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Old 12-16-2008, 07:02 AM
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Has anyone had any personal experience with the Cusco Power Braces? Many companies make the basic sway bar setups but Cusco has quite a few "Power Braces". Anyone think any of these would work?

Your opinion/experience on each or any of them would be appreciated.
Here's links to them on the Corsport website.
http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=3126 Might work

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=3103 Kinda doubting this one is worth the money

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=3102 Hmmm...IDK

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=3101 Maybe...

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=3081 A lot of bracing in the trunk lol.


These two are the ones I'm most intrigued by...
http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=3083
http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=3082


And...not Honda related but I'd almost buy a WRX just for these lol...
http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=3073
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more than likely they will make you slower at the track plus the added weight doesnt help. the civic body is pretty rigid as it is.
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The current Civic is the stiffest Civic ever and so body flex is not the issue that it was on earlier cars. While anything that stiffens the chasis is a good idea (except maybe those "seat rails") the current Civic is not crying out for more stiffness. But if you have money to spare... go for it.

For my '07 FA5, the which is also my daily driver, the only mods I feel are really neccesary are lighter wheels with more agressive rubber and *maybe* some extra flow through the head (I/H/E).

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ROTFLMAO ! Looks to me like a manufacturer desperately trying to find something, anything that will sell... If you really want to do something to improve chassis rigidity, do a weld-in roll cage. Then you can add multi-point belt harnesses and have something that truly improves safety while also helping handling.
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the seat rail bars are a joke. only reason i have the h brace is to protect my bcrh from dips and speedbumps.
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Originally Posted by lightning
ROTFLMAO ! Looks to me like a manufacturer desperately trying to find something, anything that will sell... If you really want to do something to improve chassis rigidity, do a weld-in roll cage. Then you can add multi-point belt harnesses and have something that truly improves safety while also helping handling.
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hahaha i thought http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=3103 was pretty hilarious. that CAN'T really be a cusco product lol its like the most pointless thing I've seen in a while
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Originally Posted by halloween_ninja
hahaha i thought http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=3103 was pretty hilarious. that CAN'T really be a cusco product lol its like the most pointless thing I've seen in a while
Yeah I could make that in my garage in 10 minutes (plus painting) for under $10, and not have it be that ugly Cusco blue. $145 for that is absolutely absurd.
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I used to have more respect for Cusco until I saw this... :/
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Originally Posted by halloween_ninja
hahaha i thought http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=3103 was pretty hilarious. that CAN'T really be a cusco product lol its like the most pointless thing I've seen in a while
We don't want ours seats to fly out when we hit VTEC.
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true that, those bars are a waste of money
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Originally Posted by burnout8488
I used to have more respect for Cusco until I saw this... :/
I share that sentiment.
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Waste of money.
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