mid engined Hondas FTW

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6/11/2009 5:16:17 PM

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

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

6/12/2009 9:57:44 AM

Paging TKE-Teg...

6/12/2009 9:59:36 AM

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

maybe there will be space somewhere at the danville autox

6/12/2009 11:20:46 AM

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

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

6/12/2009 12:31:02 PM

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

lmao
















I only pull in, I never pull out.

6/12/2009 12:44:26 PM

hahahahahahahhahahahahhaahhaha

6/12/2009 12:47:08 PM

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

6/13/2009 1:00:37 PM

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

ITS A FUCKING CONVERTIBLE

6/13/2009 2:45:13 PM

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

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

haha

-I swing my dick to the left

I swing my dick to the right-

6/13/2009 5:35:10 PM

it's unbearable

black leather, black dash, etc....

6/13/2009 6:02:23 PM

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

6/13/2009 8:27:30 PM

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

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

stage one weight reduction

6/13/2009 10:20:30 PM

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6/13/2009 10:22:07 PM

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

^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

^^

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

son, i've owned more than one convertible before

CAPS LOCK SON

6/14/2009 1:16:31 PM

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

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

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

^^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

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

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

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

6/15/2009 1:05:51 PM

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

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

^^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

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

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

^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

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

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

it is teh flashing but im not going no wheres

6/15/2009 6:40:23 PM

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

or the c4's liquid crystal display?

6/16/2009 8:44:46 AM

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

6/16/2009 9:10:35 AM

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

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

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