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View Poll Results: Do you have a strut tower bar?
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10-03-2009, 02:15 PM
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11 Second Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Edison, NJ
Posts: 4,619
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Drag Racers: Strut Tower Bars?
Do you have a STB on your racecar?
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1999 Z28 Convertible. 6 speed swap, wide cowl hood, full hockey stripes, and a whining 10 bolt.
2008 Sierra Vortec Max. 6.2 swapped, headers, Magnaflow catback, GMPP CAI, NHT optioned tow package.
2006 GTO, 11.48 @ 118.3
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10-03-2009, 02:39 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 16,896
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Nope.
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10-03-2009, 06:13 PM
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He said race car matt
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10-03-2009, 06:16 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 16,896
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Bet my car gets less mileage than yours does!
Therefore, race car. From one end of the driveway to the other. Sometimes back.
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10-03-2009, 06:25 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Piscataway, N.J.
Posts: 1,729
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I know it really takes the cowl shake out of the hood on a street car and would have to guess that it can't hurt to have one on a race car. There is quite a bit of torque twist from a launch, that a strut tower bar could control.
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1 of 1,197 with L98 Option/13.79@100 mph
1994 25th ANNIVERSARY TRANS AM GT -1 of ONLY 2,000 made/ Only 128 made with a HURST 6-Speed Manual and 91 with T-Tops and Compact Disc/ K & N Filtercharger/Magnaflow Performance Muffler/Air Foil- ORIGINAL MINT Arctic White Ultra Rare SURVIVOR. DAYTONA 500 PACE CAR Decal Kit!
SOLD: 1989 Turbo T/A in 1991 it ran 12:18@115 mph
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10-03-2009, 09:48 PM
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Power Member/NJFBOA Bookie/Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: North Jersey = Best Jersey.
Posts: 4,435
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Isn't the point to remove weight from the front?
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10-03-2009, 10:04 PM
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Co-Founder / Site Admin
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing, NJ
Posts: 22,473
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jersey Mike
Isn't the point to remove weight?
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Fixed!
But yes, off the front especially.
- Justin
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2002 Suburban - Wife's DD
2004 Grand Cherokee - Not running / Project / Selling?
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10-04-2009, 07:04 AM
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BadMod
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: hamilton, nj
Posts: 8,889
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i dont run one
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So much stupid, so little time.
Quote:
Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva
It started before I drove your car. I just have to look at it the wrong way and your car poops parts.
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Mercerville MotorSports, LLC
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10-04-2009, 11:04 AM
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Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: brick/pt. pleasant beach
Posts: 19,341
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get a roll bar instead!
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10-04-2009, 03:41 PM
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9 Second Club
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Merchantville
Posts: 518
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no strut brace here either. SFC and a beefy drag rear swaybar keeps my car leaving straight. To my understanding, a STB was more for handling purposes.
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Twisted Minds Racing
2000 SS M6
9.71 @ 142
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10-04-2009, 07:32 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 817
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BarneyMobile
To my understanding, a STB was more for handling purposes.
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and even that purpose is debatable haha
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Last edited by creeper; 10-04-2009 at 07:33 PM.
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10-05-2009, 08:42 AM
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NJFBOA Supporting Sponsor
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: HULMEVILLE, PA
Posts: 2,023
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If the car was doing some serious wheel stands like a super stocker I would reccomend it to keep the towers from deflecting when it sets the front end back down. Other than that there would be little benefit from running one on a drag car..
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10-05-2009, 09:44 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: North NJ
Posts: 95
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I have mine on
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12-14-2009, 06:57 PM
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What?
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 411
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Well lookie hear; ''warrior;s''
YEAH, I HAVE A BMR, STRUT TOWER BRACE.. 
SO WENT I SHOOT, MY GORILLA, OUT OF THE GATE, MY SHOCK,,,
TOWER,S STAY STRONG, AN MY CAR SHOOTS OUT LIKE A;;
BAZOOKA,, HOOK THE MOTHER UP, CAN YOU DIG IT, 
YOUR DOORS OFF..   ..THEN I PUT THE HOOFIN MOUTH,
ON YOU..   THEN ILL BLOW YOUR DOORS OFF...   .. BUK BUK BUK.. 
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12-15-2009, 11:06 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Browns Mills NJ/ Rotondo West FL
Posts: 3,054
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Not a race car...yet anway, but I have a UMI STB.
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420 HP/367 TQ on a Unlocked Converter & still climbing.
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12-15-2009, 07:19 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: bridgewater
Posts: 868
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does my vote count?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
its an ongoing joke between the Geo Storm crew and the Sebring coupe team.
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bolt-ons and a bed n' breakfast
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12-25-2009, 10:06 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 218
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No strut bar or front sway bar. Do have sub frame conectors, welded in drag racing rear sway bar, and a 8 point roll bar.
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'95 Pontiac Formula
Blue-Green Chameleon
LT1 Auto
'07 Ford Mustang GT Alloy Metallic
4.6 Auto, 3.73 gears, C&L CAI, Diablo 91 octane tune, drag radials, and a saftey loop. What else do I need for a 14 second bracket car?
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12-28-2009, 11:36 AM
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Token v6 Guy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: No longer neon land :(
Posts: 5,703
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Race car - no
Street car - yes
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2010 Ford Taurus SHO - stage 4+ tune and an intake - no times yet
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01-04-2010, 03:22 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Hammonton,NJ
Posts: 229
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had one......took it off after a few days
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