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Originally Posted by Norm Peterson
Chances are that the Strano bar is the Hellwig bar, unless Hellwig is also selling the "1st gen Strano bar".
Sam tends to stick with mfrs whose products work for him, and in return maybe helps them out with some development.
Norm
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According to Sam, they are not the same bar. On my voicemail, he states it builds and ships directly from Hellwig. Hellwig does make a bar themselves, but it is much thicker wall, and everything except full soft is completely useless per him (for autocross). Here is a good PDF from BMR on how to install a front sway bar on a 2016 Camaro SS
http://www.bmrsuspension.com/siteart/install/SB050.pdf
It took about 3 weeks from when I placed my order to when I received it- this was just before SCCA nationals also (Sam is pretty busy that time of year), so I was impressed.
I am testing out Sam's bar this weekend at autocross along with a race alignment- my alignment is near identical to rotis (-1.7 front camber, -1.5 rear). I have slight toe out up front. I'm also going to be purchasing CF-5Vs I think now that Forgestar has $200 off for fall. They are forgestar's lightest wheels I believe, pricing around $1500 for a set. I haven't decided on tire sizing. I think I will do 275s up front, and possibly 285s in rear. That, or 275 square. Tire rack's weights for the Advanti Catalan I'm guessing are inaccurate, because I was able to find higher weights for the same wheels on other websites. Additionally, i don't think the offset will be FS legal (20mm vs 39mm stock).
I have MRC, so no shock options really for me. I have no idea if MRC is competitive or not, since I am just started with autocross this year. I would imagine it should be fairly competitive.
Once I get a lift installed in my garage, I will probably swap out brake pads next year to something with a little more initial bite (Carbotech XP10 front, XP8 rear seems to be a good way to go). The Camaro stock brakes are good, but the pedal feel with initial brake bite is a bit weak IMO. It gives the impression to some that the stock brakes aren't as good as they actually are.