well i was going to a friends house one night around 9pm.. i was on a local highway when suddenly i pull up to a yellow s2000 with the top down and the windows up.. the driver was on the cellphone.. i didnt think he would race. far as i know we are both stock. i just need a new clutch.. would have ended in the same result, BUT with less of a loss..
1st race: he took off looking back at me.. i took off normal and then tried to catch him. caught up with him at the next light.. it was on..
2nd race: i actually got the jump on him and had him all the way up until third.. i dont think he wasa very good driver at all by the way considering how he would shift early out of vtec.. i actually pulled on him from first to second.. then lost by 4th gear by a car length.. i got to the next light again with him laughing.. he said u are having too much fun over there!! u want some more?! i said hell yeah!!
3rd: this time i didnt launch hard because i was thinking about my clutch. i launched at a hair over 3,00 rpms and didnt keep up with him at all.. so it wasnt much of a race.
factors come into play in these races.. his top was down, and he SUCKED at driving... my clutch has a little slipage to it.. that's about it.. also i KNEW i would lose. but it was fun
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I have been really surprised how slow S2000s are. I have never raced one from a stop but twice on the road I was able to keep up with them at highway speeds.
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Hey fmshaw if you are ever in dallas and want to race a s2000 pm me and let me know i will set you up a race with my cousin and he will show you how slow s2000's really are.
Originally posted by plar Hey fmshaw if you are ever in dallas and want to race a s2000 pm me and let me know i will set you up a race with my cousin and he will show you how slow s2000's really are.
On paper they are fast, but like Preludes you have to thrash the sh!t out of them to get good numbers. I love the s2000, I just expected more out of them performance wise. I raced two from 70-110ish and I was able to stay within a car length of one and the one that was behind me was not able to pass. 3rd is supposed to be the best gear for then so I expected to get killed, but it was not to be. I'll agree that most s2000 drivers don't drive them to the limit very well.
Car and Driver tested the 2003 s2000 at 6.3 0-60 and 14.9 in the quarter. A Prelude with bolt-ons should be able to match that.
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Last edited by fmshaw1971; 08-29-2003 at 09:20 AM.
On paper they are fast, but like Preludes you have to thrash the sh!t out of them to get good numbers. I love the s2000, I just expected more out of them performance wise. I raced two from 70-110ish and I was able to stay within a car length of one and the one that was behind me was not able to pass. 3rd is supposed to be the best gear for then so I expected to get killed, but it was not to be. I'll agree that most s2000 drivers don't drive them to the limit very well.
Car and Driver tested the 2003 s2000 at 6.3 0-60 and 14.9 in the quarter. A Prelude with bolt-ons should be able to match that.
i thought these cars were in the 5.something 0-60 range, and did a high 13 or something like that??
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On paper they are fast, but like Preludes you have to thrash the sh!t out of them to get good numbers. I love the s2000, I just expected more out of them performance wise. I raced two from 70-110ish and I was able to stay within a car length of one and the one that was behind me was not able to pass. 3rd is supposed to be the best gear for then so I expected to get killed, but it was not to be. I'll agree that most s2000 drivers don't drive them to the limit very well.
Car and Driver tested the 2003 s2000 at 6.3 0-60 and 14.9 in the quarter. A Prelude with bolt-ons should be able to match that.
C&D's times are always slower than the cars potential. I don't know if they use bad drivers or bad conditions to test most of the cars, but a 14.9 in a s2000 is way off.
C&D's times are always slower than the cars potential. I don't know if they use bad drivers or bad conditions to test most of the cars, but a 14.9 in a s2000 is way off.
On the contrary, C&D always gets the BEST times of the major magazines. If you want SLOOOOW times, look at Motor Trend. Maybe they got a test car that had been abused already, but C&D drivers know how to drive.
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On the contrary, C&D always gets the BEST times of the major magazines. If you want SLOOOOW times, look at Motor Trend. Maybe they got a test car that had been abused already, but C&D drivers know how to drive.
I didn't say they get the worst times. I just know they don't get the best times. It's either their drivers or some really nasty altitudes or tracks cause the times always suck
Originally posted by The Oreo well i was going to a friends house one night around 9pm.. i was on a local highway when suddenly i pull up to a yellow s2000 with the top down and the windows up.. the driver was on the cellphone.. i didnt think he would race. far as i know we are both stock. i just need a new clutch.. would have ended in the same result, BUT with less of a loss..
1st race: he took off looking back at me.. i took off normal and then tried to catch him. caught up with him at the next light.. it was on..
2nd race: i actually got the jump on him and had him all the way up until third.. i dont think he wasa very good driver at all by the way considering how he would shift early out of vtec.. i actually pulled on him from first to second.. then lost by 4th gear by a car length.. i got to the next light again with him laughing.. he said u are having too much fun over there!! u want some more?! i said hell yeah!!
3rd: this time i didnt launch hard because i was thinking about my clutch. i launched at a hair over 3,00 rpms and didnt keep up with him at all.. so it wasnt much of a race.
factors come into play in these races.. his top was down, and he SUCKED at driving... my clutch has a little slipage to it.. that's about it.. also i KNEW i would lose. but it was fun
ur 2nd race sounds bout rite... to me n my frend s2k is the same thing... 1st n 2nd.. they R SLOW... once his in 3rd.. u can 4 get bout catchin him... lolz
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Originally posted by plar yea 14.9 is a really horrible time for an s2000. With a good driver it should run a 13.8 or 13.9 and average drivers should hit low 14s.
You mean the best of the best drives. One out of 100.
I've had no problems with S2K's. Sure there fast cars. And in the right hands (few people) there really fast cars. But the diference in straight line speeds vs the lude isn't that great. This comming from the guy that posted the vid against an S2K that I one back to back 4 times. I've had many encounters with S2K's Off the line and on a role. Off the line I own them even with my stock tires. On a role I've run even with the best. But not super exessive speeds. Around the 160mph mark.
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Last edited by Greek Lude; 09-05-2003 at 12:10 PM.
Originally posted by Greek Lude You mean the best of the best drives. One out of 100.
I've had no problems with S2K's. Sure there fast cars. And in the right hands (few people) there really fast cars. But the diference in straight line speeds vs the lude isn't that great. This comming from the guy that posted the vid against an S2K that I one back to back 4 times. I've had many encounters with S2K's Off the line and on a role. Off the line I own them even with my stock tires. On a role I've run even with the best. But not super exessive speeds. Around the 160mph mark.
i have your video man.. those two runs at the track.. the vid was shot from the s2000.. good runs
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