[bigguigt]

Installed my BTG strut bar and noticed a distinct groan every time I took off from a complete stop. Took it home, reinstalled it (second time) and tried again. Same noise! I also noticed the strut bar was flexed in a U-shape with a 1/4" flex in the middle. (I measured it by putting a straight-edge on top of bar) I called BTG and they said the flex was normal and never heard of a "groan" complaint. I took off the bar and the groan was gone. I reinstalled the unit completely, (third time) and the noise came back. I left it on for a week, thinking that it might "settle in", but it continued. When I removed it the third and final time, the two tower braces were bent, the bolt brackets were scraped, and the strut bar had scraped off the paint from the metal housing that covers the throttle cables. My $200 BTG strut bar now sits on my workbench.[xx(] Been a fan of this forum since I've had my GT (February '03) but this is the first time I've needed to put in my two cents.