Zephyr

I GOT MY MS TOWER BAR INSTALLED which is also my first mod, but my badging is different from takas' dunno why though, but iit's way bigger with a big MAZDASPEED LOGO :p looks very clean and very happy
well i have to say the installation process was hrmmm , lets just say get in there u piece of metal! Just suppriced to see how tightly it fitted, very strong indeed, unlike the stock ones which could be broken in to 3 pieces( the 2 brackets and struct)

right after the the install, i tried some hard turns and noticed dramatic improvement in cornering as it turns with little ease and procise, braking responded better too, maybe coz of the firewall support???

also got the ms brakepads which im not gonna put on untill i worn out the stock, :D
and on the brakepad box it said (B spec) hrmmmm, newer version???
also gettting those sways and custom leather soon.

blksf8

how many of us in the U.S. wish we were RHD everytime we see pics of this 4pt brace installed?

Zephyr

u guys in the us has the 2 point struct, with the carbon fibre wrap just as neat

blksf8

sure, if you say so. lol

takahashi

Zephyr... they are just jealous :p

Hey I think they look exactly the same. The badging is just MazdaSpeed with an engraved model number for mine.

Where did you get it from? Who installed it for you or you did it yourself /w your mate?


What do you think the car is much stiffer all around, what does corner feels like? Coz I have not driven the car without the MS sway but just the strut bar alone.

Did you get the rear too?

RXE16T

Looks good.

Zephyr

i got the struct from HK, and i got it installed from the people you suggested in mitcham but they were pretty rough on the installation, almost got me worried but i made sure everything was ok before i left

the car indeed felt much stiffer as you can feel the whole car stiffen when u corner, i even lost the rattles from the dash but i only got the front, as i still have the spare tire in my boot.

i'll get eventually get the rear struct as well and the sways

takahashi

Hey all people in garage will do the same and it is a very tight fit. The installation menu did say to bang the strut in with a plastic hammer (which he did on mine) :p. He must have remembered last time he did for mine. Did he sweared at the Mazda design this time? Neilson is a very good guy and ...

He let you see what he is doing and I think
1) he is very confident of what he is doing.
2) he does not mind critism on his work.

skc

Looks good.

Does this mean you can go faster around corners or is it just less body roll.

What does this mod combined with improved sway bar do to the cars overall handling.

My main concern with such mods is comfort. I think the car currently absorbs bumps really well and I would think twice if I had to sacrifice on comfort.

So how has this mod effected the overall ried comfort?

skc

takahashi

skc

It is just stiffer during cornering and you will have more confident around corner - it is all feel good. But i think it does enhance cornering speed. :p

I have not driven the car with strut alone but strut plus sway will greatly increase the handling, flatter and more solid ride.

But it does feel rougher on the road. I am pretty sure of that. It does feel the bump quite easily with the strut. It is not bone cracking hard like the Older Type R Integra or the EVOs but it is certainly harder than the stock 8s. My baby girl did not mind the mods. She sleeps the same way in Daddy's RX-8 as in the 4WD of her grandma and grandpa. Just a guide of roughness of the car.

But I love it.

Hymee

iTrader: (1)

OK - enlightlen me. What is specifically "LHD incompatible" about this part??

Cheers,
Hymee.

Jambos

Yeah

I couldn't work out what the difference would be, maybe they have something different with their setup ?

takahashi

It is not fully incompatible

see the pic below there is a brace that pushing onto the cylinder thingy. Well in LHD RX-8 it will be on the other side. People said in the US they will not like that. They mostly fear that something will be around that area that block the strut.

Maybe - but they are not willing to risk. Some suggested to saw the brace extension off. I think it is a fair way to do about it too.

But what exactly that extension do? i don't know

Hymee

iTrader: (1)

Taka - thanks for that sorta goodly, kinda precise, low risk explanation. :D

(Taka's report... "His blood pumping thingy stopped working.")

Cheers,
Hymee.

takahashi

Hehe what do you call that "cylinder thingy" then?

(Taka report ... "every single person died from a cardiac arrest in your hospital... why can't he died of the same thing?")

ILIV48

The brace is there because under braking the brake master cylinder actually physically moves forward. When it does this you lose some of the braking ability of the car. The brace connects to the brake master cylinder and stops this movement forward and thus gives a more instant feel to the brake pedal and better overall braking performance.

Mazdaspeed certainly thinks about their **** when they are designing parts!

Hymee

iTrader: (1)

OK - that makes sense. I now understand the threaded adjustable strut between the master cylinder and the strut brace.

So why would this not work on a LHD car? The brace is symetrical looking, and the LHD cars have the master cylinder on the other side.

Cheers,
Hymee.

Hymee

iTrader: (1)

BTW - I wonder how that affects crumple zone

Cheers,
Hymee.

PS. I better think up something good for my 3000th post

skc

How does the brace effect the engine cover.

It appears that it would not fit as the brace sits higher on the fire wall.

skc

timbo

"The boy stood on the burning deck...."

Go for it Hymee :D :p

ILIV48

Hows this for an idea:

"I have just completed the supercharger and am so happy with the outcome I am giving each AUS rx8club member one for free"

Hymee that would make for a memorable 3000th post I think :D :D :D

Cheers

skc

You are putting yourself under preassure now Hymee. :D

takahashi

Start a new thread saying Hymee Enhanced Product all 50% off!

Hangon... just read ILIV48's post... good suggestion.

Hey brake master cylinder ... "cylinder thingy" was close :D

I still don't see how you can flip around and put in a LHD if you want the "cylinder thingy" to work, unless you don't want it - ie. to cut it -, or cut and reattach it on the other side. :o

Zephyr

yeah the 4 point struct bar can't be placed on LHD models as the master cylinder on LHD models are on the oppsite side. so there for unable to fit however the LHD models has a 2 point struct also madeby mazdaspeed that has the master cylinder support on the other side.

and yes the engine cover will no longer fit but i reckon it looks better without it and having the struct showing through :D

rotarenvy

looks symetrical; but it isn't or at least the old design wasn't.