How can you beat this? ($10 strut bar)
10-29-03, 04:29 PM
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How can you beat this? ($10 strut bar)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2439718607
$10 plus shipping comes out to $25. Pretty damn good price and it actually looks to be good quailty. Someone needs to take a chance on it and let everyone know. Oh and jack the car up before putting it on
$10 plus shipping comes out to $25. Pretty damn good price and it actually looks to be good quailty. Someone needs to take a chance on it and let everyone know. Oh and jack the car up before putting it on
10-29-03, 04:31 PM
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excuse me but did you happen to not see my thread?
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/ebay-strut-tower-bar-234803/
24.99 buster not 25 dolla!
Santiago
PS- You can't beat it without going ghetto. ala electrical conduit IIRC
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/ebay-strut-tower-bar-234803/
24.99 buster not 25 dolla!
Santiago
PS- You can't beat it without going ghetto. ala electrical conduit IIRC
10-29-03, 04:58 PM
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Not that a strut bar is anything fancy, but I do question if those ultra-cheap bars do anything substantial. If you think about how stiff your car is, even when place in a good position like a strut bar, does it have much effect?
I find the strutbar 'craze' odd because none of the people on here can feel the difference and most of the people on here are not doing anything that would mandate a non-feelable modification.
I find the strutbar 'craze' odd because none of the people on here can feel the difference and most of the people on here are not doing anything that would mandate a non-feelable modification.
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10-29-03, 06:41 PM
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Too bad I already have one.
But hey, it's not as pretty as that one, kind like the oval shaped bar (mine's round)
For $10, I should really buy another and sell the other one I haven't yet installed!!!
Anybody want to buy mine for $50...
For $10, I should really buy another and sell the other one I haven't yet installed!!!
Anybody want to buy mine for $50...
10-29-03, 07:42 PM
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I bought that strut bar and put it on my TII and found it get's in the way of the coolant cap on the filler neck and it goes over your oil cap so it's a pain in the *** when u change your oil or add coolant. Then u also have to get a smaller alternator belt....didn't like it...so i sold it.
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10-29-03, 08:25 PM
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Some people say they can feel the difference. Are they really feeling the difference or do they simply think they feel a difference? Placebo (sp?) effect my friends. 
10-29-03, 08:27 PM
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Some people say they can feel the difference. Are they really feeling the difference or do they simply think they feel a difference? Placebo (sp?) effect my friends.
Some people say they can feel the difference. Are they really feeling the difference or do they simply think they feel a difference? Placebo (sp?) effect my friends.
10-29-03, 08:50 PM
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Originally posted by 1987RX7guy
I think you might have put it on backwards lol
I think you might have put it on backwards lol
Thanks for playing!
10-29-03, 08:55 PM
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Yeah i got that same strut bar, but it hit my alternator so when i went to take it off i snap my top strut mount bolt. So i didnt have that good of experience with it, but my friend have the e-bay one and it work out great on his rx-7.
10-30-03, 12:43 AM
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Get one of the adapters from http://rx7cz.net/shop/ and put a K&N on it. It will be slightly cheaper and will work just as well, if not better then the K&N FIPK kit because it doesn't have any sharp edges or flat spots like the cheapie Ebay ones.
10-30-03, 09:15 AM
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Heh.. I'm thinking of getting that one, and this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2439285801 and taking them to some autocrosses for some fun. Not the "I want to win" kind of fun, but the geeky, science kind of fun.
My intention would be to try to gather data about how much difference these bars make.
The plan would be to set it up so one end of each bar (front and rear) could be disconnected rather easily without it being visually noticeable from the driver's seat. I would drive, and write comments on the car's handling, and record run times for each run. Someone else would connect/disconnect the bars at their whim for each run, and record the state of each bar for each run.
Maybe, given enough autocross runs, I could gather enough data (times and comments related to bar state) to make some conclusions about the effectiveness of the bars (judging purely on time will be tough, because human performance and learning curve at autocross are so large a factor)...
The rear bar is a bit suspicious to me, though, given the way it mounts.. but if it's cheap enough, I may do it anyway for the curiosity factor.
My intention would be to try to gather data about how much difference these bars make.
The plan would be to set it up so one end of each bar (front and rear) could be disconnected rather easily without it being visually noticeable from the driver's seat. I would drive, and write comments on the car's handling, and record run times for each run. Someone else would connect/disconnect the bars at their whim for each run, and record the state of each bar for each run.
Maybe, given enough autocross runs, I could gather enough data (times and comments related to bar state) to make some conclusions about the effectiveness of the bars (judging purely on time will be tough, because human performance and learning curve at autocross are so large a factor)...
The rear bar is a bit suspicious to me, though, given the way it mounts.. but if it's cheap enough, I may do it anyway for the curiosity factor.
10-30-03, 09:21 AM
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I have hesitated from buying a rear bar for now as I will have to examine them all in the various pics and weights. For example my front strut tower bar weighs a mear 4lbs. The cork sport one also weighs 4lbs but this is for the rear bar. I also want to research some about how structures deal with loads put on them. since that ebay knock off is round and the CS one is oval I would like to fine out which one would take the load better. I am also trying to think of how the CP bar would handle compared to there top ONLY bars. I also want to get a weight on the CP bar and try o figure out which would be better and be able to justify the adde expense if I descide to go with a more pricey one.
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