I'd like to keep my car as rattle free as possible so if I could I would like to avoid going with aftermarket motor mounts. Right now of course I have a decent bit of wheel hop. If going with a traction bar would this eliminate wheel hop and keep it to where factory motor mounts would be good enough?

 

Yes, upgrade the motor mounts

 

I've read that the traction bars could be an issue with intercooler piping as well as half size radiators. I might just skip the headache and go mounts and no bars.

 

It could be a big issue, depending on your layout. Mine particularly, I had a good deal of modifications to make on the hot side for that traction radius bar. Even with upgraded motor mounts, a Trac bar still isn't a bad idea. Those particular items really have nothing to do with each other and play their own parts..