i recently installed a carbing front lower tie bar on my 00 sir. has anyone ever had clearance issues with the tie bar and the exaust mani hitting upon excelleration?
it seems to be making a really loud vibration mainly in first gear.

im pretty possitive its impossible to expletive up this install and not put something back in,so im hoping its just the bottom of the header and the tie bar rubbing!

let me know if anyone has had similar problems and if there is a solution to it.

 

As far as functionality, there really isn't any when it comes to putting in an aftermarket tie bar. If it's hitting your exhaust, then that kind of tears it, doesn't it?

Your best bet is to remove it, hope you didn't scratch it too bad, and sell it.

A good alternative is the Civic Type R front crossmember.

 

its hard to tell how bad its actually hitting it. i dont think it hitting that hard to tear it. i wont be able to tell until tomorrow when i take it to my shop and lift it up to get a closer look at it.

how much for the ctr crossmember, and how well does it perform?