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From: North Florida
Haha.....soon enough! I've already got a prelim mod list!
I drove up and met the owner sunday by the Gainesville Speedway. I found it on Craig's list of all places. It's a 2000 w/82k miles
Original owner
No accidents
New Clutch
New Koni Yellow shocks
ALL service records
Replaced top to include new one w/glass rear window
Upgraded Alpine stereo w/speakers added behind seats.
$9,300
I drove up and met the owner sunday by the Gainesville Speedway. I found it on Craig's list of all places. It's a 2000 w/82k miles
Original owner
No accidents
New Clutch
New Koni Yellow shocks
ALL service records
Replaced top to include new one w/glass rear window
Upgraded Alpine stereo w/speakers added behind seats.
$9,300
Wait...I just blacked out
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From: Gainesville Florida
I've been getting an itch to go to Euro, or some smaller (older) Porsche after law school...but I might just go balls out on my older 4th gen prelude, and make that my real toy.
I LOVE S2KS though. great pick up.
thanks for stopping by campus and letting me drive it around for a while!
I LOVE S2KS though. great pick up.
thanks for stopping by campus and letting me drive it around for a while!
B A N N E D
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From: The grande.. Riverdale NJ.. Hopefully moving to skyline village in Lincoln park NJ..yes dirty jersey
I would love a S2K but I need some room..
I also Love the SKY redline, I just drove a customers of mine redline that had the CAI, Cat back , and Upgraded chip I think he said it had 350HP and 340 foot LBS that think moved.. Stock there 2.0 liters 260 hp 260 lbs torque and 49/51 weight distrabution...
My next ride will prob be a 2006 RL.. I love that car..
My next ride will prob be a 2006 RL.. I love that car..
^^^ Those REDlines are sweettttttttttt .........
yeah they are plenty fasttt too.
I have always liked the s2k but the space/room is just NOT enuff 4 me.
But I would take a SKY redline over a s200 as a 2nd car any day of the week.
still love my cl-$
yeah they are plenty fasttt too.
I have always liked the s2k but the space/room is just NOT enuff 4 me.
But I would take a SKY redline over a s200 as a 2nd car any day of the week.
still love my cl-$
Is a chargin mah lazar in
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^ What the hell are you talking about?! The Sky Redline/Solstice GXP's are MORE cramped than the S2k! At least I found, lol but my opinion differs since I'm 6'1'' 
The one things I like a bout the Sky/Solstice is that they are turbocharged (if you get the Redline/GXP, other than that they are wastes of money) and are pretty quick off the line. When I test drove the Solstice the dealer let me and a friend just go cruising for an hour by ourselves..BAD IDEA on his part but it was damn fun! With a nice 3'' Tbe a chip and some better tires that car can be a little beast. The only gripe I had was the interiors..which SUCKED..but hey, GM quality. Which was made up for by the reliability and badass-ness of the EcoTech under the hood
/threadjack
-----> For that S2k though bhurlbut, I hope you realize that bolt-on mods don't do sh!t for those cars and the most gains you'll see are adding a VAFC/Testpipe/and Final Gears like a 4.77..and even then you still won't be close to 300whp. The best path that I've found (friend did with my advice): Modifry Convex lens (rear view mirror blows), Coilovers, Testpipe (defouler comes with, no CEL whatsoever and no rasp), and a tune with a VAFC once you get your A/F ratios all sorted out. Adding things like exhaust/CAI are totally trivial here because Honda over-engineered the hell out of this thing already. It's all a matter of taste I guess, I would call those "bling" mods, which are more for taste/sound/show than actual performance. Imo be smart, buy these small things, enjoy the HELL out of the car, and just go FI, InlinePro/Vortech!
Here's a clip of the Berk Test pipe on an Ap1/Ap2:
Ap2--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZBFaS1-704
Ap1--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geN47...eature=related
The one things I like a bout the Sky/Solstice is that they are turbocharged (if you get the Redline/GXP, other than that they are wastes of money) and are pretty quick off the line. When I test drove the Solstice the dealer let me and a friend just go cruising for an hour by ourselves..BAD IDEA on his part but it was damn fun! With a nice 3'' Tbe a chip and some better tires that car can be a little beast. The only gripe I had was the interiors..which SUCKED..but hey, GM quality. Which was made up for by the reliability and badass-ness of the EcoTech under the hood
/threadjack
-----> For that S2k though bhurlbut, I hope you realize that bolt-on mods don't do sh!t for those cars and the most gains you'll see are adding a VAFC/Testpipe/and Final Gears like a 4.77..and even then you still won't be close to 300whp. The best path that I've found (friend did with my advice): Modifry Convex lens (rear view mirror blows), Coilovers, Testpipe (defouler comes with, no CEL whatsoever and no rasp), and a tune with a VAFC once you get your A/F ratios all sorted out. Adding things like exhaust/CAI are totally trivial here because Honda over-engineered the hell out of this thing already. It's all a matter of taste I guess, I would call those "bling" mods, which are more for taste/sound/show than actual performance. Imo be smart, buy these small things, enjoy the HELL out of the car, and just go FI, InlinePro/Vortech!
