You want to know how much a 1200 can flex through hard cornering, push your finger in the gap between the door window frame and the roof while going through some twisty stuff. I dare you!

Having a brace can not hurt. Even if having a A 12 motor, under tight cornering you will flex that body. A more powerfull motor like an SR20 would make it flex even in straight line, just by the rotation tendency an engine has under load. But make no mistake, swift cornering flexes your frame/body, and a tower brace is insurance against losing precious energy in fighting the opposing forces that create flexing and torsion. Put that energy where it belongs, by installing a tower brace.

im with 2qk4u on his opinion, but seeing as though my ute will have a standard a12gx i cant see flex being a prob in my example, so its really just to make the engine bay a little nicer to look at(read- showpony)

I got one to keep some rigity in my front end, witnessing my brothers SR turbo ute torque i can imagin that body twist could be a problem. i would imagin that it would be much harsher on the suspension, therefore making the suspension do what its meant to do, ideally eliminating twist and flex within the strut towers and making the suspension do it. thats my idea behind it, what about you guys?

Are they really necessary ? I've seen some pretty tough cars that don't use them and some fairly tame cars that do have them. I'm just wondering what the wise men out there have to say.
To brace or not to brace THAT , is the question!