bar by that amount to clear whatever obstruction there was. I suspect it was just the thickness of the insulator. Hopefully there wasn't any permanent damage to the hood or the hinges.

 

red05bullitgt

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I don't you think you have anything to worry about Charlie. Otherwise I would've noticed dents in my hood after fully closing it several times, especially without the hoodliner being re-installed.

 

sabrooks

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Mar 29, 2008

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i got one from blue oval on ebay it clears the plenum

 

Sparty92

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Mar 30, 2008

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I have the plenum cover, and LIKE it. So I would get this STB:

http://www.southernmustangparts.com...-agent47-double-barrel-strut-brace-p-310.html

Looks nice to me.