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Ron Stygar Carl Buckland Dale Beuning Forums Help
From digest.v7.n396 Tue Oct 7 19:14:51 1997 "Marc S. Edwards" <marce_at_su1.in.net> inquired about upper strut bars that clear the ASC-modified throttle body in 96-97 E36's. Marc, On the advice of a vendor in Texas (not BMP), i bought a Racing Dynamics upper strut bar that fits my 96 M3 (with ASC-modified throttle body). It turns out that the RD bar for the 318ti fits my M3. Its not a straight bar (2 ~45 degree angles)- the cognescenti can argue whether its worse than a straight bar. All i can say is that i noticed an immediate improvement in turn-in and front-end stiffness. By the way, the visceral improvement with the strut bar was greater than that of the cross-brace (which i installed after the upper strut bar). I haven't bothered to compare it in the other direction. Also, Dinan now sells an upper strut bar for 96-97 E36's with ASC-modified throttle bodies. It has carbon fiber inserts for speed :-). Also, its pricier than the RD bar (about $400 vs $240). The Dinan bar's collar fits more snugly against the strut towers though. BTW, when i bought the RD brace, Dinan did not have theirs completed. dan |
