i see a-lot of evo's with the blue bar behind the grill and i was wondering, what is its purpose, also who makes them?

 

If im not mistaking thats a Cusco Front Crash Brace. It replaces the stock Crash Bar.

 

they call it a "power brace" i believe

 

^I have heard it called the power brace also. It is made by Cusco. I dont believe that it is a crash beam but rather a brace to stiffen up the front of the evo chassis. On top of that it sure does look cool.

 

I have the Cusco front power brace, along with the whole set for the underside.

Supposed to tighten up the front end in turning.
You have to remove your oem front crash beam to put it on.
And is a tight fit if you have an Aftermarket FMIC.
Barely fits with my AMS IC. which is 3.5" deep.

I Can't really say that it does anything, but it looks cool.
I didnt notice any difference.
But it weighs alot less than the oem piece.

 

So assuming you have to remove your oem crash beam does this mean its supposed to be comparable to stock in function? I have not seen one in person however from the looks of it, it does not seem like it would hold up too well in a crash...in comparison to the mammoth stock crash beam.

 

she can scratch my hood any day!

 

I had one but when I realized you had to replace the front crash beam I sold it, I would rather have safety than cool looks. Plus, my luck I would get in a wreck and the insurance company would freak out about taking off the crash beam. Function>Form

 

Nice!

 

lmao.... do ALL the power braces look like that in S.C.?!?

 

shes hot!

 

Maybe I can brace her in front of my Evo. =P