With the road noise, wind noise and my Cobra exhaust, I couldn't tell ya if it made any difference - the engine bay looks prettier for it though
Silverye
New member
With the road noise, wind noise and my Cobra exhaust, I couldn't tell ya if it made any difference - the engine bay looks prettier for it though
I'll let you know when I fit mine 
Hello, I just want to share my experience and confirm that TRD YAMAHA performance dampers (v braces) doesn't make any difference about reduce or delete the resonating noise that we all know. I should folow the advise of ZN8 Zookeeper who told the same time ago in this post...
No, the GR performance dampers doesn't eliminate this noise, I bought them hoping for it, but it was a fail...
Hello! Any better after adding silicone hoses to the V strut bars??
Gibbo78
Obsessed member
I did it and no material difference sadly.
Road_trip
Obsessed member
There's a couple of new products to keep an eye on.
'Nameless' v bars,
shop.namelessperformance.com
YouTuber, Mike Roadway has been reviewing these and other things he's tried, also posting on GR86.org
He says the noise is similar to having no v bars fitted, but the handling restored to stock.
-post 556 onwards.
Cusco have some new products, including damped v bars.
Whether they are any more effective than the TRD/GR/Yamaha dampers or the STi 'pillow ball' bars remains to be seen.
The Cusco damper is disc springs in a tube, with a nylon friction damper.
It looks similar to something I sketched up a year ago, but never made a prototype. Preloaded polyurethane bushes in a tube providing the spring and damper action.
'Nameless' v bars,
Firewall V-Braces - 2022+ BRZ/GR86 - Wrinkle Red
Wrinkle red firewall V-braces for the 2022+ BRZ and GR86. Independently tested: 3-4 dB less cabin resonance at 100-300 Hz. Bolt-on, 10-minute install.
shop.namelessperformance.com
YouTuber, Mike Roadway has been reviewing these and other things he's tried, also posting on GR86.org
He says the noise is similar to having no v bars fitted, but the handling restored to stock.
-post 556 onwards.
Cusco have some new products, including damped v bars.
Whether they are any more effective than the TRD/GR/Yamaha dampers or the STi 'pillow ball' bars remains to be seen.
The Cusco damper is disc springs in a tube, with a nylon friction damper.
It looks similar to something I sketched up a year ago, but never made a prototype. Preloaded polyurethane bushes in a tube providing the spring and damper action.
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Gazoo86
Devoted member
- Aug 23, 2023
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It was in winter hibernation for 12 weeks when I’d I fitted it so didn’t have a proper before and after and can’t tell.
TorqueOfTheDevil
Obsessed member
I like the look of the cusco bars, combined with a carbon strut brace.
GRistopher
Totally Hooked
- Oct 23, 2023
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Anecdotal evidence from the forum would suggest that the best solution to the road noise is changing the tyres to something quieter. I've mentioned before that I have none of the resonating noise from the front any more, but I changed coilovers, top mounts, wheel width, diameter and tryre brand at the same time, so I couldn't highlight which had the greatest effect, although I suspect its a combination of the chunkier sidewall and Goodyears.
I think that what from all this changes you made, coilovers made the big difference... I say this because in my case I tried a lot of things, 17' wheels diameter and softer tires, different type of v-braces, but the humming noise is still there because at the end, what produce this noise in our car is the normal road noise transmmited trough shocks and struts and finaly transmited in to the cabin by the V braces... So I'm sure that another kind of suspension like update coilovers as you did, can make the big difference in this question.
SJR202
Totally Hooked
I removed the V bars about a year ago and notice no difference in driving experience other than a better secondary ride and that annoying buzz has gone. Maybe noticeable on track but for day to day cant tell they're gone and the noise is better
Same here. I removed the V bars just before JapFest last year. About a month later I fitted a Cusco strut bar.
There's a couple of new products to keep an eye on.
'Nameless' v bars,
View attachment 34945Firewall V-Braces - 2022+ BRZ/GR86 - Wrinkle Red
Wrinkle red firewall V-braces for the 2022+ BRZ and GR86. Independently tested: 3-4 dB less cabin resonance at 100-300 Hz. Bolt-on, 10-minute install.
YouTuber, Mike Roadway has been reviewing these and other things he's tried, also posting on GR86.org
He says the noise is similar to having no v bars fitted, but the handling restored to stock.
-post 556 onwards.
Cusco have some new products, including damped v bars.
Whether they are any more effective than the TRD/GR/Yamaha dampers or the STi 'pillow ball' bars remains to be seen.
View attachment 34942
The Cusco damper is disc springs in a tube, with a nylon friction damper.
It looks similar to something I sketched up a year ago, but never made a prototype. Preloaded polyurethane bushes in a tube providing the spring and damper action.
View attachment 34946
View attachment 34947
Bit of a thread bump but l, I just read a Reddit post of a new owner who said fitting those Nameless strut bars almost completely cured his road noise issues, and was even more effective than an extensive appliance of sound deadening material throughout the car. Worth a try maybe: https://www.reddit.com/r/GR86/s/W81Nx7NVXA
Alex-GR86
Dedicated member
Sounds like it’s worth a go, driving around the concrete section of the M25 is slowly driving me insane. Just ordered some. Will report back once fitted.
Good on you. Be handy to let us know the final costs too, if you don't mind...guessing there might be import charges.
Alex-GR86
Dedicated member
£200 delivered at the moment, expecting at least £40 VAT to be added.
