Installed Strut tower brace Now strange noise?

[former ti owner]

I just installed a racing dynamics strut tower on my ti and its working great but whenever I take a really sharp turn, im getting a strange noise on the right side of the car, as if something is vibrating. Has anyone ever experienced this and tell me what it could be?

[1996 328ti]

The obvious, are your upper strut mounts tight?

[former ti owner]

You're right I dont think they are. I tightened them as hard as I could but the right side wasn't looking too good.

[1996 328ti]

You may need an alignment now.

[former ti owner]

The noise is occuring when i take right turns at high speeds. I checked all the bolts on the strut brace and they are all tight but i'm still getting the vibration/noise.

[BimmerBum]

Originally Posted by rono174

The noise is occuring when i take right turns at high speeds. I checked all the bolts on the strut brace and they are all tight but i'm still getting the vibration/noise.

Check where the bar passes over the intake manifold. How much room do you have there?

[Mallard]

Originally Posted by BimmerBum

Check where the bar passes over the intake manifold. How much room do you have there?

exactly

worth checking you engine mounts too

Push the motor back and forth in the bay.. there should be very little to no movement by hand.

If there is then one or both of the motormounts are done for ..

[former ti owner]

thanks for the help guys. Too bad I got into a car accident yesterday, so even more noises now