MSP strut bar??

[JD32883]

Hey all just wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction im looking to buy a awesome front strut bar. i just bought jic magic coilovers flt-2 and they are so hot. Just wanted to improve the handeling even more. Anyone has any ideas let me know. thanks

 

[Striker187]

www.corksport.com sells about 4 different brands. www.cpracing.ca sells their own....this is the same one as essentialspeed's (since cpracing makes them for essentialspeed)

 

[Captain KRM P5]

I can get you one of four different strut tower braces for 3rd generation protege;

an APC all aluminum for $29 plus shipping
an APC stainless steel for $129 plus shipping
a polished steel bar from Ractive for $34 plus shipping
or if you are criminally insane, a DC Sports pure Carbon Fiber strut bar for $666 plus shipping

 

[I_Vtec]

(laugh) Yes the DC Sports one is the way of the devil.

 

[srtchick]

yes im looking into getting the one from CP racing 150 shipped ! not too bad !

 

[INGREXCO]

thats the one i wanna get! haha tell me how it works

 

[Black Majik MSP]

I want that one too, I just can't stand the blue. I need to think of what color to paint it.

 

['Sploder]

[threadjack] those JIC coilovers are soo hot.. post a review when you get them installed plz I want to purchase them eventually... [/threadjack]

 

[mspdfreak]

Is the PC racing bar a direct bolt-on for a stock speed?

 

[nattyboy513]

"Bar bolts to firewall for maximum rigidity and strength. Easily installed without major disassembly or down time with basic hand tools. Comes with detailed installation guide." -from http://www.cpracing.ca/

 

[Striker187]

yeah, it's supposed to be a direct bolt on. i'm tempted to go with cusco.....i mean, it's cusco (spin)

 

[never Ender]

I want that one too, I just can't stand the blue. I need to think of what color to paint it.

They come in other colors too, not just blue.

 

[jrodhotrod]

Yeah, if you order from Essential Speed you can choose your color, that blue is awful. I got Black for my MSP, simple, understated. All my engine bay is done in Blue and I didn't want that funky light blue in there.

The Essentiel Speed bar does make a big difference over the stock bar, I recommend it. Natey did a very nice how-to write up for the installation.

Just one word of warning, the paint is easy to scratch/chip so you have to be careful.

 

[tonkabui]

natey has a good how-to written up on the CP strut bar.

 

[Natey]

"Bar bolts to firewall for maximum rigidity and strength. Easily installed without major disassembly or down time with basic hand tools. Comes with detailed installation guide." -from http://www.cpracing.ca/

That couldn't be more false. My CP brace came with no hardware or installation guide at all. Once I got it installed(after bugging EssentialSpeed for over a week, they sent me some really vague instructions), it really made a nice difference. I also have FLTA2s on my Protege, and this bar compliments them nicely. Check out my how-to for install instructions that you can actually follow.

 

[ddogg777]

Wow, is our stock brace sooo bad that you can actually feel a difference??

 

[jrodhotrod]

I think you can feel a difference, but then again, with stuff like this you WANT to feel a difference so there may be a bit of bias in there, but I could swear the car handles a little bit better now, I feel more in control then I did before and it tracks straighter on the freeways.

 

[Natey]

It's not bad at all. Take it off and go for a drive. lol, my p5 was rocking around like a...toyota echo.
The CP brace makes a difference because it braces the strut towers with the firewall. I can honestly feel a difference; especially in turn-in and tracking. (thumb)

 

[mspdfreak]

Well I just read another thread that said that CP brace is a PITA to mount to firewall, doesn't come with all the hardware to mount it, and the instructions are either very vague or missing!

 

[jrodhotrod]

I ordered my CP Racing bar from Essentiel Speed and it came with the vague instructions that Natey mentioned (remedied by his EXCELLENT how-to) and the hardware for mounting to the firewall. The only thing missing was two washers so I could put washers on both sides of the firewall bolts.