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LETHAL GST
02-21-2001, 04:31 PM
are they all basically the same? the price range for different ones is very wide, from $30 all the way up to $140. is there any difference in between different ones, other than brand name and colors?

Mystik
02-21-2001, 05:16 PM
as long as they are all 2 point bars, yes, they are all basically the same, except for build quality and materials... but, as they say, you get what you paid for :) hows the dsm?

StockSpyder
02-21-2001, 05:25 PM
I am biased toward unadjustible bars as they tend to be a bit stiffer IMO of course.. but then again they are hard to put on.. so.... :)

jexser
02-21-2001, 06:00 PM
I have a tubular chrome-moly strut tower brace, nonadjustable. It really isn't that hard to install, I'd avoid the flimsy shit. If you can bend it with your hands, what the hell is your car gonna do to it?

LETHAL GST
02-22-2001, 12:21 AM
Originally posted by Mystik
as long as they are all 2 point bars, yes, they are all basically the same, except for build quality and materials... but, as they say, you get what you paid for :) hows the dsm?
it's cool. i might be getting a new exhaust manifold and ported O2 sensor housing soon from some guy, but i don't know...my car does some funny stuff at high boost though, it stalls/hesitates at full boost, i think it's my plugs and spark plug wires(still stock). how's yer car?

StockSpyder
02-22-2001, 09:08 AM
Originally posted by LETHAL GST
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mystik
[B]my car does some funny stuff at high boost though, it stalls/hesitates at full boost, i think it's my plugs and spark plug wires(still stock). how's yer car?

Datalog the car and find out if it has to do with ECU or anything weird like that before you go and start replacing parts or upgrading. :)

LETHAL GST
02-22-2001, 09:48 AM
Originally posted by StockSpyder
Originally posted by LETHAL GST
my car does some funny stuff at high boost though, it stalls/hesitates at full boost, i think it's my plugs and spark plug wires(still stock). how's yer car?

Datalog the car and find out if it has to do with ECU or anything weird like that before you go and start replacing parts or upgrading. :)[/b]
yeah i have to try to find someone around here with one first. besides, i have to replace my plugs and wires anyways.

SiN-6
02-22-2001, 10:01 AM
for a turbocharged, u better get a 3pt. tower bar, they r they best, and be able to handle the extra twist

a 2 pt. is good enough for a NA application.

Mystik
02-22-2001, 11:25 AM
my dsm is ok, about to go clean the lifters, do an oil change, set the idle speed, etc... should be getting painted very soon (i still cant believe its not done yet) and fixing the wheel.. should have a few little mods coming up soon to if all goes as planned