I have the place racing and its insane how much room it frees up in the front....with the member i can run a full 3" on my crx without any clearance issues
The place racing only use is to free up space in the front...it does not look more ridgid than the stock xmember...in a front end collision i think the stock member may save your motor.
JimFab is on par if not better than those pricey Z10 bars...is very well engineered and is known to reduce most if not all wheelhop..the structure of the member is also better designed.
Personally i would have bought the JimFab but i came across the place racing for dirt cheap
if you have extra money then buy the JimFab
if not Place Racing serves its purpose...when ordering the member be sure to tell them you are running a stock radiator because they make provisions for mounting EG radiators too