Re: Sil2DrV6's 2002 Accord Coupe EX-L V6
I always tease Mike just because he is the most methodical person I've ever met when it comes to making decisions.
I make decisions carefully though, which I'm thankful for because my car is pretty much, for me, the perfect balance between daily driving comfort and serious performance. There's a part of me that enjoys a lack of refinement, it makes the car feel more alive. That raw, visceral experience makes for pure driving excitement for me.
I don't think you need worry about the RSB affecting ride quality, your suspension is largely responsible for that. Upgrading your RSB will really only decrease or eliminate body roll and aid stability (more noticeable at higher speeds). Since you have the Neuspeed and TL/CL strut bar combo up front, I recommend upgrading to the Progress bar in the rear. It even has two settings, one for taut, one for not.
Maybe I could be the second best person, if you ever met me.
Yea you really do make good moves, when choosing parts for your car. In fact, most of your product reviews are positive, and you're pretty much happy with them. "Lack of refinement"... Maybe I'm too emotionally attached to my 6gen, but I can also see the 6GA to be exactly that. (We have no CVT, no VCM, no FCW, no LDW, no TPMS, no VSA, etc, which they can make a driver irresponsible and be spoiled by them from time to time.) Well, there are some cool 'n cutting-edge features that I do want them for my car tho; If you're really x2 dedicated, there would be some ways to add them on to your car, and that's what makes customizing a car to be fun imo. I like my car that I can manipulate it at will, rather than being assisted / manipulated by it too much. (Well, except for my ever-lasting AT lol.)
I felt the world of difference, when I first got the Neuspeed front strut bar. I got the CL/TL's added afterwards, but I couldn't tell the big change in effect. Some members are also amazed by having the CL/TL's itself, when they swap it for their oem bar. My case was the Neuspeed, but either one of them is already good enough to feel the drastic change in less body-roll,
I suppose. With that said, it might not be so necessary to go with the thickest RSB, just b/c I have the 2-bar-combo in front. This is another thing but, since I have Neuspeed bar in front, I've been thinking to go with Neuspeed RSB to integrate the brand. As far as ride quality is concerned, I've heard from a shop that, the thicker you go, the stiffer it gets on ride quality. Also, here's what Neuspeed website describes their RSB:
With smooth mandrel bends, aerospace-quality steel, polyurethane bushings, hardware and much more, NEUSPEED sway bars give you the ultimate in handling. NEUSPEED sway bars reduce body roll without sacrificing ride comfort during straight line cruising.
(OEM coupe RSB: 17mm.)
Neuspeed: 19mm.
CL-S: also 19mm.
3G TL-S/TL MT: 20mm.
(Progress: 24mm.)
I've been thinking of 19mm ~ 20mm to be more like an OEM+ upgrade. Meaning that, if they really do change ride quality, +2mm ~ +3mm would be the way to go for me.
If they don't affect ride quality at all, then I can go w/ Progress tho. But like I said, I need to do a little more research on RSBs.
