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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 09:58 PM
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MAC Strut Tower Brace

The Mac strut tower brace says that it will fit 82-92 camaros... is this true because I know that there are a lot of different situations that would cause a STB to not fit.

I have an 84 L69 Dual Snorkel with a driver side a/c compressor.

I am looking for a STB that will bolt on with no modification.
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 08:09 PM
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My old man's got a mac stb on his 91 t/a.. it looks as though it is specifically designed to clear tuned port, and wouldn't be able to clear your dual snorkle intake. I ordered mine from LM performance (do a search if you want their website), and I vaguely recall them asking if the car was tuned port or if it was carbed/tbi..
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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Re: MAC Strut Tower Brace

wonder that as well? im leaning towards gettin one.
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 07:27 PM
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Re: MAC Strut Tower Brace

here's a pic of the car I mentioned..

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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 07:41 PM
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Re: MAC Strut Tower Brace

If you order a STB for a TBI car, it should clear. I dont know about MAC, but edelbrock makes one for both TPI and TBI.
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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Re: MAC Strut Tower Brace

Hmmm, so there are STB for TBI cars, cool. Later.
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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Re: MAC Strut Tower Brace

Originally Posted by z28cmr83
I have an 84 L69 Dual Snorkel with a driver side a/c compressor. I am looking for a STB that will bolt on with no modification.
As far as I know, no manufacturer fabs an STB that will clear the compressor brace on the driver's side.

JamesC
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 12:01 PM
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Re: MAC Strut Tower Brace

I have the Chrome polished Mac strut tower brace... Bolts onto the strut towers directly with no modification... Looks awesome... DOES make a difference in turning, less lean in the turns... Didn't notice any difference in preventing rattles though, for a hundred bucks it's worth the extra exileration you can get while turning... Plus it looks killer under the hood... So far so good I didn't have any probs with mine only had for like 500 miles though so far.

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