I checked out their website that thing looks sweet. If you can stop drooling enough to read all the way to the bottom it says that a a strut bar is required for installation, sorry no stock strut bar for us.

 

$375+cost of strut bar

 

The plenum looks computerized in those pictures.

 

thats a cad drawing.

 

Ares, I tried installing an eggplant squash and i lost 10 whp and 8 fpt]

 

APS makes alot of quality products for the WRX/STI. I would consider this plenum over the others.

 

you missing the turbo!

wrap it up nice and pretty though and I bet you can get 300 for it. just make sure it doesnt crack!

on second thought, that wont really hurt you.

 

Why would you NEED a strut bar when it looks like the plenum uses all of the stock bolt locations. What purpose would a "required" strut bar serve on a plenum.

 

a strut bar isnt for the plenum, its for frame integrity. the plenum just keeps the strut from fitting across due to clearance.

 

Yeah, I understand what a strut bar is actually for, but why does it say 395+cost of the required strut bar?

Why is it required???

 

maybe cuz some people think handling is important.

 

They probably don't have that much margin on an aluminum plenum and requiring the bar would increase their profits. You don't really even need the strut bar on the stock car either. Not many people do enough spirited driving to cause enough chassis flex.

 

I beg to differ. Try taking your strut bar off and taking it for a spin around the block. You will notice a HUGE difference in body lean/chassis flex.

 

oh, they probably mean required as in your old one wont work... so its required if you want a strut bar.

 

There's no huge difference. Read PhoenixINX's post. He's helped the Z community a lot with his part testing and input so I trust what he says: https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....threadid=84742

 

i have noticed no noticeable difference with the removal of my strut bar. sorry boys. and i do PLENTY of spirited driving.

 

so what phenix said was that the G35 did better than the Z in the salon pad because they dont have the brace?

 

No, I think it's based on the choice of tires for the G.

Not the obscense of the bar.

 

isnt the pilot sport pretty much like he SO-2? I've always wanted a strut for the G but no one makes one!

 

Simply stated, no one makes what can't be mounted. The G35 is not blessed with the required special welded on mounting tabs that the 350Z has. Now, you can waltz into your local Nissan dealer and buy the 350Z body panels that have the mounts ($219 X2) and have the mounts cut off and then welded onto the G35. The G has a few things in the way at the mount area you'd have to address first.

Also the G route's it's wiring harness differently then the Z across the front of the engine, right where the Crawford bar goes, you cannot simply pull it out of the way.

Your supposed to have a rear STB that is hidden out of sight on the G.