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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 10:09 AM
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Attn.. All 3rd Gens with Strut Tower Braces..

I would like to see some pics of the strut towers out there, I don't know which one I want to get.. so many to choose from. Please send up some pics or some links for pics.. ( why isn't there a picture addition function on here????)

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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 03:10 PM
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This is a pics of what it looks like under the fender.




These are shots of the 3 point kenny brown stb Not sure if these will work or not.
Old Oct 23, 2002 | 07:51 AM
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here's pics of my Jamex:
http://www.sover.net/~iroc85/engine3.jpg
http://www.sover.net/~iroc85/engine4.jpg
Old Oct 23, 2002 | 08:42 AM
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That's a Sweet TB Jim, is that the secret NOS TB from Holley??? I like the strut tower but I like the three point better, I thought that strut tower braces were supposed to bolt into the bolts that hold the struts, not beside them..

Some one help clarify that one..

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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 05:28 PM
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i have a BMR strut tower brace on mine... no pics at this moment, but i will try to get some soon for ya... and as for them bolting to the strut bolts... on 4th gens they do bolt to those... but on thirdgens you only have one strut bolt... so you have to drill holes in front for the STB to bolt in...
Old Oct 24, 2002 | 09:28 AM
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Kevin, that's the regular 52mm Holley throttle body. I don't have a Nitrous system, nor am I likely to add it anytime soon. If I ever did add nitrous, I'd probably do it in a way that made it very hard to detect... like a direct-port system on the underside of the intake manifold.
Old Oct 24, 2002 | 10:03 PM
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Jim85iroc

Ive never seen that Strut tower brace before, where did you get it? $$? and does it seem to work ok?
Old Oct 25, 2002 | 07:36 AM
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It's a Jamex. Jamex doesn't sell their stuff in the states anymore, so they liquidated all of their stock. Some performance shop bought it all and put it on Ebay. I got the STB for $30 shipped.

I think it works good. There's no doubt that it's not as stiff as other brands, but the price was right, and I like the polished aluminum. The car definately drives better. The steering is much more precise, and the car doesn't creak and moan over bumps as much.
Old Oct 27, 2002 | 03:27 PM
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click on my sig and you can see a picture of a 3 point BMR STB.
Old Oct 28, 2002 | 01:45 AM
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i beleive mine is a energy suspension STB. it goes across the engine bay, but i also have 2 bars that connect to the middle of the firewall.. ill try to get pics up later for ya
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