NRG vs. Stillen vs. Richie v2
Originally Posted by KapVu
thanks guys. I was already leaning towards the Richie v2 bar but now you guys cleared it up saying that the NRG and Richie bar are the exact same.
On the Richie bar, do the ends come painted or did you painted them yourself? I like the red, but I would want to paint mine blue. Did you paint those yourself calvin?
On the Richie bar, do the ends come painted or did you painted them yourself? I like the red, but I would want to paint mine blue. Did you paint those yourself calvin?
Originally Posted by gEE805
so question? who had the design first of that type of bar...richie or NRG?
Originally Posted by g35man04
I believe NRG did but Richie allows for more adjustability and he stands behind his product....if it doesnt work out he will replace them or fix it.
Kapvu, Calvins are painted red. They come stock in a greenish color.
Kapvu, Calvins are painted red. They come stock in a greenish color.
Last edited by Calvin; Nov 20, 2007 at 12:17 PM.
Calvin how much for the paint of the mounts? or did you do them yourself? I am thinking of pulling mine off and painted them gloss black.....
I also have to try and fix my Strut bar to fit with my procharger now....with the way the ran the piping my strut bar doesnt fit anymore.....any ideas as to what i can do?
I also have to try and fix my Strut bar to fit with my procharger now....with the way the ran the piping my strut bar doesnt fit anymore.....any ideas as to what i can do?
Originally Posted by g35man04
Calvin how much for the paint of the mounts? or did you do them yourself? I am thinking of pulling mine off and painted them gloss black.....
I also have to try and fix my Strut bar to fit with my procharger now....with the way the ran the piping my strut bar doesnt fit anymore.....any ideas as to what i can do?
I also have to try and fix my Strut bar to fit with my procharger now....with the way the ran the piping my strut bar doesnt fit anymore.....any ideas as to what i can do?
Originally Posted by richie
g35man04...doesn't your piping look like this....
They did a custom setup...
Last edited by g35man04; Nov 21, 2007 at 07:19 PM.
Ooooo wow... tubing is a lot bigger and comes up a lot higher (same height or higher than the AC line). It doesn't seem like it can work... even with a normal setup, there is minimal room (rubbing)....I don't think you can find a bar that can fit over that tubing and clear the hood. Maybe VRT bar which comes in the front...but from the looks of your setup, the VRT might not even work.
yeah i didnt think any of it would work....the only issue i am having is just a tad bit of rubbing on the middle of the tubing coming off the throttle body....I was thinking of maybe adding some washers underneath the mount or maybe even moving the mount holes just a little bit higher so it doesnt rub....but then i think i may be hitting the hood after that.....
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Nice setup. I read the installation file for the Richie strut bar installation, it doesn't require pre-loading. Why is that? I know on other strut bars you have to jack the front end of the car up and then install the strut bar. Why don't you have to do that with the Richie bar?
GS motorsports here in Irving, Texas! (German) he does alot of work for the 350's and g35's in the area......He is well known for 240's and skylines. He does engine swaps all day long.
well i just got mine from NRG in their shop along with the carbon fiber hood dampers they give me a sweet deal since i got some more other stuff for my wife,s mazda3 so GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE BIG THUMBS UP FOR NRG thanks to mike at NRG
Originally Posted by g35man04
i have the richie strut bar and love it!!! it clears everything..i have a 1/2 spacer and it fits without any issues.
here is a pic.
here is a pic.