Yes, but what about the hood? Were they aluminum in the 03/04s, too?

What is a clutch "pack"? I don't know what that is. Hopefully, what I've done doesn't count as "excessive launching." I did wear out my stock clutch, as you know from my ACT purchase from you, but I hadn't heard of not experienced a problem with the ACD in relation to launching quite often (auto-x and drag).

 

Hmm, I'd do it . Actually, I think i'm gonna see how much i can get one for:

 

Sorry guys, this is off-topic, but I need to answer the above quote.

Actually good drivers/launches are running high 13's for stock S2000s. I have seen slips for some 13.7's. What's the best a new stock evo8 gets in the quarter with a good driver?

Also, from what i have seen a stock S2000 will take a stock evo, if only by a bit, from a 70mph roll to 140mph, due to their gearing and 6 speed. This is also borne out by vids showing stock S2000's keeping up with stock Sti's, again from a roll.


And by the way, I would def go for the deal. I paid 32K for my SSL one week b4 the interest free financing came on offer

The S2000's just feel slower cause vtec doesnt seem to pull aswell as 20 psi boost. U cant judge a how fast a car is by the seat of your pants.

Granted, if u spend 1500 bucks on a set of cams and a reflash for the evo, u will eat them alive. The only real way to make power serious enough to beat a modded evo or sti in an S2000 is to spend 6K on an Forced induction kit.

 

12.9 would be tops for a new 05 Evo. 13.0-13.1 is what you see from above average drivers like myself on a ****ty 5k rpm-limited 1.92 60'. What's more important than the 1/4-mile ET is the trap speed. Since 05s can trap at 105, that puts it in a different class than the S2000. It's really not close, and it wouldn't be close in a 70-140mph pull either. I have the 6spd, and it would HURT me in a 70-140mph roll, because 4th ends at 110 and 5th is a dog. 5spd Evos can go all the way past 120 in 4th, so if the S2K has 6 gears, too, I'm not sure how its gearing would help in this situation.

 

can someone explain how taxes are only 400$ because of a trade in?
I just came back from a dealership with a friend who wants to trade his eclipse for an evo. He is trying to get the car financed at 0% due to the special offer that just started.

The salesman said, "no interest so sticker cost + 10% for taxes".
Please help me understand this better.

 

Because with a trade-in, you only get taxed on the difference between values. 27.5k-23k = 4k * 9.5% taxes = $400. I don't know the tax rate where you are or where he is, but it's only 4.5% here in VA.

 

there is know way an s2k can keep up with any evo stock or not!

i was really looking for reliability and the convertable is nice but i really need help with this one "how is it in the winter" can i get by with a good set of snow tires??

 

Its gearing helps because it is in the powerband (vtec) longer. Anyway, we will find out once I get my evo broken in as my mate has a stock S

 

clutch packs are kinda how those one speed mopeds work. and snowmobiles. its 2 clutches that as they spin the centrifugal force puhed them together. Thats how the ACD works. But they wear out eventually and only TRE can rebuild 2005 t-cases, which is roughly 1800$ FOR A REBUILD!!!

IDK what the dealer did to my car but i have a 2005 GSR and i've since changed to a 2004 NON lsd T-case that was gone over by TRE because he said thats the best for drag racing. The dealer, who also broke my tranny, must have put some garbage in my stock t-case because it blew 300 miles after i got it from them. and that was with no launching in between. Auto-x wont hurt it, thats where it shines, but the 05 t-case is not designed to be dragged. Thats probably half the reason we have this dumb 5k rev limit which kills our 60ft times. Its just too much for the clutch packs. Maybe GEARS (Jon from TRE) will chime in and discuss this further because he can describe it best.

I noticed i can launch harder on my stock rims though since i took the 19's off.

 

anybody had a s2k all year round how is it in the winter with snow tires???

can someone give some good info thanks

 

ARE YOU JOKING?


Lmfao dude you clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Ive DESTROYED a total of 3 S2000's. Dont even tell me they're faster than an Evo, a good friend of mine has an s2000 and he gladly addmits that it cannot come close to the Evo stock for stock.

 

I'm just going by what people have been saying on the S2Ki forum. I'll find the threads and post them. From what I heard the evos lose a lot top end which is why these people are saying they can match an S from a fast roll. These are guys who own evos and S2000's saying this, so why would they lie? I havent had my ECU reflashed yet, but the fact that this alone will add 20whp leans to the fact that stock evos arent that well tuned and fast.

Either way, hopefully I'll prove myself wrong when the evo gets broken in Perphaps I have been misinformed



AS for the winter question, I never tried my S in the snow, although there are people from places like toronto and minesota that say they drive them all year round. I wouldnt like to try it, even with studded tires.The rear ends are twichy in the dry, let alone in the snow. I went for the evo so I could drive it all year round, here in the North east.

 

well I posted the question in the S forum, so lets see if any hard evidence pops up.

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=311140

 

I had a 2001 S2000 and now I drive an 03 EVO. I must say that the two cars are totally different (not suprisingly). The s2000 felt terrible unless it was in vtec. I mean horrible. God forbid the AC was on. However, once the car was above 6000rpm it was pretty fast. Third gear and above in vtec was sweet... Now the Evo is the opposite. 1st - 3rd gear pulls amazing. The car is very fast off the line. Once it reaches fourth gear it does not seem to pull as hard as the s2000 did. IMO the s2000 was faster on the highway and the Evo is faster light to light. My s2000 was bone stock. My evo has an 3" DP, 3" Exhaust (next is the test pipe), Profec B set at 21lbs, fuel pump, and a KN cone filter. I know I need a flash, but I can only speak for what I have at this point.

The evo is my 6th car. I had a 95 eclipse GSX, 95 Integra GSR, 00 Integra Type R, 01 CLK 430, 01 S2000, and now the Evo. So my opinion is not biased. The evo is deffinetly the quickest of the bunch, but i think the s2000 was faster (for now) being that I live in FL the heat really slows the evo down. During the day, the car is a pig. At night, it is deffenetly a monster...

Hope this helps

 

I dont see how this is a good deal... you'll be losing the best color for the evo if ya trade down.