i jsut picked up the same one last week for $100 and it looks brand new, and i must say i like it beucase it makes everying more solid up front

 

it makes understeer worse? didn't know that. i know it hardly makes a difference and you should get new sway bars first, but i didn't think it would make it worse

 

ya,that was mine. you just need a carbon fiber engine cover to complete your look under the hood.

 

Yeah, the stiffer the suspension is, the less grip you get. That's why if you yank the front sway bar off, you roll more but understeer less. The best combination is stock front sway bar, upgraded rear sway bar, and also a brace in the rear. That will balance it out and make the car more neutral around corners. Since the cars frames are already pretty stiff (thank you German engineering!) a strut tower brace isn't going to hurt a lot, but in spirited driving or autocrossing, it will be noticeable. I'm not a big fan of buggering up ones car just to add parts that you saw in a magazine or at Autozone in the 'performance parts' catalogue.