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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 05:18 PM
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Arrow stock vs cusco strut tower brace

does this make a difference in anyway? also which of the 2 have a higher clearance over the plenum if any without hitting the hood?

reason i ask if because i like the look of the cusco and greddy but unsure if it'll effect anything or if it'll clear my kinetix upper plenum.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 05:27 PM
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Hard to say, everyones engine sits differently.

I can tell you the Cusco is one of the most slim bars made, if the most slim. I have it on mine and it clears stock plenum with MD 5/16", but have to use the MD spacers on only one side of the bar, and the other side no spacers.....dont ask, but it makes it even, and it makes it so that my Seibon TS will clear the bar.

The hood still rest in 2 fingernail size places on the bar, but it barely barely makes the hood bulge. the Cusco is hands down the best OEM setup bar as far as allowing clearence.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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sweet thanks bro and was there a difference in handling?
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 05:10 AM
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No. The stock is good enough for performance reasons. Added a bar imho is aesthetics only.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 06:01 AM
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ahh Geaux you suck. I was having clearance issues between my 5/16 spacer and my ts hood. would have been nice to hear that the cusco one worked for you. I ended up going with the stillen one, while it works, it's a lot uglier!

excuse the dirty *** bay.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Entaille
ahh Geaux you suck. I was having clearance issues between my 5/16 spacer and my ts hood. would have been nice to hear that the cusco one worked for you. I ended up going with the stillen one, while it works, it's a lot uglier!

excuse the dirty *** bay.

Well it might not have worked, you never know. The TS hood sucks for clearence. Like i said, mine still bulges some mm's where hood is resting on the bar, so it doesnt really clear it.
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