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Old 10-16-2009, 08:05 AM   #1
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Which STB for GTA hood?

Can anyone recommend a strut tower brace that will clear a GTA hood, and work with aftermarket strut mounts? If I can't find one, I may have to get something fabbed.
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Re: Which STB for GTA hood?

I know the hotchkis STB works on the GTA but I need to ask my buddy what strut mounts he had, I'm not sure, sorry. I'll get back to you in a while.
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Re: Which STB for GTA hood?

the bmr strut tower brace fits with no modifications to the hood or tpi intake.. just need to bolt it next to the strut towers..... i have one and it really tighten up the front end and it looks nice too.... thank you bmr for making excellent suspension parts....
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Re: Which STB for GTA hood?

I had an Edelbrock 3-pt & the hood sat about 1/8" high in the rear. Not much, but noticeable, and that was with no underhood liner.

I test fitted the UMI 2-pt one for UMI & had to cut some underhood bracing to get the hood to close, which I expected.

I hear the BMR clears, because of its flat plate over the plenum, allowing the cross-bar to sit lower overall.

Other than that? That's all I know.
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Re: Which STB for GTA hood?

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the bmr strut tower brace fits with no modifications to the hood or tpi intake.. just need to bolt it next to the strut towers..... i have one and it really tighten up the front end and it looks nice too.... thank you bmr for making excellent suspension parts....
Ditto on the compliments for the BMR piece. I've had a 3-point brace on my GTA for several years now. I recommend it over the others I've seen. Its a high quality piece. The flattened portion not only fits perfectly over the plenum, it actually appears to frame it perfectly. It fits unders the hood without any issues. As an added benefit, the two arms of it can be removed individually to assist with any maintenance issues (such as R/R of dizzy cap).
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