IE strut bar touching intake manifold

[macinnis]

I installed my strut bar and it is touching the intake manifold. When I crank the car it vibrates and continues while I'm driving. It needs to be fixed immediately. Has anyone had these same problems? What should I do? I am going to email Ireland Engineering tonight. Here are some pictures...

[ZM Blue Devil]

what engine mounts do you have? Installed dozens of these on a m20 not an issue, m42 yes.

[Balleristic31]

Put some washers under the bar on the strut mount bolts

[N2MYE30]

Looks like an M20. It it truly a IE?

[bmw325csi]

Good idea Nick. I had mine notched where it touches. Mine needed about 1/4 inch of clearance so spacers weren't a option for me.

[macinnis]

what engine mounts do you have? Installed dozens of these on a m20 not an issue, m42 yes.

There the stock mounts. Any ideas? I think I'm going to try to put some spacers to see if that helps.

[macinnis]

Put some washers under the bar on the strut mount bolts

I'm about to try, thanks :up:

[MR 325]

Simplest solution would be putting a thick washer on the stud and then installing the bar over that.

[TwoJ's]

Step one should be to talk to IE. Ask them if they have encountered anyone with the same issue before.

So has your car even been in a wreck?

[bastianshaw]

i have that bar on both my cars and it hit the manifold on both, i just whack it w a hammer to flat spot it right there

[Northern]

Yeah, it hits. Mine's in the garage until the 24v goes in.

[bmw325csi]

Step one should be to talk to IE. Ask them if they have encountered anyone with the same issue before.

So has your car even been in a wreck?

The first 2 bars I got from IE were crap. The third bar still didn't fit. I had Castro notch the bar, then it took me and 2 of my buddies to get it on.

Ps. Jacking up the car doesn't do shit for installing a crap bar.

[SkiFree]

Wowzer .... if you went through 3 bars and none initially fit, you might start thinking its maybe the car and not the bar?

Jacking up the car can/does change the distance of the shock towers regardless of the bar.

[bmw325csi]

I had no issues with the bmp bar or the Sparco bar. They both fit my car flawlessly. I even had the IE guy look at my car at bimmerfest when I got the third bar and he was stumped too.

[SkiFree]

I was that guy.