my mugen strut bar came in today. i immediately installed it on my car and took it for a spin. i was suprised at how well it improved my turning. i used to have a lot of trouble "scrubbing" (tires rubbing against wheel wells). i actually tried to scrub while driving and found it very difficult if not almost impossible. i originally only bought it because i got a good deal on it, but now i'm glad i did because i can tell big improvement. pics below...

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/815556mugenstrut.jpg

looks good. how much did it cost you?

I hate to break this to you emerge. I bet you bought that off ebay huh? That's a " Mugen Style " strut bar. The easy way to tell is the badge and the 3 piece construction. The actual Mugen bar is a one piece construction and it looks like this............

http://store5.yimg.com/I/twincamtech_1744_9627517

as long as he has his results :-) These things dont ever break do they? If they did it would suck ass! Damn I love emerge! Modding his car pretty quickly. New things just keep coming in... Keep it up!

These people are dickheads! look at this

Look at this ebay auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33591&item=2423056035)


They call it the "Mugen strut bar" all over... funny how in smaller letters it says "this mugen-style strut bar......."

I wonder if installing one of these will improve my turning at ALL on my stock wheels and suspension... will it help anti-roll a lil? I mean the leaning when I turn or switch lanes..

yeah i know it's not a real one. i found that out when i took it up to a local shop today. the guy told me mugen ones are one piece. plus the fact that i had to put the decal on the strut bar kinda gave it away. but hey, it works...

Hey B16, i see a strut bar in your engine bay on your avatar. What kind you got?

OEM. I like my engine looking sleepr too. :lol:

Originally posted by sageuvagony
I wonder if installing one of these will improve my turning at ALL on my stock wheels and suspension... will it help anti-roll a lil? I mean the leaning when I turn or switch lanes..

Yes it will aid in eliminating body roll. It's just the quality and construction that determines how much. I suggest Carbing strut bars. They lock the towers to the firewall and are lighter than Mugen bars. oh and they cost a grip.

http://www.jdmspecperf.com/products/carbing/p11bars.jpg

their just bars!!!! Do they cost that much cuz of what their made of or cuz of that they do? (Kinda like medicine...or an artificial leg, 200 or LESS to make and $10,000 to buy)

Yeah and an Intake is just a tube and basically a sock on the end but look at what people pay for em. You get what you pay for.

Where can you buy the Carbing bars? Do you have any links to websites that sell them?

pvc piping works for me........




















J/K!

Originally posted by Jas_M
Where can you buy the Carbing bars? Do you have any links to websites that sell them?

All the JDM dealers have em. I just know of a couple good dealers.


www.jdmspecperf.com
www.passwordjdm.com

benin industries makes a nasty tripod strut bar for 5th gen civics.
my friend has a semi sponsorship w/ them.

I'll stick with my neuspeed strut bar for now...

Thanks for the info B16.:smile: