CoreyR

ef's are all the same. a traction bar for a crx or a hatch will also fit a sedan.

notching the stock crossmember is fine. i had an si hatch a few years ago that had a good chunk cut out for a dp and it was never an issue.

wy not just flip the turbo and have a welder cut the outlet of the turbo off and reweld it so it faces the other direction? problem solved.

ChrisHinds

cut the turbo housing and reweld it to flip the other way? as in where the intercooler piping connects to the turbo?...i can cut and weld it.. i just didnt think it was possible to do so

91jdmhatchback

ok seriously, how do you ecpect people to help with no pictures of the issue?

Seriously.

jeffsciv23

hahahaha this reminds me of the post about the kid that thought he did a really good job workign on his car by taking of the stock ef "traction bar" and threw it in the garbage, even posted a pic of it. LMAO, classic noob oHMT moment

HiProfile

LOL. I can only speculate it would be an accident involving a big ramp and the EF getting airborne before crashing. The way the EF protects is via crumple zones. A ridgid horizontal structure is not a crumple zone. If you really want to harp about safety, you'd say "get something with an airbag" instead.

At this point you'll be saying that's all bullshit and heresay. I've actually crashed an EF with a tubular x-member and almost no front bumper support. (lady pulled in front of me if you're wondering) Guess where the impact was? ABOVE my bumper, above my x-member. Hell, I still have the bumper, x-member, and pics if you doubt me. The only damage below the bumper was her tailpipe jamming through my intercooler.






Back to the OP's question, cut the x-member & box it, or get a "traction bar" (tubular x-member) to make the DP fit. Lowering an EF will actually be more dangerous than an x-member modification.