Are there strut bars available for the si?

BoneStock · 08-29-2006, 06:08 PM

Just wondering?

06SILVERSI · 08-29-2006, 06:16 PM

Yeah there is a Carbring Strut Tower bar available through TEIN USA

honda93 · 08-29-2006, 07:55 PM

I don't think they're necessary on the new FG chassis.

It's plenty stiff already for street, autocross, or track day duty.

Then again, you may just want them to impress yo friendz.

Anthony "Mario" Crea
NNJR-SCCA

RWatters · 08-29-2006, 08:19 PM

Yup.

And my friends are soooooo impressed. :rolleyes:

06CivEXJon · 08-30-2006, 08:15 PM

Is that a SRI on your car ^? j/c.

hoanger · 08-31-2006, 08:14 PM

cool, i assume they'd fit the coupes as well.

how much did it run ya? i wanna impress mah friendz 2.

RWatters · 09-01-2006, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 06CivEXJon

Is that a SRI on your car ^? j/c.

Yes. The K&N unit.

RWatters · 09-01-2006, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoanger

cool, i assume they'd fit the coupes as well.

how much did it run ya? i wanna impress mah friendz 2.

I picked it up used on eBay for $200. It's a Carbing unit.

skittleslegend · 09-02-2006, 12:11 AM

Ya'll are wild. I wish it came in that sexy orange color I saw the other day. Brighten up that drab engine bay. I don't have any friends to impress though, yo....

RWatters · 09-02-2006, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by skittleslegend

Ya'll are wild. I wish it came in that sexy orange color I saw the other day. Brighten up that drab engine bay. I don't have any friends to impress though, yo....

All the plastic goes back over it, so you don't even see it in the engine bay.

Now if I could only get those plastic pieces to fit right. Since I took it apart the first time, they have NEVER gone back together right. It's a bit on the frustrating side.

MaKo · 09-02-2006, 09:39 AM

Yeah, that was the fun part I remember from changing out my VC last weekend. You just need to pull it apart again and go from scratch. I had to do this two times until I got the drivers side to pop together right finally. Tricky little bastardo that trim piece is.

Toxis · 09-02-2006, 07:02 PM

so are you saying it doesn't help on the new FG frame? I had one on my 97 hb and my 01 teg and they helped a touch.

RWatters · 09-04-2006, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Toxis

so are you saying it doesn't help on the new FG frame? I had one on my 97 hb and my 01 teg and they helped a touch.

The FG2 chassis is really, really stiff. I say that because I jacked the car up and put it on jackstands and it was on 3 of them perfect but I saw daylight in the other. The fact that the chassis didn't move to conform into that last jack tells me that Honda did a great job in making this chassis stiff.

Since that is the case, this car won't respond nearly as well to a strut tower bar as some other chassis that aren't nearly as stiff will.

When I installed mine I did feel a slight difference in handling. The front end feels more planted, now, and the front and rear end feel much more in-tune with each other.

I can't wait for a front sway-bar to come out (that doesn't require me to buy the rear sway bar). That is my next mod.

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RWatters Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Age: 24 Posts: 2,027 iTrader: 10 / 100%	Yup. And my friends are soooooo impressed. :rolleyes:

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skittleslegend Senior Member Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stowe, Vermont Age: 23 Posts: 7,825 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Ya'll are wild. I wish it came in that sexy orange color I saw the other day. Brighten up that drab engine bay. I don't have any friends to impress though, yo....

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MaKo Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 305 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah, that was the fun part I remember from changing out my VC last weekend. You just need to pull it apart again and go from scratch. I had to do this two times until I got the drivers side to pop together right finally. Tricky little bastardo that trim piece is.

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Toxis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Italy Of Course! Age: 29 Posts: 3,799 Even Women Aren't Safe iTrader: 10 / 100%	so are you saying it doesn't help on the new FG frame? I had one on my 97 hb and my 01 teg and they helped a touch.