hello guys . i just installed J's racing tsuchinoko intake for my ap2. and i had to take out a bar in the bumper to make the install. there was a bar where the snorkel's mouth was taking the air , just down in the bumper . the bar was something like a strut bar. i talked to my service and my shop about that bar , they told me that ap1 s didnt have that bar. so it was not a problem they said. what do you guys think about this ?



thanks alot

 

Are you talking about the front bumper bar just behind the styrofoam piece?

OK, not in my pics. Photos deleted to keep thread short.

 

xviper its jsut there but i cant explain it . if you imagine the ap2 front bumper , that bar is in the higest place of the bumpers mouth.

 

i think its just below the chasiss

 

i cant see that in the pictures. i drived the car hard today and the nose of the car feels like it wants to break lose but maybe its just what i feel

 

I know which bar you are talking about and at first I removed it when installing the FMAC upgrade. After looking again I was able to make some adjustments and keep the bar there.

It is about the same size as a standard STB.

It is NOT the bar that the styrofoam attaches to. It's the same size as the bar in the trunk when you remove the liner.

Although it probably serves as minimal reinforcement.....I didn't like the idea of taking it out.

Tim