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Old 01-26-2009, 10:58 PM
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i installed an oem style carbon hood.made by seibon.and its hitting my strut bar.is there a strut bar that wouldnt hit my hood?
Old 01-26-2009, 11:56 PM
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what style hood.

also you can adjust the hood to go back or front to clear the bar
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Yea the crawford goes in front of the plenum and sits lower than the stock.
https://my350z.com/forum/suspension/...5-shipped.html

If the sale falls through your more than welcome to try it out.
Old 01-27-2009, 05:23 AM
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what year car is it? If it's an 03-06, the Cusco has the lowest mounting profile of any of them. If it's an 07 +, you're on your own as there are no aftermarket units offered that I'm aware of
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
what year car is it? If it's an 03-06, the Cusco has the lowest mounting profile of any of them. If it's an 07 +, you're on your own as there are no aftermarket units offered that I'm aware of
Cusco goes over the plenum and is not the shortest, only the strut bars that go in front of the plenum are truly the shortest with the most clearance.
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I'm familiar with all the braces

Even the ones that face forward don't necessarily offer more clearance to aftermarket hoods either, really depends on which one (since the hood slops forward pretty sharply right at the point that those braces mount, and the skeleton of the Seibon hood is more intrusive than OEM). I know from personal experience that the Cusco one clears the Seibon OEM and the Seibon TS one due to its thin, flat design
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
I'm familiar with all the braces

Even the ones that face forward don't necessarily offer more clearance to aftermarket hoods either, really depends on which one (since the hood slops forward pretty sharply right at the point that those braces mount, and the skeleton of the Seibon hood is more intrusive than OEM). I know from personal experience that the Cusco one clears the Seibon OEM and the Seibon TS one due to its thin, flat design
Did your car have a plenum spacer???
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
what year car is it? If it's an 03-06, the Cusco has the lowest mounting profile of any of them. If it's an 07 +, you're on your own as there are no aftermarket units offered that I'm aware of
speaking of, do you know the measurement for the width of the bar? Looks like it could be 2 inches....

thanks
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Originally Posted by wannabuy350z
what style hood.

also you can adjust the hood to go back or front to clear the bar
How?
Old 08-22-2009, 09:08 PM
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I sold Cannysage my Asuka Type 1 Hood. I believe he had the crawford strut or something similiar. It would not clear the hood so we had to remove it and he ended up getting the cusco.
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Originally Posted by Gator
Did your car have a plenum spacer???
I had a 1/4 inch spacer, yes

Originally Posted by Lee-R
speaking of, do you know the measurement for the width of the bar? Looks like it could be 2 inches....
No sorry I don't, they are not in stock at all in the US at this time, so I have no way to measure one
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
what year car is it? If it's an 03-06, the Cusco has the lowest mounting profile of any of them. If it's an 07 +, you're on your own as there are no aftermarket units offered that I'm aware of
+1 On the Cusco. It BARELY clears the plenum...by like mm's.

I actually picked the Cusco in anticipation of my Seibon hood.
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Originally Posted by GeauxLadyZ
+1 On the Cusco. It BARELY clears the plenum...by like mm's.

I actually picked the Cusco in anticipation of my Seibon hood.
Do you have a plenum spacer and did you use spacers to clear the plenum?
Thanks
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Originally Posted by Gator
Do you have a plenum spacer and did you use spacers to clear the plenum?
Thanks
Yes, 5/16, and yes, you HAVE to use spacers for the strut bar.
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