The Strut Brace by 928 Motorsports
07-24-2006, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Carl Fausett
So - in answer to you question... just for race? No. For race I think you will want to suppliment even this bar with a Y-bracket that connects to the actual strut tower bolts (see Joe F post above, that is correct for race). But for performance street driving and autocross events, this will do nicely.
07-24-2006, 10:02 PM
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Sure. But I wouldn't want to make all the jigs and fixtures for any less than 10 of them. You get me 10 buyers of this strut bar who want to upgrade to the special order race bar (with struts that go from this brace to the shock tower bolts) and I'll get into it.
07-24-2006, 11:20 PM
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Not that I have seen many 928's lately performing at the halftime show on 2 wheels, but other than that, why are we in need of this replacement. This goes against the whole premace of Porsche engineering.
The brace looks awesome Carl, thanks for providing another great 928 product for us, keep up the great work!
07-25-2006, 08:53 AM
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Carl,
How is the clearance under the bar for the pipe from the SC to the intercooler on a Murph stage 2? I have my stock bar spaced up about 1 mm for clearance/engine movement with 3-4 year old motor mounts now. The bar looks great, if the clearance is ok I will definitely add one while getting my intake powdercoated next month.
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How is the clearance under the bar for the pipe from the SC to the intercooler on a Murph stage 2? I have my stock bar spaced up about 1 mm for clearance/engine movement with 3-4 year old motor mounts now. The bar looks great, if the clearance is ok I will definitely add one while getting my intake powdercoated next month.
Jim
07-25-2006, 11:15 AM
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Jim R - we were careful to hit the correct heights just like the old bar - wanted to be sure we did not hit the hood nor the WUR below. Its all good.
However - how about a no-risk-to-you option? Our products are sold with our "if you do not like it send it back gaurantee" We tell everybody that if you get one of our products out of the box, look it over, hold it up to the car, and just do not like it - you can send it back for a complete refund. No harm, no foul. Only two caveats: we do not refund shipping charges, and the part must not have been installed or attempted to be installed. Must come back in like-new, re-saleable condition.
So... if you want I'll ship you one to try. I think it will fit fine - but you be the judge.
However - how about a no-risk-to-you option? Our products are sold with our "if you do not like it send it back gaurantee" We tell everybody that if you get one of our products out of the box, look it over, hold it up to the car, and just do not like it - you can send it back for a complete refund. No harm, no foul. Only two caveats: we do not refund shipping charges, and the part must not have been installed or attempted to be installed. Must come back in like-new, re-saleable condition.
So... if you want I'll ship you one to try. I think it will fit fine - but you be the judge.
07-25-2006, 02:03 PM
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Jim raises a good point. Why not design a cross brace with a cutout or indentation on the underpart of the passenger's side so that a full metal SC pipe will easily fit underneath it? You could do it without sacrificing too much strength, I would think. Maybe combine that with "Y" brackets that attach to the shock tower bolts. You would sell one with each SC kit, I am sure.
07-30-2006, 10:10 AM
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The kits we currently sell do not conflict witht he crossbrace. Only the early kits we sold have metal pipe there. The later kits have a section of rubber hose right there (there was a hose connection for the charged air pipe nearby anyway - we just extended it about 3" ) and this little extension on the rubber hose allows us to push into it a little bit without sacrifycing strength in the crossbar.
07-30-2006, 05:39 PM
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I just installed this on my car-looks fantastic-but I had to spend 12$ down at the local hardware store for bolts of the correct height! My hood bulged up with the supplied ones. I would have used the stock bolts, but with the polished brace I wanted to stay with a ss bolt.
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07-31-2006, 03:29 PM
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Kevin - post a picture!
Very odd about those bolts - of course I tested this package on several 928s before coming to market. I can order those allen-head bolts in 1/2-height caps, that would help.
Very odd about those bolts - of course I tested this package on several 928s before coming to market. I can order those allen-head bolts in 1/2-height caps, that would help.
07-31-2006, 11:57 PM
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Carl, I will post a pic tomorrow night, I am in the middle of changing a few things in the engine bay. The brace really makes the engine look good.
08-01-2006, 01:12 PM
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The later kits have a section of rubber hose right there (there was a hose connection for the charged air pipe nearby anyway - we just extended it about 3" ) and this little extension on the rubber hose allows us to push into it a little bit without sacrifycing strength in the crossbar.
I understand that to be the case but what I was thinking of was a one piece metal pipe, mandrel bent, that goes from the SC outlet all the way under the crossbrace, along the engine to the IC or intake. There would then be only two rubber sections - one at each end or maybe none at all if metal fittings and O-rings could be used.
08-01-2006, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Flott Leben
Carl,
I understand that to be the case but what I was thinking of was a one piece metal pipe, mandrel bent, that goes from the SC outlet all the way under the crossbrace, along the engine to the IC or intake. There would then be only two rubber sections - one at each end or maybe none at all if metal fittings and O-rings could be used.
I understand that to be the case but what I was thinking of was a one piece metal pipe, mandrel bent, that goes from the SC outlet all the way under the crossbrace, along the engine to the IC or intake. There would then be only two rubber sections - one at each end or maybe none at all if metal fittings and O-rings could be used.
