Perrin Strut Brace Installation On My GR86!

[@TheBTRGarage]

*Happy New Year! Who's ready for a jacked 2024!?!*

[@FujiboHeavy]

Love Perrin products!!! That Master Brace brake cylinder was so tight to work with, but works great!

[@TheBTRGarage]

Definitely a tight fit!

[@tianoyt7005]

Welcome back! Happy New Year BTRGarage!

[@TheBTRGarage]

Happy new year!

[@wendycity99]

🎉 glad to have you back

[@atpgarageatl]

Happy New Year!

[@TheBTRGarage]

Happy New Year to you as well!

[@900BRZ]

Did you notice any difference in brake feel with the MC brace? I do like that your Cusco bar provides reincorcement all the way around the strut tower vs the Perrin just on one side of each tower.

[@TheBTRGarage]

Not really on the brake feel. I did put the Cusco bar back on as well. I got it custom powder coated and I do like the integrated MC brace and fitment better.

[@900BRZ]

@@TheBTRGarage Nice, yeah I don’t think my braking feel is evolved enough yet that I’d be able to tell, but curious to see.

[@K03sport]

Happy New Year Justin! Isn't there a MCB that doesn't interfere w/the STB? Does Cusco make a STB that includes the MCB as part of the design? (someone does as I remember seeing one). How well do the bar ends grab and hold the STB and prevent slipping inside the bar ends? It is only 4 bolts holding the top caps in place against the bar. Let us know if there is any difference btwn the Cusco and Perrin bars in terms of "feel". Doubtful, but you never know w/how the two bars are constructed.

[@TheBTRGarage]

The Cusco bar I took off has the integrated MCB on it. The bar ends are pretty solid/tight, I can't imagine the bar moving around in there. The feel between the Cusco and Perrin is the same, which is not much to begin with.

[@NapalmPineapple]

I do think it’s lame that Toyota/Subaru went back to a plastic intake manifold. Wish they would’ve kept the aluminum one like the facelift gen 1.

[@TheBTRGarage]

Same, I liked the red one on my 2017 BRZ, if simply for looks.

[@NapalmPineapple]

@@TheBTRGarage Yeah man. It will be interesting if we get a facelift of Gen 2, will it receive similar treatment the update gen 1 had. A shorter final drive would be really nice on the second generation.

[@lojts]

Happy new year Justin!! Just curious, you got any plans to install an oil accumulator?

[@TheBTRGarage]

Happy new year! Yep, I already have all the parts, installing in a couple weeks, then testing end of month!

[@lojts]

@@TheBTRGarage looking forward to your content mate

[@Carlos.Rivera]

The Engine cover fits previous generation?

[@TheBTRGarage]

According to Perrin website it is just the gen2 cars. I can't find a version for the gen1 cars, weird.

[@MrWhiteTank]

By chance did you ever replace compressor wheel in the powerstroke 7.3?

[@TheBTRGarage]

I did! I have the BD Diesel turbo wheel for the stock turbo. Probably one of my favorite upgrades. Eliminated compressor surge and builds boost quicker/smoother.

[@MrWhiteTank]

@@TheBTRGarage is there a video on your channel? I just seen you talking about it when you did a maintenance video.

[@TheBTRGarage]

@@MrWhiteTank there is not, that was something I had a shop install. I've been meaning to do a video on how it performs though at some point.

[@dowroa]

Anyone know if that strut tower bar works with the STI Flexible V-bars? I looked at Perrin's site and the installation instructions and I didn't see a note about those compared to the steel stock ones.

[@DanielRobbinsFuntoo]

If by "works with" you mean fits, the answer should be yes. I have the STI flexible V-bars and they are a drop-in replacement for the OEM v-bars with same dimensions/mount method.

[@future_phonk]

Was there any reason replacing the Cusco strut tower brace with the Perrin?

[@JustinLaps]

Just for looks and having matching Perrin stuff in the engine bay. I got my Cusco bar custom powder coated to better match and will probably put that back on.

[@future_phonk]

@@JustinLaps nice. I'm probably going to go with the cusco since it's a 2 in 1.

[@TheBTRGarage]

@future_phonk Yep, works good, actually has better clearance than the Perrin bar. Also, I realized I replied from my lapping channel earlier, oops.

[@future_phonk]

@@TheBTRGarage lol I didn't realize you had two channels 😅

[@TheBTRGarage]

@future_phonk Yea it's just raw hot laps and autox runs.