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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 11:13 AM
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TBI Strut Tower Brace?

Who sells these? Are there different brands/quality types?

Are they specific to TBI configurations?

Searching yields stuff applicable to TPI as far as I can tell. Will those work on a TBI?

Curious,
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 11:16 AM
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Edlebrock makes one, I like it.

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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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Edlebrock makes one, I like it.
Exactly what I was loooking for.

Thank you, sir.
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 11:47 PM
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i like mine too
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 12:38 AM
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Originally posted by robertfrank
i like mine too
Close to 200 bucks, right?

Simple to install?
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 07:13 AM
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$130 at Summit Racing or Jegs
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 07:18 AM
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Car: 1988 camaro "SS"/ 1991 305/T5
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mine was 129 from summit,as far as the install it wasn`t TOO bad ,the hardest part for me was drilling the holes in the firewall.the ones for the strut towers were pretty easy.the first thing i suggest doing before drilling the holes is take a flat head screwdriver after you have made your marks were you`re going to drill the holes and make little groves in the metal because you`re going to need a good bite for the drill to get through if not you`re going to have one hell of a time keeping the drill straight.just take a hammer and lightly tap the grooves in,it won`t takes much pressure so don`t bang on it to hard,like as if you were chizling stone or something.try to make a circle it worked for me.
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 03:18 PM
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Excellent advice. Bookmarking this thread.
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 05:30 PM
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thanx,i`m glad i was some help.
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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Will it fit on a stock airbox and plumbing?

Just wondering,

George
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 09:04 PM
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Car: 1988 camaro "SS"/ 1991 305/T5
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Transmission: Probuilt 700R4 3600 stall/ T5
Axle/Gears: Moser axles, 3.42 Eaton Posi
as far as the stock routing yeah it will fit,but as for me i had the tpi cai routing so now i`m waiting for a throttle body spacer so i can clear the brace so i can get it to work.
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 12:05 AM
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Those of you with it installed... did you notice a difference in handling after the install? What kind of difference did you see?
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 03:18 PM
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Car: '91 Firebird Convertible
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Whelp... just got done adding the Edelbrock TBI Strut Tower Brace to my LO3. With the right advice (thank you robertfrank) and the right drill bit, this was a 45 minute install. The only issue I have is that the heat control valve is a little crowded up against the lateral brace but the improvement in the ride is noticeable and well worth the cost (which wasn't much at all ending up at ~160 all told).

Here are the pics:
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 03:18 PM
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 03:19 PM
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Car: '91 Firebird Convertible
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Transmission: 700r4, Vette Servo
Axle/Gears: 3.27 9 Bolt, PBR disks
Overall, and since I have the convertible top, there is noticelable less cowl shake and the top does not creak as much as it used to. Additionally, cornering is crisper and there is a general feeling that the car is tighter (like I took 50K miles off the chasis.



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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 03:21 PM
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Axle/Gears: Moser axles, 3.42 Eaton Posi
i`m glad it worked out for you,anytime i can help anybody i`ll be glad to.now just get a wonderbar to top that off and you`ll be really pleased with the results.
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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Originally posted by robertfrank
i`m glad it worked out for you,anytime i can help anybody i`ll be glad to.now just get a wonderbar to top that off and you`ll be really pleased with the results.
Way ahead of you. That was the second thing I added after the Open Air Element.

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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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duh on my part i didn`t read your sig
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 07:25 AM
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One more pic won't hurt!

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