Fd & Fc Engine Torque Brace
10-28-2003, 04:36 AM
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looks pretty neat how they got it set up. The thing I dont' like though is where it mounts. That bracket(the alternator bracket) attaches to the water pump housing via one 12mm bolt. I've had that bolt hole strip out before so I would advise double checking it where it connects to the housing before putting it on.
10-29-2003, 12:19 AM
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woah... didn't u say FC engine torque brace too? I don't see a FC engine bay in that pic.
That is a FD engine bay with the optional front strut bar.
I could make that thing for 5 bucks (no offesense of course)
Where is the FC one? i still haven't found a way to make a good FC one... my plan was to make a plate from hardended steel and paint it... then have it bolt underneth the strut tower bar on the passneger side shock tower and run a bar with two rod ends, one to plate another to somehwere on engine... May require removal of air pump.
But that is just me thinking and not doing **** all.
That is a FD engine bay with the optional front strut bar.
I could make that thing for 5 bucks (no offesense of course)
Where is the FC one? i still haven't found a way to make a good FC one... my plan was to make a plate from hardended steel and paint it... then have it bolt underneth the strut tower bar on the passneger side shock tower and run a bar with two rod ends, one to plate another to somehwere on engine... May require removal of air pump.
But that is just me thinking and not doing **** all.
10-29-2003, 08:36 AM
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the thing that stands out to me isnt where it attaches to the engine but the other side of the brace. will it work with other strut tower bars? that is the side i would be interested in. just seems like you need the oem bar for it to work
11-07-2003, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by JT-Imports' date='Oct 28 2003, 05:26 PM
Tell me what you guys think. Its a little pricey right now, but hopefully I can get it down quite a bit. Added Rigidity to your FEED engine brace, or this one alone.
'This device feeds the rotational torque of what could be a very powerful engine with a high momentary shock load as the clutch drops via a pressed metal strip and an aluminium casting that is just as much air hole as metal, neither of which are designed to transmit force in that plane. What do you think will happen after a few load cycles?' he said.