ShadowISF

iTrader: (10)

Those rolling shots look good.

PurduePete

It's a friend's shop logo/decal.


Thanks all for the props.

bnizzle87

Nice shots! Looks awesome in USB.

PurduePete

New Cusco front strut bar. I think it is a fantastic addition to any F engine bay, even more so if you have a USB. By no means will this strut bar exponentially improve the handling dynamics of the F, but it can't hurt, that's for sure.

What you do gain, is serious horsepower (mental) from the fantastic aesthetic view of the engine bay now with that shiny CUSCO bar. Not just any no-name eBay strut bar, but one from Cusco, who is a well known and respected Japanese suspension company. Dependant on how careful you are of trimming the cover piece, it can look as if it came with the F from the factory, as in the picture.

For $200 bucks, the pros:
1 - Fantastic engine bay appearance
2 - It's from Cusco Japan, quality product
3 - B/c it is from Japan, it also keeps your jdm theme, if that's your preference
4 - Helps with handling (by how much, not sure, but can't hurt)
5 - Easy installation

Con:
1 - $200 out of your pocket
2 - Engine cover removal. Just like the few threads previously, if you think this is added work to remove the bar, then.... What would you remove the cover for and how often? The only few times I removed the engine cover was to prove to some non-F owners that there really wasn't anything worth looking at beneath it....lol.

Thanks to Blitz_714 for the info.

PurduePete

Love rolling shots. Here is one from last year.

CCJ22

iTrader: (26)

Great mod list OP. Not a fan of the front bumpers license plate but everything else is very nice.

PurduePete

Thanks....it's part of the kit, and it tilts down like jdm plates do, so it would be a travesty to not include it in the kit. Also, chicago cops just love to give out tickets for no front plate.

Lexura1414

iTrader: (6)

Hey PurduePete, am thinking of driving to Illinois this spring or summer to have my headers and exhaust installed. Any autoshop suggestions? Thanks!

CCJ22

iTrader: (26)

Good point. IL enforces front plates. I forgot about that.