User not logged in - login - register
Home Calendar Books School Tool Photo Gallery Message Boards Users Statistics Advertise Site Info
go to bottom | |
 Message Boards » » The S2000 Thread Page 1 [2] 3 4 5 6 ... 12, Prev Next  
H8R
wear sumthin tight
60155 Posts
user info
edit post

mid engined Hondas FTW

2!

6/11/2009 5:16:17 PM

Quinn
All American
16417 Posts
user info
edit post

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah boi


1 e -1000. I knew why they chose the material. I cant give a Quinn award to a cast iron engine block power plant. I just cant man. We can give it a 1e-10 award though.

6/11/2009 5:27:13 PM

dubcaps
All American
4757 Posts
user info
edit post

has anyone found out if it's possible to activate vtec in reverse?

6/12/2009 9:57:44 AM

shmorri2
All American
10003 Posts
user info
edit post

Paging TKE-Teg...

6/12/2009 9:59:36 AM

TKE-Teg
All American
43368 Posts
user info
edit post

I haven't tried, but now I'm curious as hell. Where's the nearest huge parking lot?

6/12/2009 10:52:38 AM

dubcaps
All American
4757 Posts
user info
edit post

maybe there will be space somewhere at the danville autox

6/12/2009 11:20:46 AM

shmorri2
All American
10003 Posts
user info
edit post

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cmlGs41OsY

Quote :
"on a stock computer, VTEC won't engage unless the wheels are spinning 20mph. Do you wanna do 20mph in reverse? I'm sure it would kick in, but you better hold on...
"


Quote :
"Read our helms manual, reverse won't cause vtec to kick in."


per: http://www.preludezone.com/showthread.php?t=15765



[Edited on June 12, 2009 at 11:41 AM. Reason : .]

[Edited on June 12, 2009 at 11:46 AM. Reason : .]

6/12/2009 11:39:32 AM

dubcaps
All American
4757 Posts
user info
edit post

^why you gotta ruin my flavor? just going for it would've been much better.

6/12/2009 12:31:02 PM

Quinn
All American
16417 Posts
user info
edit post

you guys haven't hit vtec in reverse yet? how do you park? this car has no low end

6/12/2009 12:39:07 PM

TKE-Teg
All American
43368 Posts
user info
edit post

lmao
















I only pull in, I never pull out.

6/12/2009 12:44:26 PM

Quinn
All American
16417 Posts
user info
edit post

hahahahahahahhahahahahhaahhaha

6/12/2009 12:47:08 PM

Quinn
All American
16417 Posts
user info
edit post

TKE did you watch the season premier of Conan's late show?

He hijacks a tour bus and drives it around town. At one point there is a silver s2000 at a used car lot he is passing. Someone is looking at a red car next to it. Conan is on the tour bus microphone and says "Dont buy the red car, its a girls color".


6/12/2009 12:54:12 PM

TKE-Teg
All American
43368 Posts
user info
edit post

6/13/2009 1:00:37 PM

Quinn
All American
16417 Posts
user info
edit post

So this is the first summer i've DD'd the s2000. Does the air conditioning suck or is mine messed up? Hondas are pretty bad to begin with but I think mine is just broke.

6/13/2009 1:43:15 PM

H8R
wear sumthin tight
60155 Posts
user info
edit post

ITS A FUCKING CONVERTIBLE

6/13/2009 2:45:13 PM

Tiberius
Suspended
7607 Posts
user info
edit post

you are doing it wrong -- in warm seasons the temperature control is found on the floor to the right of the brake pedal

6/13/2009 2:58:55 PM

Quinn
All American
16417 Posts
user info
edit post

spring and fall is convertible weather.

if you have never owned one i wouldn't expect you to know.

6/13/2009 5:23:43 PM

Hurley
Suspended
7284 Posts
user info
edit post

haha

-I swing my dick to the left

I swing my dick to the right-

6/13/2009 5:35:10 PM

Quinn
All American
16417 Posts
user info
edit post

it's unbearable

black leather, black dash, etc....

6/13/2009 6:02:23 PM

Stein
All American
19842 Posts
user info
edit post

Whoever decided black leather was a good idea in convertibles should be shot.

6/13/2009 8:27:30 PM

dubcaps
All American
4757 Posts
user info
edit post

i agree although i don't know what other color besides red could be offered on a silver car for example. i don't think tan would look too good but i could be wrong.

6/13/2009 9:25:55 PM

Stein
All American
19842 Posts
user info
edit post

I'm honestly thinking of getting the burnt orange seats for my Z.

The only problem is I didn't see any decently priced power seats and it seems silly to downgrade.

