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Old Jul 20, 2007, 09:12 PM
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Thumbs up My AMS Lightweight Front cross member review
Eric at AMS busted out my Lightweight Cross member fast. Got it today and i must say its flawless. Everything fit perfect plus it gave me allot more room for my 42R build Here is some pics







The stock cross member








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Old Jul 20, 2007, 09:55 PM
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smaller pics please....

otherwise it looks good man
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Originally Posted by Blue Evo 8
smaller pics please....

otherwise it looks good man
Hmm photobucket is being weird ill see if i can resize them
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looks great bro.....
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Off topic here...on the stock bar, is that loop safe to use to tow the car off a track?
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So what about the strength of this thing? Thats way smaller?
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Old Jul 21, 2007, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by fastrob691
So what about the strength of this thing? Thats way smaller?
I know its made with Chrome Moly and AMS use this in there drag car with no problem to date
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Old Jul 21, 2007, 01:28 PM
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Nice
Looks awesome.
You may want to invest in some Gunk.
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Originally Posted by lexat20
Off topic here...on the stock bar, is that loop safe to use to tow the car off a track?
Yes. Looks like ifarted2 also has used it as a jacking point on a few occasions too.
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so how mush weight did it save?
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Old Jul 21, 2007, 03:53 PM
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thats is not the new motor that motor has a hole in her
just for mock up JB weld works good tho i got it on my Magus Intake holding her together
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thought this was a reviw all i see is pics?


how is shifting? how much vibration do you feel in the cabin?
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most importantly how much weight did you save?
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Originally Posted by dxbevo9
most importantly how much weight did you save?
Not sure on the weight. I know its a fair bit lighter. The biggest thing i was after was the room and space it gave us. The solid mount works for what i do and thats drag race. My car is so loud and noisy i cant tell where the vibrations are coming from
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