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View Poll Results: Did you feel a difference after installing a strut bar?
Yes.
8.06%
No.
27.42%
I like pancakes.
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Did you feel a difference after adding a strut bar?

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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 01:01 PM
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better off getting a front sway bar rather than a front strut bar
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 11:06 PM
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They do nothing for the s2000. Purely only for looks.
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by AZS2KDancer
At one of the weekly meets in town, shortly after I got my S a few years ago, I saw a strut bar in someone's engine and didn't know what it did. I asked the owner, and he said it was just for looks, didn't really do anything. I voted for pancakes.
At least he was honest about it lol
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Old Sep 30, 2014 | 05:49 PM
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Not quite sure how some people are getting less body roll with a 'strut' bar. It'll make a difference if your front end is loose like a wet noodle. In that case, something is wrong to begin with.
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Old Oct 2, 2014 | 02:25 AM
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There are other bars out there that do a lot more performance wise... I purchased one just for engine bay bling and is handy for tall guys bending over to put more oil in the engine...

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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 04:09 PM
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Like I said earlier," a little". I have a very sensitive "feel" in a car.

I can tell,when one of the tires is off more than a lb or 2 of air..Some ppl can,some can't.

As a Nascar driver & test driver for years,this feel is developed over time.It's crucial to be able to tell the crew/car chief how the car feels.

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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 08:05 PM
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To be honest at freeway speeds it did feel different going around bends. Biggest plus is a bar to lean on when undoing the oil filter
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Old Oct 6, 2014 | 09:38 AM
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After 44 votes, pancakes are the clear winner.
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Old Oct 6, 2014 | 01:11 PM
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Old Oct 7, 2014 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by hecash
I sort of doubt that there is any addition to stiffness but in the absence of definite proof of that, why not have one? Especially if it looks so good..........!

The engine bay definitely looks better with a strut bar. I always thought that it might help in a front end crash by adding some added bracing, but that is pure conjecture by me.
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