The first thing to do on a FWD SR20 car when doing the starter is to throw that "Y" brace into the trash. It is there for imperceptible NVH improvements only. -Ben Fenner 1994 Turbo SE-R 2000 M Coupe On 8/28/2017 12:12 AM, mike stedman wrote: > Hi all, > > Is this brace really important? > > Cheers > Mike >