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LSx in a Honda S2000

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I found today’s picture while randomly surfing the web: an LSx in a Honda S2000.  Holy crap on a Ritz cracker.  Damn!  This is what I am talking about.

Don’t take me wrong, Honda’s S2000 is a mighty special machine it its own right.  I know; I own a pristine example.  The F20C engine is – in my opinion – the only “true” engine on the S2K revving all the way to an astonishing 9000 RPM’s.  As good at the F20C is however, torque is not exactly what I would call one of the S2K’s stellar features.  Instead, one has to keep the engine high in the rev range to enjoy a spirited ride.  And when I say “spirited” I mean this as a kick-in-the-ass kinda ride.  It is awesome.

But… What would make this ride even better?  Turbo?  Supercharger? Meh.  Boring…

If you are going to do it, do it right.  Just like the photo above.  Now we are talking!  I have no idea if handling would go to hell with the extra weight of the LSx lump but note that even with an LSx the majority of the engine is still behind the front axle plane.   The dude that owns this blue S2K certainly did a top-notch job.  Note how incredibly clean that installation is.  Very hard to do.

No.  I am not proposing cutting up my very special S2K.  She stays stock.  But…  Who knows.  Finding a high mileage, decent body would be an excellent platform for something like this.  Wow.  Possibilities are endless!!

Honda S2000 Sales Video

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I found the following Honda S2000 sales video and thought it might be cool to post it today for those of you fellow S2000 enthusiasts.

Needless to say, Spring is making an honest effort to arrive.  There have been a few really decent days to drive my S2K – top down – here in Upstate, South Carolina.  The more I drive this thing, the more I like it. And the more I thank my lucky stars for being able to buy (read “steal”) a 10-year-old example with only 4700 miles on the odometer.  OK – we now have a few more miles on the odometer but my S2K is as pristine as they come – oh lucky me…  :mrgreen:

The Video

Here is the video – give it a few seconds to load…

Yep. My Sebring Silver S2K is a keeper…

“Its like strapping on a race car, with license plates”   – Parker Johnstone

New BF Goodrich Tires for Honda S2000

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I live in the city that Mr Bibendum decided to call “home” in North America.  I also happen to know some good friends that work there.  One of them is a tire designer and he recommended a new BF Goodrich for my S2K (thank you Kip!).  Not only does he design tires, he tests them, is a huge Formula 1 fan and drives of all things…  One of Arthur Colin Bruce Chapman’s own – a Lotus.  Not only is Kip a great car guy, he really knows his stuff so I took his advice…

Kip suggested the latest BF Goodrich g-Force Sport Comp-2 and since the best price can be obtained on-line, that is where they came from.  Fortunately the tires came from their Atlanta warehouse, so they were here pretty much overnight.  Another one of my friends has his own car shop and also races his own car (thank you Maxie!).  He is the only person that I have ever known that takes the time to mount and rotate the tires so the least amount of weights have to be added.  This takes time, but he does an awesome job.

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Since my S2K is as pristine as they come, I decided to keep all tire sizes as factory recommended: 205/55 16’s Front and 225/50 16’s Rear.  Picture above shows what they look like.  They are very affordable, they are directional and they are very soft.  I have put about 100 miles on them so far and I am impressed.  I realize they are not even “broken in” yet, but they are very quiet (compared to the original 10-year-old Bridgestone’s) and these things stick like all-get-out.  As the tires scuff, I look forward to see what the S2K can do with good tires all around.

Needless to say, bowtie6 will be wearing a set of these very soon!  :mrgreen:

S2000 Front Air Dam

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When the S2000 was sold in Honda dealerships, there was a extensive collection of “factory accessories” available from the parts department.  Matter of fact, among the bunch of documents I got with my S2000 there was a brochure listing the accessories for the 2003 model year.  Needless to say, there are some that have sparked my interest.  However, since we are taking about a ten-year old automobile, some of these accessories are no longer available.

So what makes the genuine Honda part so special?  For starters is the fit and finish.  Sure,  there are many available aftermarket versions available on eBay for a substantial discount however from what I have read they don’t fit quite like the Honda version.  Next, the Honda part comes painted to match body color.  This is important.  Why?  Well have you priced automotive paint lately?

Well today I finally found a genuine Honda part.  Last week I had a chance to meet with a very nice group of local S2000 owners.  I mentioned I was looking for a front airdam lip and sure enough, a local member said “I’ve got one”.  Geez!  Talk about my lucky day!!  Today we met, and my new friend Andy produced a genuine Honda part in the correct color, brand new.  Cool!

Here is the “before” picture…

Here is what the air dam lip looks like before the install…

And…  Finally what the front nose looks like now with the lip in place:

The lip gives the front a little more aggressive look and I like it.  As a bonus, the colour matches 100%.  If I had a negative about all this it would be the mounting hardware.  This is what that looks like:

The part I was not very impressed with were the “U” clips provided with the kit.  They were very flimsy and as to be expected with something like this, they were extremely easy to cross-thread.  I ended up messing up one and it took quite some coercing to get the threads back to where they would accept the screw.

In the final analysis, I am very pleased with the “look”.  It certainly looks the part!

Upstate S2000 Meet & Eat

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Turns out there is quite an awesome community of fellow S2000 enthusiasts here in the Upstate of South Carolina.

Last night was Meet & Eat at a local restaurant and I joined in.  What a great group of folks!  There was plenty of really good S2K talk.  Made a few new friends and I hope to be able to attend future meetings.  Six S2K’s were present, that is mine on the extreme left.  Andy even had a really cool Lotus but his better half was not exactly thrilled with it – she said it was much to harsh!

At any rate, I had a really nice time and sure look forward to the next meeting.  Thank you all!!