6/13/2009 10:10:28 PM

Quinn
All American
16417 Posts
user info
edit post

stage one weight reduction

6/13/2009 10:20:30 PM

dubcaps
All American
4757 Posts
user info
edit post

|.....Overnight.........................| ||
|........Parts From Japan.............||'|";,__
|_..._...____________======||_|_|...,..]
"(@)'(@)''''''''''''''''''''''''*|(@)(@)*****" (@)

6/13/2009 10:22:07 PM

Tiberius
Suspended
7607 Posts
user info
edit post

Quote :
"if you have never owned one i wouldn't expect you to know."


I don't know if that comment was to me as I'm pretty sure you've seen my car at least once, but I do drive a Miata and have for several years. I used the A/C a few times to verify that it still worked before I quit caring altogether, the compressor belt hasn't even been on for about a year now. I really don't it's necessary and that's 25% of my power to the wheels I'd like to keep

6/14/2009 12:08:56 AM

TKE-Teg
All American
43368 Posts
user info
edit post

^I've heard that if you don't use the compressor occasionally all the seals go to shit from not being lubricated on the regular...can anyone confirm/deny that?

Quinn, I'm not sure what to tell you but I don't think mine's super strong either. But my last car isn't a good comparison.


As far as top down, i've decided that anything above 90° and sunny is too damn hot. Especially if you're not moving fast. Also, anything more than 1 hour on the interstate going 70mph + is not enjoyable.

My S2000 is my DD. Drove 250 miles today, driving 330 tomorrow (eek)

6/14/2009 2:15:40 AM

Quinn
All American
16417 Posts
user info
edit post

^^

That was directed to my main man H8R

I hear ya on the 90 degree thing. I think my limit is 80 .

6/14/2009 7:54:29 AM

H8R
wear sumthin tight
60155 Posts
user info
edit post

son, i've owned more than one convertible before

CAPS LOCK SON


6/14/2009 1:16:31 PM

Skack
All American
31140 Posts
user info
edit post

The only time I used the AC in mine was when it was raining and I was forced to ride with the top up. Sometimes I'd roll up the windows and turn it on full blast at stoplights though.

6/14/2009 11:35:34 PM

dubcaps
All American
4757 Posts
user info
edit post

got bored this weekend and did the "f1" gauge mod. i'm not sure if i'm going keep it this way but it was super easy and 100% reversible. it's actually quite a bit brighter in person.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wAvPdA55QM

the way its setup is 1-3k = green, 3-6k = yellow, 6-8k (VTECCCCCC) = orange, redline still flashes red.

6/15/2009 9:39:31 AM

SaabTurbo
All American
25459 Posts
user info
edit post

Quote :
"CAPS LOCK SON"


CAPS LOCK IS FOR PUSSIES WIT DAT WEAK PINKY FINGER SON.

DAT SHIFT KEY SON.

DAT SHIFT KEY.

6/15/2009 10:24:30 AM

TKE-Teg
All American
43368 Posts
user info
edit post

^^Hey man, how do you do that?

Drove down to Hilton Head yesterday. Averaged almost 32 mpg while going 80-95 the whole time. Even took it up to 120 on a brief empty stretch Kept the top up till Hwy 278 though. Just too loud for too long.

6/15/2009 12:00:13 PM

dubcaps
All American
4757 Posts
user info
edit post

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=706399

all i did was cut a small piece out of a clear plastic folder and taped it over the yellow part inside of the cluster. it really should've only taken an hour for everything but i had the brilliant idea to remake the entire inside of the cluster rather than just use a small piece of whatever color i was going for. my remade inside was too transparent so i tried the overlay idea and it worked much better with much less work.

6/15/2009 12:16:42 PM

Ahmet
All American
4279 Posts
user info
edit post

OMG, this was the 2nd link after that video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_NIYtIe0s0&feature=related

and I LOL'd like I haven't in some time, like wow.

6/15/2009 1:00:33 PM

dubcaps
All American
4757 Posts
user info
edit post

the corvette would've been in what, the bottom of 2nd gear or so?

6/15/2009 1:05:51 PM

Ahmet
All American
4279 Posts
user info
edit post

I was more laughing at the angry bee sound.

BTW, if you really want your gauge cluster to resemble F1, the colors should all be stacked in the last 1k rpm. Now if you could make the display flash a few hundred RPM before redline, that'd be neat...

6/15/2009 2:57:31 PM

SaabTurbo
All American
25459 Posts
user info
edit post

Quote :
"I was more laughing at the angry bee sound."


Maybe it's just me, but I've never been able to make an engine sound like some tiny rapidly-flapping bee wings.

Go figure son.

