Strut Bar + CAI - Finding the combination that works

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:26 pm

Mr_Q wrote:I'm pretty sure I remember David at Mania saying they designed their CAI to fit with the Whiteline strut brace.

I had no problems fitting the two on my old green NA.

Thats a 1.6.
the AFM is much smaller on the NA8's so the funell on the CAI is in a different place. Thats why a lot of the strud bard don't fit. I have a whitleine bar as well. but mine is a NA6

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:23 pm

Babalouie wrote:When you stomp on the brakes, the section of the firewall where the master cylinder bolts to flexes a tiny little bit. It's not much, a Japanese MX5 mag only measured it in terms of a mm or two. So this braces the nose of the master cylinder against the shock tower, basically eliminating this slight flex.

It doesn't improve the braking power a single jot, but it does provide an improvement in feel when you're really stomping on the middle pedal. Not a massive difference in total but if you took it off you would notice the difference.

Ahh right. Thanks for the info

Learn something new every day.

Alfadog · Postby **Alfadog** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:55 pm

StanTheMan wrote:Thats a 1.6.
the AFM is much smaller on the NA8's so the funell on the CAI is in a different place. Thats why a lot of the strud bard don't fit. I have a whitleine bar as well. but mine is a NA6

AH RIGHT!

All these tricks... I have to re-word my question then, as I have a 1.8.

Babalouie · Postby **Babalouie** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:08 pm

Alfadog wrote:
StanTheMan wrote:Thats a 1.6.
the AFM is much smaller on the NA8's so the funell on the CAI is in a different place. Thats why a lot of the strud bard don't fit. I have a whitleine bar as well. but mine is a NA6

AH RIGHT!

All these tricks... I have to re-word my question then, as I have a 1.8.

The Loch Stewart MkII intake fits with the NB8C 2001+ factory strut bar.....with a teeny tiny bit of filing