Now that I am running 80hp over stock and have a much stiffer chassis (springs, strut bars front and rear, 22mm rear sway bar, upgraded transmission mounts) would an upgrade to the pitch stop for the EJ20 be a worthwhile investment? What is a good one? So far I've found the Ingalls Power Stick; are there any others, or is a used STI one adequate? How tough are they to install?

 

id spend the money on something else

 

It's a simple install once the TMIC is removed. Here is Mr. Egan's tutorial. I don't like the new tubular pitch stop mounts with solid end links because I don't think the firewall is strong enough to handle that type of flexing in the long term. As for the pitch stop mount as a cost-effective mod, I have no idea. It's not high on my list of must-do.

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I was just idly considering this; thanks for your input, that comment about the firewall is interesting. The reason I'm looking into something like this is that I still get a fair amount of driveline "thump" on downshifts, even with a perfect revmatch. I may just get STI engine mounts installed instead. I read the Weapon*R engine torque whatever review here, and that seems like a different approach, but installed to an even weaker part of the chassis (not much meat on the fender sidewall).

 

wow a thump hmmmmmmmmmmmm