I just got my Hotchkis strut tower brace and i was getting ready to install it, test fitting everything and i noticed it sets about a good 1/4 inch above the plenium.....

the instructs say that it should be about 1/8 to 1/16 above the TB... is this right????

 

Mine looks like it sits kinda high, but after I got the mounts bolted on, I pushed the bar down to the bottom of the mounts. I don't think it's touching the hood or the plenum, lotsa room...

 

yea thats the thing... its on the bottom of the mounts :-/

 

Is it clearing the hood fine?

 

your motor could be lower then it should be...here is where mine sits. i have a ton of room however the miniram is significantly lower then the stock tpi intake.

 

it may be that my motor is setting a lil low... yea the hood clears it just fine.. im just a little parinoid...

jeff your engine bay is too clean... that isnt right, throw some dirt in there....

 

Jeez, seriously; at least throw in some AC lines and a compressor. That CAI looks nice!

 

lol....i'll see what i can do. thanks.

 

Saggy motor mounts?

 

i think ti was the way the car was sitting at the time...

i backed it out (oddly without any brakes) and had it on level ground and the STB sites a bit higher...

but probably replacing the motor moutns would be a good idea in the future...

 

Thanks Guys, loosk good

disreguard the dirty Engine bay

 

you need to bring that thing by and let me have it for a few hours.....i'll get her bright again.

 

When I installed my Hotchkis STB I needed to put aluminum shims under the ends for clearance of the TPI. Clears the hood but leave indentation in the insulation. I guess my motor mounts were like new. Frist time I heard about too much clearance.

 

Please dont tempt me