Well I may have come up with a solution. I haven't sold the strut bar from my Maxima yet, and I swapped the brackets from the two bars. Now it will fit, looks more aggressive, and sits a good 3/4" above the intake manifold/throttle body.
I haven't installed it yet though, since I'll still have to relocate or cut that bracket on the passenger side strut tower.
Wish me luck!