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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 09:49 AM
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I was looking the EM C-pillar, but its 170( alot) i have a few no name bars for 40-60 shipped. Whats a good C pillar back to get?
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 03:41 PM
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save the money, they don't do anything
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slammed_93_hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">save the money, they don't do anything</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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anyone else
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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Got with a cheap bar that has good fitment like a megan racing for $35. The bars decrease body flex and you can definitely feel the difference. It may not make a huge difference such as stiffer springs, lower height, and sway bars but I guess when you're outta suspension mods... heh, there's something to do.
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slammed_93_hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">save the money, they don't do anything</TD></TR></TABLE>

That is the only correct answer.

Save the monkey bars for the playground.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 12:20 AM
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people keep swearing that they have absolutely no effect, however i have cheap front and rear strut bars on mine (megan racing) and i really could feel a noticeable difference.

its not night and day, but they aren't expensive parts either.

but, definitely consider a rear sway bar, those make an undeniable difference.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 07:11 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by alexisthemovie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">people keep swearing that they have absolutely no effect, however i have cheap front and rear strut bars on mine (megan racing) and i really could feel a noticeable difference.

its not night and day, but they aren't expensive parts either.

but, definitely consider a rear sway bar, those make an undeniable difference.</TD></TR></TABLE> so i guess spend in 170 on EM bar is ****** crazy
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 11:38 AM
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dont do that, a rear sway is cheaper and will make much more of a difference.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by alexisthemovie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dont do that, a rear sway is cheaper and will make much more of a difference.</TD></TR></TABLE>??
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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i have the hole em racing package(not the trunk jet but its coming ) and I could feel a huge difference..the car got alot more stiffer. dont know if there is any difference between em racing and megan(cheap **** ) no for real i would recommend you to buy...you wont regret it!
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 03:53 PM
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take out those rear seat belts
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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the price to get the full set up you can get an auto power roll cage. that dose more then the jungle gym play set in the back.
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 07:34 AM
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IM PICK UP ONE BAR IN JAN
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 01:44 PM
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Just one bar (c pillar bar) in a coupe or sedan won't do anything for you. The speaker tray is a huge metal reinforcement beam that is 10000 times stronger than a flexible-joint c pillar bar. So a c pillar bar would be only for looks.

Yes, I have one, and yes, it does nothing.

If anything, the 3-bar system should do something as it emulates what a cage does.
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by alexisthemovie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">people keep swearing that they have absolutely no effect, however i have cheap front and rear strut bars on mine (megan racing) and i really could feel a noticeable difference.

its not night and day, but they aren't expensive parts either.

but, definitely consider a rear sway bar, those make an undeniable difference.</TD></TR></TABLE>

idiot, there saying c-pillar bar alone dosent do anything which is CORRECT, i just took mine off, now strut-tower bars are another story, yes they work. i have cusco front and rear and it IS night and day.
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 08:08 PM
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any body see a bar those goes right behind the front seats?
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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those 3 bars together can buy you a autopower 4pt roll bar which will be 10x better then any of those bars will ever do.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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but they are REMOVABLE
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 10:53 PM
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its stuped to just have one car thats fixed up, you need a daily, that way it dosent matter if you cant take out your cage... just my .02 and please no "sorry im not ritch enough to buy to cars" comments, civics are cheap buy a second one.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 10:53 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BLUE EH3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">but they are REMOVABLE</TD></TR></TABLE>

They are also pretty much useless. I'd suggest listening to the advice in this thread, and passing on the pillar and strut bars. If you want something that will actually stiffen the structure of the car, look to Korbach Framelocks and the previously mentioned cage.

The monkey bars and pillar bars and all that serve for looks and obstructing access to those parts of the car, that's it. If you want it for the looks, go for it, but then understand that for performance gains, your money could have been better spent elsewhere.
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Old Dec 31, 2006 | 07:39 AM
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any words of strut bars
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Old Dec 31, 2006 | 07:52 AM
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Same thing, more or less. On the list of mods that will improve handling, they will be bringing up the rear along with the monkey bars.

People saying they "feel" that the car is stiffer is a lot different than actual improvements in structural rigidity.
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Old Dec 31, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PIC Performance &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They are also pretty much useless. I'd suggest listening to the advice in this thread, and passing on the pillar and strut bars. If you want something that will actually stiffen the structure of the car, look to Korbach Framelocks and the previously mentioned cage.

The monkey bars and pillar bars and all that serve for looks and obstructing access to those parts of the car, that's it. If you want it for the looks, go for it, but then understand that for performance gains, your money could have been better spent elsewhere. </TD></TR></TABLE>

wrong wrong wrong, im really getting sick of you saying stuff that is wrong, none of those bars obstruct a thing unless you plan to climb from your back seat to your turnk in which case a cage will be in your way if you get that and so will the em bars or strut bars so that was pointless to say. USELESS HUH? so honda gurus such as SPOON and MUGEN are just making useless parts? carbing is a useless company? honda makes useless parts? your so wrong i cant even begin to say it, ive had 4 civics i put strut bars on all of them and the current one has cusco front and rear bars and it significantly reduces sway when turning and takes the BOAT feel out of the car. yes a cage helps too and so do sway bars, BUT that is NOT to say strut bars are useless.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PIC Performance &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Same thing, more or less. On the list of mods that will improve handling, they will be bringing up the rear along with the monkey bars.

People saying they "feel" that the car is stiffer is a lot different than actual improvements in structural rigidity. </TD></TR></TABLE>

im willing to bet ive been fixing up honda's longer than your coilover company has been around, your WRONG. i agree with you on the C-pillar bar alone being useless but strut bars on honda's work end of story. if they didnt why would HONDA make factroy stut bars for the GSR, type-R's, and Si?


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