strut tower brace?

mustangmike6996

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BMR is pretty good...i was wondering if anyone honestly notices a difference with a strut tower brace???

 

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Honestly? Yes!

 

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blbrchnk

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GOLDENPONY said:

Honestly? Yes!

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In what ways do you notice a benefit?

 

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Front end feels tighter, notice better feel in corners, biggest benefit- almost totally eliminated any cowl shake (like when hitting a pothole or RR tracks). My car's a convertible.

 

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I got mine from Ford Racing and besides having to lightly shim LH side for 07 engine cover, it handles very well.

 

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GOLDENPONY said:

Front end feels tighter, notice better feel in corners, biggest benefit- almost totally eliminated any cowl shake (like when hitting a pothole or RR tracks). My car's a convertible.

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are you talking about the annoying noise that comes from the a-pillar/dash/windshield area?? mine is horrible

i can get a deal on the beefy BMR brace at my work so i might have to go with that

 

bigcat

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i have the same brace as GOLDENPONY. its made by Strange Development. it is one of the best on the market. made from lightweight aluminum, so it does not add extra weight to your car. i think the shipping weight was 1.3lbs!!!

as far as feeling, i can take interstate on-ramps at a greater speed and still feel in control. i have not had it at the track, so thats the only comparison i can give you.

 

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BMR is excelent but...

...unfortunately I have to buy a different one because my near-new BMR won't clear the engine cover I recently purchased.

If anyone's interested in 50% off on a red BMR STB, let me know.

Jeff

email - gtvert02 at aol.com

 

GOLDENPONY

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FYI, my Strange Development bar clears my aftermarket plenum cover with no problems.

 

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GOLDENPONY said:

FYI, my Strange Development bar clears my aftermarket plenum cover with no problems.

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I saw that they clear the plenum covers, do you have to do anything extra to make them fit under the hood? Or do they just fit out of the box as is?

 

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Nope, just took it out of the box and bolted it on. About a 5 min. install.

 

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explrsport said:

...unfortunately I have to buy a different one because my near-new BMR won't clear the engine cover I recently purchased.

If anyone's interested in 50% off on a red BMR STB, let me know.

Jeff

email - gtvert02 at aol.com

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I'm interested if you still have it. Could you tell me what it would cost to buy it from you and ship it to zip code 21113?

 

bigcat

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please take all slaes related posts to the PM system. sales are not allowed in the discussion forums.

so if anyone wants to talk about buying it, PM him. thanks

 

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What's Strange Development?

 

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Strange Development

Strange Development is the name of a company that makes performance equipment for cars.

 

bigcat

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stanmckinney said:

What's Strange Development?

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http://strangedevelopment.com/

 

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The BMR brace looks very nice.