I was looking for a FSTB and found a relatively inexpensive one made by Otto Racing. Anyone have one on an '02 or '03? Good, bad?

-Cheetor
'02 Maxima SE auto

 

Most people have had good luck with them. You really don't need to go and spend all the money on the Stillen one. I think that one is the best value. There are some on Ebay for cheaper but I would go with that one. Order it from custommaxima or southwest autoworks.

 

I'm sure it will work fine, I had one that I got for 15 bucks and it worked great with a noticeable handling difference at speed. Some companies such as Honda use a piece of thin wall pipe stock. Chris

 

I have the Otto and I like it

 

Decent value, serves it's purpose, no problems here.

 

man they are all the same,.. otto, obx, custommaxima.com, courtesey, stillen
all the same

 

otto's shinier-blingin then stealin, and cost less

 

OTTO is great. Except for the fitment, which required the use of washers so that the bar could raise above the intake manifold when you go in reverse. Mine still scrapes if I accelerate quickly in reverse.

 

Mine fits pretty good. It scraped the first few times I went into reverse, but now there is no problem. I did not use any washers.
Plus, it looks really good under the hood.

 

When was the last time you checked it? You may have two FSTB's now.

 

I have one too on my 2001 AE. I didn;t have to use any washers/spacers to install it. Was simple and easy, 14mm screws to tighten at the ends (35lbs) and no other mods required. Made my car feel alot tighter, and handling in the snow and wet is much better, as is cornering. Snow tires help out too.

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It looks nice with the JWT pop-charger and frankencar mid-pipe too! Stillen is way too overprices, and this one looks almost identical to theirs, just its polished!


NK

 

i definately noticed an improvement in the cars cornering/handling ability, i initially bought the product for looks not expecting much performance, it turned out ok

 

Is the otto raceing ajustable like the stillen or cm.? and do I need the ajustable features.

 

I have had the otto on my 2k2 6speed since april....fitment was great..price was even better

I am fully satisfied with it..no spacers or anything needed for it to fit

 

The otto bar is adjustable just like the Stillen, but looks better and has a better price tag.

 

I pop the hood everyday just to look at it

What happened is, the intake manifold made a small grove (about 2mm deep) on the bottom part of the bar.
The problem could have been avoided by raising the bar all the way, but then the driver's side of the bar was going quite far into the hood insulation which could have affected windshield spray.