Warning: Circuit Sport front strut brace does not fit over hard intake pipes

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Old 06-20-2009 | 03:20 AM
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Warning: Circuit Sport front strut brace does not fit over Injen CAI pipes

I decided on purchasing the Circuit Sport front strut tower brace because it was a 1 piece unit and was less costly than the GT Spec brace, but it looks like that adjustability is need for many G owners.

If you have a CAI or any aftermarket intake with hard upper pipes this brace will not fit around the intake pipes. I got one pipe to fit right against the brace but that's still no good b/c it's metal on metal.

Attempting to get a full refund from FRsport.com and wanted to warn fellow G owners thinking about getting this..

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Old 06-20-2009 | 05:24 AM
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dam that sux bro...good to know though thanks for the info hopfully you get the refund
Old 06-20-2009 | 12:04 PM
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Thanks for the heads up as this was my next mod! That sucks!!
Old 06-20-2009 | 12:57 PM
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Sell your strut bar to Cody then LOL
Old 06-20-2009 | 01:45 PM
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I doubt it clears the Still CAI either, or the Takeda SRI, etc.

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Sell your strut bar to Cody then LOL
Old 06-20-2009 | 01:54 PM
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Hmmm that's weird bro, I could have sworn I saw this strut bar with the Injen CAI combo at SEMA, let me see if I dig up the pic...
Old 06-20-2009 | 01:56 PM
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Old 06-20-2009 | 03:28 PM
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you sure your installing it right?!
Old 06-20-2009 | 03:41 PM
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Different intake pipes than the CAI...

I tried it for over an hour to get it to fit around the pipes and it wasn't happening

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Old 06-20-2009 | 05:24 PM
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Even the pic is really tight clearance and the engine is going to move.
Old 06-20-2009 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by sTiLLBaLLiN37
Hmmm sorry to hear that bro, good luck on the return process. Just curious, why didn't you go with the GT Spec?
read the first two sentences of the post
Old 06-20-2009 | 05:43 PM
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I fail.... :/
Old 06-20-2009 | 05:44 PM
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These should fit SRI's but the way the Injen CAI pipes jut out towards the fenders make a 1 piece bar impossible to fit....looks like it's GT-spec for me.

Might fit Stillen CAI since their piping looks a bit straighter..
Old 06-21-2009 | 01:52 PM
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i suspected this from the initial pictures i'd seen of the bar. you just confirmed my suspicion. sorry you had to deal with it, but thank you.
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