Here's a clip of the Berk Test pipe on an Ap1/Ap2:
Ap2--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZBFaS1-704
Ap1--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geN47...eature=related
Last edited by Onese1f; Apr 7, 2009 at 09:46 AM.
For that S2k though bhurlbut, I hope you realize that bolt-on mods don't do sh!t for those cars and the most gains you'll see are adding a VAFC/Testpipe/and Final Gears like a 4.77..and even then you still won't be close to 300whp. The best path that I've found (friend did with my advice): Modifry Convex lens (rear view mirror blows), Coilovers, Testpipe (defouler comes with, no CEL whatsoever and no rasp), and a tune with a VAFC once you get your A/F ratios all sorted out. Adding things like exhaust/CAI are totally trivial here because Honda over-engineered the hell out of this thing already. It's all a matter of taste I guess, I would call those "bling" mods, which are more for taste/sound/show than actual performance. Imo be smart, buy these small things, enjoy the HELL out of the car, and just go FI, InlinePro/Vortech
https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/tls-misc-oem-parts-vafc-717615/
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The sky is nice, but its not S2000. The S2000 is much more fun. Yes, I have driven both.
Is a chargin mah lazar in
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^ True but the Redline/GXP has WAY more potential. They both handle differently imo. I noticed the Ap1 S2k had more of a tendency to have the tail slide out (which was somewhat fixed in the Ap2) than the Redline/GXP. The GM cars also are only about 100 pounds heavier than the S2k. I don't know how you drive, but as far as driving dynamics go, they are both pretty much on par. It would be a hard decision though, and I would be more inclined to get an S2k simply because of all the "extras", like HIDs, the baller interior etc etc..
If you like having N/A fun then by all means.
If you like having N/A fun then by all means.
Last edited by Onese1f; Apr 7, 2009 at 04:57 PM.
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heh I'm still thinking about picking up an S2000 as a daily just because I love to drive roadsters in general and my friend's AP1 
was a blast. Plus as much as I love to mod my car I also hate it because it just burns a hole in my pocket since it never really ends.
On the other hand I also really want a C5 Z06 which is right with it in price, but the downside is there's no power top and I'll be tempted to mod the hell out of the thing... why can't I have both?! FML
was a blast. Plus as much as I love to mod my car I also hate it because it just burns a hole in my pocket since it never really ends.On the other hand I also really want a C5 Z06 which is right with it in price, but the downside is there's no power top and I'll be tempted to mod the hell out of the thing... why can't I have both?! FML
Is a chargin mah lazar in
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^Well, with the Ap1+Ap2 there's only SO much you can do before finally running out of mods (and money) until you bite the bullet and go FI. I've seen people waste close to $3-4k and haven't even made a full 300whp. Spend that money on a C5..and well...you get the idea
Who needs a power roof when you've got T-tops?
It also depends on what you want out of the car..
Do you want a nice handling "Ah sweet car" roadster?
Or a GTFO of my way before I eat you muscle car?
Who needs a power roof when you've got T-tops?
It also depends on what you want out of the car..
Do you want a nice handling "Ah sweet car" roadster?
Or a GTFO of my way before I eat you muscle car?
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^Well, with the Ap1+Ap2 there's only SO much you can do before finally running out of mods (and money) until you bite the bullet and go FI. I've seen people waste close to $3-4k and haven't even made a full 300whp. Spend that money on a C5..and well...you get the idea
Who needs a power roof when you've got T-tops?
It also depends on what you want out of the car..
Do you want a nice handling "Ah sweet car" roadster?
Or a GTFO of my way before I eat you muscle car?
Who needs a power roof when you've got T-tops?
It also depends on what you want out of the car..
Do you want a nice handling "Ah sweet car" roadster?
Or a GTFO of my way before I eat you muscle car?
yeah, heh my car pretty much makes 300whp stock as is.... and my Evo and STi buddies recently got their doors blown off (talking bus lengths here) by a mysterious Z28 that they almost thought was me
but I don't really know what I want in a car, truly. I love modding but I'm afraid it'll be a never ending money pit is all. it doesn't matter what car it is, I'll be tempted to mod it whether it be baller wheels or performance mods or a gutting with racing buckets... sigh.
