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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 04:32 AM
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either a apexi vtec controller for a b16 with a full exhaust and a cai or a password jdm front strut bar for stock suspsension?
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 04:47 AM
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get em both
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 05:05 AM
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Well the VAFC has function. The strut bar is more bling than anything else. A VAFC will give you an acturate reading of RPMs (Honda gauges arent the best in the world), minor tuning, etc. The strut bar is going to keep your front end from flexing... which doesnt flex all that much... especially with a stock suspension.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:08 AM
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i would go with both but i only have enough for one of the two right now and i was pushing more twards the controller cuz of the stock suspension cuz i was going to buy the strut wit the coilovers ima buy in a few months so pretty much the vtec controller
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:26 AM
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why not look into the explicit speed performance bar. im pretty sure you will save some money to get you closer to getting both the strut bar and vafc
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:35 AM
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Cams and a tune would be better than those choices.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 07:24 AM
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i would deside that you go with the <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by racing_reject_001 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">either a apexi vtec controller for a b16 with a full exhaust and a cai </TD></TR></TABLE> seriously strut bars dont even come close to the effect the other parts will have on your car.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 08:09 AM
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invest in something else, do you have a need for the vafc yet?? unless u have a bunch of mods
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 10:35 AM
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well since you have stock suspension the strut bar is gonna help but not as much if u had a tein or koni yellow suspension kit. So i would go with the vtec controller.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 11:04 AM
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i wouldnt get either anything you listed. get a rear sway bar
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 11:15 AM
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if you get a sway bar without a stiff suspension set up... you risk tearing the subframe ... just FYI
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 11:26 AM
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vafc? thats a thing of the past..

go with a defi gauge and a decent engine managment such as hondata..
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 03:31 PM
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Both are a waste of money...if you really want to get some Engine management pick up a chipped ECU or send yours out to get chipped and a base map...maybe a more agressive stock tune on it or get a real tune done...you don't really have enough mods to need a tune though...a good basemap would be fine...
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 08:59 AM
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ok thanks
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