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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Need to find a Strut tower Brace for a carbed car.

Can someone point me in the right direction? I am looking for a brand new one . Either the the link to the Company's website or name of the company would help. Thanks
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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Re: Need to find a Strut tower Brace for a carbed car.

Looks like I might have found the answer to my own question. I should have searched first. Does anybody know for sure if the Edelbrock STB for the TBI motors fit the Carbed cars w/o any problems? I don't have A/C which I saw could be an issue. Which is better the 2pt or 3pt. STB?
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 06:34 AM
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Re: Need to find a Strut tower Brace for a carbed car.

Originally Posted by dpmalibu
Looks like I might have found the answer to my own question. I should have searched first. Does anybody know for sure if the Edelbrock STB for the TBI motors fit the Carbed cars w/o any problems? I don't have A/C which I saw could be an issue. Which is better the 2pt or 3pt. STB?
The Edelbrock apparently won't fit car with a driver's side compressor. IIRC, the brace caused interference. Without AC you should be good to go. The 3 is generally considered a better choice.

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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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Re: Need to find a Strut tower Brace for a carbed car.

Does George Lara still build and sell STB's? I did a search and found some pictures of his custom ones that looked awesome.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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Re: Need to find a Strut tower Brace for a carbed car.

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Does George Lara still build and sell STB's?
Not for one heck of a long time.

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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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Re: Need to find a Strut tower Brace for a carbed car.

edelbrock # 5227 is what you need . 3 point is better than 2 point .
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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Re: Need to find a Strut tower Brace for a carbed car.

Thanks I am going to try to pick that up in a few weeks.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 10:31 PM
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Re: Need to find a Strut tower Brace for a carbed car.

Hey does anyone know if that Edelbrock STB will fit with a stock air cleaner... or a custom made dual snorkle air cleaner?
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