Well, my new supports came tonight, and I just finished installing them along with the STB. I don't have time to do a full write up right now, but does the word rails mean anything to you. I drove my coupe around the block, did about 4 "U" turns, and my, my, my, I didn't know what I was missing. I felt the difference as I was backing out of the garage and rolling over the driveway crown to the street. I have stock suspension with LMGT4 wheels. BIG Difference. This is a great mod.

Lou

 

WOW - we need to compare this to the lower strut bar that costs 90 bucks. Whatever you get there is much improvement that can be gleaned.

 

I have traded emails with Scott and will be trying this out on a Vortech equipped G very soon. I will post pics and opinions once installed.

 

Keep in mind that this mod will work in conjunction with Stillen and JWT TT FI applications - both of which are usually accompanied by a deeper oil pan. This would make the GTSPEC lower sway bar a nonviable option for those folks.

 

Very nice point, and thanks for making it.
I think we can soon add APS TT and Vortech SC to the list if FI kits that this brace works with.

 

Scott, would you please elaborate a little.

There are many of us with a stock box & Z-tube setup.
I know the air box uses the same mounting point, but
is the box itself in the way??

Basically will it work or not?


If we have to add a new air box to the $400 it gets more & more costly.

 

I have modified the STB a bit more since then.......adding a few more changes, clearing the stock air box is one of these updates. So, yes, It will work with the stock intake box, now. Sorry for not being more clear with my updates.

 

I still want to know how well this works compared to GTSPEC lower strut brace since I am not planning on going FI. I'm sure majority of us who are interested in the strut bar are not going FI.

 

Good news...
Thanks Scott... e-mail sent

 

Scott

Now that you have redesigned the bar to clear the stock box, how much clearance is there? More specifically, when it comes time to change the air filter, will there be enough room to open the stock air box without much hassle? Wish I hand known about this redesign earlier before I bought the Popcharger!

 

Hmmmm.... good question.

 

I put about 700 miles on my coupe over the weekend. To say I am happy with the VRT STB would be an understatement. I did a lot of driving in the Arizona Mountains on the way to Sedona, and the car handled great. I had been thinking of some suspension mods, but no more. The stock suspension is just fine, it just needed something to tie it together, just what the STB does. Going in a straight line feels very much the same, but somehow I feel a little more planted. Lane changing while good before, is more crisp now. As I mentioned above, U Turns are extremely flat, and I swear some of my understeer is gone. Mountain driving was really fun, but I couldn't push it or my wife would have had a fit. There is no downside to this mod, except perhaps the steep price. But, with the precision mounting system, and the engineering necessary because of all the crap around the strut towers, I guess you get what you pay for. To me, this STB is a "Must Have" to all of us who enjoy vigorous driving and a great handling automobile. I've attached a couple of pics. The first one is a before with my cut engine cover. The second shows the bar installed, and the third the driver's side STB Support.

Lou

 

Shouldn't adding the STB increase the amount of understeer? It would be great if understeer did decrease, but I thought by stiffening the front, understeer increases??? Please 'steer' me in the right direction. Thanks.

 

Any chance of starting up a group buy? Or is there no room for price adjustment even in qty?

 

I think he just got his terms mixed...

Anyone heard from Scott lately?
They must be busy..... I'm waiting for an e-mail response.

Damn... need to get this baby bolted up