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Old 03-03-2008, 08:03 PM
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i dropped the tranny in the FD today. its a 93 touring.



theres this huge steel or aluminum beem going down the center of the car. looks like it could hold up a 10 story building. it goes from the rear of the tranny to the diff.



do i need this beam in there? do R1's have this?????
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Old 03-03-2008, 08:08 PM
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thats the powerplant frame... all fds have em..
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is it really needed?...i never seen one of these on other cars. seems like extra weight to me.
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leave it off and see how you like it.
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Old 03-04-2008, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by treceb' post='895837' date='Mar 4 2008, 09:13 AM
leave it off and see how you like it.


sarcasm or not...cant tell



i have the Banzai-racing diff brace. and plan on getting the mazdaspeed (or identical) tranny brace.



so would this still be needed???
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that "bar" is basically your trans and diff mounts.



think about not having your trans/diff mounted to the car.



plus, as the name implies, it assists in planting the power to the ground, aka powerplant frame.



you're a funny guy.



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Old 03-04-2008, 01:47 PM
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leave it on. i wished i could find a close up pic of the one used in the apexi drift fd.
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i guess ill leave it in then.



just never seen these on any other car, other than an FD...
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miata's have them, i know of an american car that has it too but i cant remember which it is
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Its called a torque arm in the Camaro world.
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