6/15/2009 3:04:26 PM

dubcaps
All American
4757 Posts
user info
edit post

^^ah i dont have speakers at work so i assumed the lol was gear specific. so you're saying green > yellow > orange but the last 1k of orange have green/yellow/orange vertically stacked on each other? i would need to see a pic i think.

[Edited on June 15, 2009 at 3:07 PM. Reason : ]

6/15/2009 3:06:41 PM

Tiberius
Suspended
7607 Posts
user info
edit post

Quote :
"Maybe it's just me, but I've never been able to make an engine sound like some tiny rapidly-flapping bee wings."


I dunno, the pocket bikes with the knock-off 39cc reed valved engine sound pretty convincingly bee-like

6/15/2009 3:23:03 PM

Ahmet
All American
4279 Posts
user info
edit post

So, I don't advocate further ricing your S2k, this is just what I'd do if forced to partake in modifying the gauge cluster of the S2k;

As factory behavior until the last 1k rpm or so, at which point the entire cluster turns an angrier color. Since that's impractical, you could have the different color only for the last 1k rpm of the band. Something that might be easier to do is have the whole cluster flash when you're within 1k rpm of redline. I don't see the point of having the cluster have a different color by 4k rpm, that's cruising range on an S2k.

But again, I would've just left it alone, not to say it's not cute that you're doing all this...

6/15/2009 3:34:33 PM

dubcaps
All American
4757 Posts
user info
edit post

^too much work. i would agree that the entire mod is pointless although its fun to take things apart to switch things up from time to time, especially when its only a $2 investment. one nice thing about the yellow area is that it eliminates some guesswork when the gf is driving the car as now she knows that anytime she is in the yellow she can shift without bogging the car down.

vtec orange is srs business.

6/15/2009 3:45:16 PM

Quinn
All American
16417 Posts
user info
edit post

Quote :
"Now if you could make the display flash a few hundred RPM before redline, that'd be neat..."


it does that bone stock son

6/15/2009 6:16:27 PM

Ahmet
All American
4279 Posts
user info
edit post

What I recall is it flashing only the portion of the tach that's past "redline", and it does so as the engine RPM is actually at that specified "redline".

I generally dislike electronic read outs, such as the digital read out for the speedo (my 911 has an analog gauge with a digital read out which is equally annoying), but the tach I don't have a problem with. Actually the simulated analogue -like output of most of the gauge cluster on the S2k is just fine. I don't like flashing lights and other distractions in general.

6/15/2009 6:34:01 PM

Quinn
All American
16417 Posts
user info
edit post

it is teh flashing but im not going no wheres

6/15/2009 6:40:23 PM

arghx
Deucefest '04
7584 Posts
user info
edit post

the s2000 tach is too... 80s almost in a weird way. it's something you would expect from a fully loaded 280zx.

6/16/2009 2:32:07 AM

shmorri2
All American
10003 Posts
user info
edit post

or the c4's liquid crystal display?

6/16/2009 8:44:46 AM

Stein
All American
19842 Posts
user info
edit post

Is this where those of us with adjustable shift lights are supposed to post?

6/16/2009 9:10:35 AM

shmorri2
All American
10003 Posts
user info
edit post

Lights? Who needs lights? n00bs

Quote :
"
SHIFTING

BY

SOUND
"



[Edited on June 16, 2009 at 9:16 AM. Reason : oh hellz yeah. I'm 1337 now. ]

6/16/2009 9:15:25 AM

dhcg
Starting Lineup
82 Posts
user info
edit post

So, question:
My wifes, yes wifes, 2003 Honda S2000 is making a clicking noise under the hood. Talked to a few people and they seem to think it is either the timing tensioner or a valve problem. It sounds like a baseball card in the spokes of an old school bike. It sounds worse at low revs, but never goes away. When she is low on oil, before an oil change, it gets worse. Was wondering if anyone had any ideas and where is a good place to have it checked out. We are going to the beach soon and don't want to break down before we get there.
All help is appreciated,
Thanks

6/16/2009 3:00:49 PM

RSXTypeS
Suspended
12280 Posts
user info
edit post

Quote :
" Actually the simulated analogue -like output of most of the gauge cluster on the S2k is just fine. I don't like flashing lights and other distractions in general."


clearly you could never be a Formula1 Driver OR own a Ferrari

6/16/2009 3:09:30 PM

 Message Boards » The Garage » The S2000 Thread Page 1 [2] 3 4 5 6 ... 12, Prev Next  
go to top | |
Admin Options : move topic | lock topic

© 2024 by The Wolf Web - All Rights Reserved.
The material located at this site is not endorsed, sponsored or provided by or on behalf of North Carolina State University.
Powered by CrazyWeb v2.38 - our disclaimer.