You can have a Motorsport Strut Bar with ASC

[airbil]

I know, I know, I know most folks can do w/o ASC and I too usually turn it off, but loving a challenge, I visited the Clueless Racing so called Performance Center today (aka neighbors garage) and engineered about a 15 degree clockwise rotation of the ASC unit so as to allow about 1/8" clearance of the strut bar. Here is a pic taken from the passenger side.
The white tape is to provide some picture contrast.
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Here is a close up from the drivers side that shows one of the two Z claps we cut from from some scrap steel.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/2526765600_2c9e5df287.jpg
To secure the Z clamp we used the oem screws in the oem throttle body threaded holes and added some screw threads for new screws to attach the ASC control unit. Some washers were added to insure a snug fit between the ASC unit and the throttle body. We used the original maf hose which allowed enough flexibility for this slight twist and I don't think flows any worse than before.
I realize rather few folk's will ever need or want to do this, but it was a challenge heretofore never done AFAIK.

[NHbmw325I]

that's interesting. No asc ftw though :)

[M3C]

It would be good but how safe is only 1/8" clearance, most likely it will touch the bar at various engine speeds....

[airbil]

It would be good but how safe is only 1/8" clearance, most likely it will touch the bar at various engine speeds....

Yep. I think it's okay, but will loosen the bolts this weekend :mechstuckto see if I can get a little more clearance. I don't think I'll be driving it much if at all this week.

[Itsablurr]

That's the bar that came on the LTWs and GTs, right? Pretty cool piece of history... rare and expensive, though, right?

[airbil]

:thumbup:That IS the bar! Pics don't really do it justice IME. I suppose other bars may be just as effective, but these reek of Bavarian machine shop. Someone of all the other strut bar makers should just copy this. Case closed.
Relatively speaking it IS costly but I look at it like buying a piece of art... and:roundhistory too.

[Devius1]

1/8" ? Mmmm i guess.
almost bought that part from dealer.. but got a factory BMW memo that any 1 of the ltw parts would void ALL factory warrantys. i think it was wing,strutbar,x brace, dual oil pick-up and something else. Damn that was 10 yrs. ago.