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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 06:14 PM
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Why did Spohn..............................

Why did spohn make a strut tower brace for the 4th gen before the 3rd gen? When we have heard promises of one for years now. just curious not ripping on him i have all his parts on my car and would like a STB at some point.
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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 06:51 PM
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might try e-mailing him there might be a really good reason
hehehehe 91 posts 91 firebird coincidence i think not
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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 10:43 PM
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Took about 5 min to make..

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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 12:00 AM
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Kat you have any info on when this will be finished i asked spohn before he just said they were working on the k member first.
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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 07:20 AM
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I've been waiting on one that will fit a dual snorkel set-up for several years--at one time Mr. Spohn was at least considering manufacturing one. Whether that's still the case, I'm unsure.

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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 08:59 AM
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Not anytime soon, we're working 6 days a week 10-12 hours a day to keep up (wll not me this weekend I have stuff that I have to do).. There are idea's being kicked arround tho.

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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 09:04 AM
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Just get rid of that dual snorkel
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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 09:05 AM
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Dont worry too guys I've been wanting a STB for my black car for a while now. lol

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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 10:21 AM
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Kat summed it up, but pretty much the fourth gen STB was easy to make, whereas a thirdgen STB would have to take into account three different intake setups and be able to clear them all cleanly. I tried figuring out an intuitive way to design them onto a stock carb setup, and it's damn near impossible without copying Edelbrock or modifying the air cleaner housing.

I'm sure Steve has something up his sleeve, but we probably won't see it for quite a while.
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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 11:26 AM
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forget about stb's i need a k-member how long am i gonna wait
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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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Forget the k-member i need a STB the car didnt come with one of those.
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