Cusco M/C Brace
01-03-2006, 07:26 PM
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Cusco M/C Brace
If you don't have a master cylinder brace, I have to say it's a very nice mod. The MRT is a paint to install, the Cusco is fairly simple. Even on the street I can feel a very noticeable difference in the firmness and feel of the brake pedal. The firewall where the m/c mounts really flexes without a brace. I wish I had installed this sooner, it's been sitting on a shelf for months.
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01-03-2006, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by oldmansan
If you don't have a master cylinder brace, I have to say it's a very nice mod. The MRT is a paint to install, the Cusco is fairly simple. Even on the street I can feel a very noticeable difference in the firmness and feel of the brake pedal. The firewall where the m/c mounts really flexes without a brace. I wish I had installed this sooner, it's been sitting on a shelf for months.
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nice little write up San....I was actually considering one of these also.
01-03-2006, 09:32 PM
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Well
I did take some pics, but they're too large to post here. If anyone buys one of these, I can help you install it. There's only a few things you have to watch out for. This is an easy "in your driveway" install. I haven't even hit my brakes hard yet and I'm very happy with this mod.
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01-03-2006, 09:34 PM
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Yeah,
I got mine from Imprezer, but painted mine red to match all my other stuff under the hood. If you have a tmic, you won't see much of the brace. If you have a fmic, you'll see it if you look from the passenger's side.
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01-04-2006, 12:15 AM
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All you need is a 10mm socket and open end wrench... I designed it so that you can reuse all the available stock holes while maximizing the pressure area and force distribution.
01-04-2006, 10:32 PM
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Just got mine in the mail today, will try to install it tomorrow. You know, the whole "easy driveway install" thing has a whole new meaning when it's in the upper 30s and there's snow on the ground. 
Might have to kick Mom's car out of the garage so I can work on mine.
You know, the whole point of digital imagery is that it can be manipulated with a computer. You are allowed to make the pictures smaller, you know. 
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Might have to kick Mom's car out of the garage so I can work on mine.
Originally Posted by oldmansan
I did take some pics, but they're too large to post here.
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01-04-2006, 11:11 PM
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Pat, even when I made them smaller, they're still too big for this forum. They can only be 800 X 600 and I couldn't shrink them down enough. Check z1auto.com, there's a pretty good pic there that will give youa good idea of how it mounts.
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