I used to pride myself on making my own decisions and how I would never let a woman tell me what to do.

Now...I run everything by her...


Self preservation!

 

I'm in this thread a lot but hardly ever post

I've been on S2KI for about two weeks just browsing and trying to learn as much as possible. Some of the cars on there are fuggin fantastic.

Yeah, it's a long shot. Mileage isn't the highest priority but I don't want a beat to shit car with 150k on it JUST so I can get the color I want. I'm just trying to be optimistic about it and hope that the perfect car will come along

 

Happy wife, happy life.

I'm just so happy that she let me buy my car. I mean she bought me a set of coilovers and let me do some track days. I'm happy enough. lol

 

You picked a winner, brother!

Tyler...no doubt, man...for what it's worth, both the sebring, and the rio are approximately 130K and I don't think you'd be able to tell by looking, driving, or licking it.

 

Quick impromptu of my baby this afternoon!

Painting the lower seam in black really helps clean up the look of the lower line of the car.


DSC_9073 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

 

They really have that many miles?! Holy hell. I had no clue.

You should sell me the Rio in March

 

Uncanny but yes...they both have nearly 130K!

Hmmm...I hate you for even suggesting that...imagine, I buy and sell 2 S2000's to two close friends?!?!

 

I probably would now that I love FI so much.

But the thought of a two-seat convertible is exotic.

I need more spare cash.

Nice pic! Good 'ol FPL.

 

I have family that's in town all the way from Indiana and my brother-in-law's cousin came along.

After speaking with him, he's into cars (V8s, some imports, quartermile racing, etc) but he never rode in an S2000 before.

After taking a few corners, braking hard, and ripping gears 1-4, I've never seen a grown man giggle so much

 

I love when the guys that rip on the S2k for being weak and torqueless get a spin in one. They all leave with a massive smile on their face. The way it drives is really something special, even more so than a Porsche.

Rockstar, that car has 130k on it?!?!?!

 

Trust me. You won't miss the power! :wink:

My passengers usually go between and .

 

I have been enjoying driving the car super chill lately...I'm laying off until I get the new bushing for the diff...going in this weekend. I love the raw sound of the UK mod...but am wondering if I should go back to quiet stock exhaust...hmmm...probably not, I know I'll miss the vroom vroom.

 

Yeah. Don't put the stock exhaust back.

I can honestly say that the catback eahuast made my driving experience much more enjoyable.

Every car deserves a non-annoying slightly louder exhaust system.

 

LOL...righteo...I agree.
I guess was thinking about how annoyed my wife gets with loud noise...but then again, she's almost never with me and hasn't complained since I don't have the Q300 anymore.

 

I hate my N1 about 90% of the time.

except when the top is down and im WOT rowing through gears. if not for that, I would have my stock exhaust back on.

 

Make up your mind, man! Last week you were talking about buying a 3G TL, lol.

 

I had Buddyclub Spec III, Single outlet on my 05 before.

Probably the best sounding exhaust that actually offer some performance in HP and weight saving.

The whole catback only weights like less than 10 lbs. (I remember i could lift up the whole thing with 2 fingers)Probably the lightest next to the $gazillion titanium ones. and the piping is as straight as it gets.

The weight saving was so significant that my lowered rear was back to almost stock height after the exhaust was installed.

The downside... you will die when the top is up.

I can't think of a a better exhaust to use on the track for $500.

 

I don't like the look of Invidia N1. The cans look huge. haha

 

You dont like huge cans?

 

Here's my SSM S2K and my buddy's yellow S2k:


Yes...we both have the AP1 license plates...hahaha!

 

Am i seeing things or that looks GPW, not SSM.

 

My bad I painted it white....hahaha

 

Nahhhhh

hahaha don't call it silver!

Nice car, iforyou. I stopped trolling you after you got your s2k.

 

ugh that car looks great

 

Thank you, Tommy!


I was wondering if that was an AP1...the yellow looks like Spa, to me!
Nice cars!

 

Well, the re-torque did not eliminate the problem, although it does not seem quite as bad. Looks like a CV bucket swap is in my future. Will report back...

 

re-torque what?

 

I had to re-torque all of the suspension bolts while compressing them---a fact I had overlooked during install.

 

ic.

I remember the rear shock mount bolts (in the trunk) were a pain in the ass to reach... i think it was the left side....

 

The fuel tank tube is right over the driver rear shock mount... if you take the 3 nuts off the filler tube, you can get to the shock mount easily.

 

I got it done without removing them........

it was almost impossible.

 

dude, even adjusting the buddy club rebounding was a bish with my fat azz fingers...

I believe he means re-torquing all the bolts that have twistable bushings, oow...you're supposed to load the suspension, THEN torque those. There are a handful per corner.

Dave...let us know how it goes, man...

 

that's how you get squeaky bushings!

 

meaning unloaded tightening, right?

 

yes

 

Why not just use a jack to load each wheel while on jack stands? Isn't that the same as loading on the ground?

 

What's the problem with loading it on the ground ... ?

Assuming you've pre-loaded shocks & springs properly, tightening the bolts on the top of the struts should be done while the car is on the ground.

 

That part doesn't matter...I don't think.
It's the lower twisting bushings of the control arms.

That's fine, Sam...that's exactly what we're talking about. Sounds like Dave tightened up and went on his way...never loaded it while it was on stands during install.

 

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