Finally installed the Pierce MS mid brace yesterday, and even found some tight fitting black caps for the vertical mounting end tubes (at my local True Value) Pierce always uses in their products.
I am NOT expecting anything from it, but it did save a pound of weight over the stamped steel stocker (albeit low, and not as beneficial as removing weight higher up in the unibody) , and it does give a good bit more clearance to the Nexus CBE 3" system tubing, which is WHY I bought it in the first place.