dude you really need to make a trip to wilson.

 

You need to make a trip to the BEACH man!

 

i love the idea of the traingulated strut bar, with the harness. if you do decide to do your roll cage, any thoughts as to size, SCCA, NASA racing legal? also 4 point or 8 point?

Zak

 

I would rather not even speculate about the roll cage yet... It's not even confirmed that we'll do one at this stage, and when we do, it'll most likely duplicate the one that we do for my car... So I dunno...

 

I forgot about it earlier, but there's also the Corksport intake pipe. I also agree that the AWR piece seems overpriced.

For the brake master cylinder brace, it's basically just something secured to the strut tower that has an extension that buts up against the end of the master cylinder to help prevent the firewall from flexing as much when you press the brake pedalm. That gives better pedal feel and a harder pedal.

I'd be very wary of a rear strut bar that doubles as a harness bar. You'd want to be VERY sure that it'll be strong enough to take the force of 2 fully grown men in an impact. One problem I'd have with it is the mounting, as the shock tops are held on with only 2 bolts on either side, which doesn't seem like enough to me, and the base plates that I've seen all raise the bar up above that a few inches, which would be another weak point. Another issue is that a rear strut bar is fairly far away from the driver, leading to the situation shere the harness lenght is fairly long, causing a potential stretching problem upon impact.

While I'd like to see a harness bar made for the FC I just want to make sure that it's designed properly so that it's safe to use. Also, when it's properly designed and safe that helps protect you from legal action and helps win the case in court if someone ever decides to sue (afterall, it is the US, capital of suing over anything). No I'm not trying to scare you off or anything, I'm just trying to look out for the best interests of everyone here.

I haven't come up with any new ideas yet, but I'll post if I do.

 

You make good points... FWIW we weren't intending to double the bar as a harness bar... We were going to (attempt) to integrate a harness bar into it that spans the B pillars... Maybe make them available as a package... Chances are, it'll end up being 2 seperate pieces, but it was just a thought...

Also we plan on making damn sure the bar stays secure in the event of an accident... We're trying to design it based around 4 mounting points... The bar running to the top of each strut tower, then 2 support bars than form an "X" bolting into the floor opposite each other (welded in the center), and finally a vertical bar at each end of the "X"...

It would look something like l><l but with the strut bar itself running across the top of the X... Sorry that's the best I could do with a keyboard...

 

Another idea I've been toying with is adding a camera mount to the center of the harness bar...

 

A camera mount would rock!

 

=) ...cupholders... =)

 

+1 to that sucks when you spill a drink because you have no place to put it!

TwEaK

 

We'll see lol... I feel your pain though...

 

Wanted to make a point on the strut/harness bar contraption. It would be great if you could make one designed around not killing us in a crash. But; harnesses are not legal for use on public roads in the first place It's illegal to remove or alter any factory crash tested safety device. Also, trying to prove to the law that a harness is mounted in the correct/specified dimensions goes over like a fart in church...(been there)
Anyway, I still think you should make one though. I'd buy it.

 

Other than the aformentioned strutbars and chassis stiffening parts I would like to get a solid front differential mount like the one that used to be available from scalliwag. I've ripped 2 of the factory ones now and I really don't feel like dishing out $100+ for the MazdaSpeed one.

 

about the cup holder...good ******* call...i just spilled a large light and sweet coffee coolatta under my passanger seat...good thing i had that 14mm socket handy. and that nice shop vac...still sticky and still smells like *** though :-/ more cleanup!

Zak

 

I think you should make a wicked TID that isn't $185 for a bunch of 90 degree bends..

 

13b4me, we are gonna talk at Deals Gap this weekend. You are making some sweet shiat!!

DJ

 

i read it all, and its been said a bunch, but v-mount piping, mounting brackets, basically all the works for a kit if we provide the core.

id be down

 

ya a big +1 for the v-mount kit.

 

camera mount all the way.

 

Ok guys here's the scoop... I'm checking out the guidelines for SCCA regarding harness bars, so we can get the appropriate diameter and thickness for the materials... We figure there's no point in making something that would prevent you from qualifying for a motorsports event... We're shopping for materials starting tomorrow...

djmtsu I'm not gonna be making it to deal's gap unfortunately... Car still won't be ready...

We're gonna start by making a prototype for the front and rear strut bars, a prototype harness bar, and some TID's... We'll have a confirmed price on them by the end of this week, but here are the estimates...

1. Triangulated front strut bar (no fuse box relocation required) $80

2. X-braced rear strut bar $80

3. TID (3" inlet/outlet, smooth bends, positions AFM straight forward) $75

4. Harness bar (spans the B-pillars, camera mount per request $20 extra) $70

 

This needs to happen. I would be in.

 

would you guys have any package deals for say the, triangulated strut bar, rear strut bar, as well as the harness bar. or anything like that?

zak

 

How about something like the Greddy Throttle Body Elbow but costing much cheaper?

 

The CAI will eventually come for you N/A guys...

Yes we'll most likely offer discounts for ordering multiple items...

It's already been stated that we can't cast things, so a TB elbow is out of the question...

 

aluminum / sheetmetal version of the RE-A rear diffuser for the FC.
this part is $650 for a fiberglass version and that doesnt include probably $300+ in shipping from Japan.
a metal piece could be painte black and an aluminum piece could be left with a brushed look.
I love the looks of this piece and would be happy to shell out $400 shipped for a quality piece that is made in the US and wont take 3 months to get thru customs.

you can also sell solid diff mounts and maybe a brace or pinion snubber of some sort to keep the diff from lifting up at the front mount points.