Strut tower bar & intake

[']['R][) camry]

Ok I just ordered a strut tower brace and are intake from Reactive

My question is, how tight are the strut tower bolts supposed to be? (torque spec)... also I hope the bar does not hit my throttle body mounting bracket... it is pretty high and I heard some peoples bars actually hit it when the engine torque’s over.

by the way.. Anyone have these products? Are they any good or should I cancel my order?

thanx cya

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[']['R][) camry]

o 1994 I4 by the way

[Ratko]

I ordered a Ractive strut brace from a local speed shop a few days ago mainly because of the price, and also for the fact that there really arent any alternatives that are much better. My ride is a V6 though but ill let you know how it goes.

latez.

[speedemn]

How much Ratko?

On 2002-01-11 16:46, Ratko wrote:
I ordered a Ractive strut brace from a local speed shop a few days ago mainly because of the price, and also for the fact that there really arent any alternatives that are much better. My ride is a V6 though but ill let you know how it goes.

latez.

[Ratko]

$60 tax inc.

they used to be $50 but apparently only APC USA warehouses stock them only now.

latez.

[speedemn]

Hmm I think I want to pick one up. Can you e-mail me the phone # please?

On 2002-01-11 19:14, Ratko wrote:
$60 tax inc.

they used to be $50 but apparently only APC USA warehouses stock them only now.

latez.

[Ratko]

On 2002-01-11 19:37, speedemn wrote:
Hmm I think I want to pick one up. Can you e-mail me the phone # please?

Speedtech (Sherman is the best!)
416-335-8388

He knows me, so say you heard from Ratko with the Camry.

latez.

[soundlzrd]

Ractive stuff is good. the intake will not work with the v6, which i now have. i had it on my I4, and it worked very well.

[']['R][) camry]

On 2002-01-11 23:38, soundlzrd wrote:
Ractive stuff is good. the intake will not work with the v6, which i now have. i had it on my I4, and it worked very well.

Great! thanx :smile:

[gqdabien]

What does the strut brace do?

[Ratko]

It basically connects to the chassis where the top of each strut assembly is and it therefore makes the chassis more rigid so there is less chassis &quot;twist&quot; in turns.

Lower tie bars and the like achieve the same thing.

latez.

[rayray]

i have the Ractive strut bar on my '92 i4 automatic. i also wondered how tight the bolts should be. there is less than 1/2 an inch of clearance between the bar and the throttle body. but no problems there. but i did notice a black spot developing on the top of the bar. seems that the bar is slightly touching the underside of the hood (the hood brace actually). i just took a hammer to that spot on the hood to give it more clearance. no problems now.

[SpectraBlueCam]

On 2002-01-13 17:03, rayray wrote:
i just took a hammer to that spot on the hood to give it more clearance.

You did what??

The bolts should be tightened according to a torque spec, but it wouldn't make the difference between touching and not touching the hood.

[DaksGT]

All strut bars do the same thing if they fit right and are not adjustable which ruins the purpose of a strut bar if u ask me, as far as Ractive being a good compay...

[']['R][) camry]

On 2002-01-13 23:29, DaksGT wrote:
All strut bars do the same thing if they fit right and are not adjustable which ruins the purpose of a strut bar if u ask me, as far as Ractive being a good compay...

Wa? I didn't understand your post at all, sorry