I appreciate it... I guess I was just bracing myself.

I've done pretty much all of my cars in this manner.

 

I should have purchased Suzuka Blue. DAMN that is a delicious S2k.

 

I agree

 

Good work, dumbRS! Looks fantastic, man...must give good contrast when rolling too.
CCW classic reps by VarsityStowing?

 

the price on the s2000 has not dropped at all in the last 2 years... i do not want to spend $25k on a 10 years old car (low miles) yet i want another one so bad...

 

It really hasn't. I could get all my money back at this point vs. what I paid 30 months ago.

 

me too!

 

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I feel like you could almost snag a CR for that price!

why not get an earlier model AP2 with low miles? I see them for $17-$20K almost every day online.

 

I couldnt have said it any better. I'm past the "I want" phase and now strictly on the " I'll fight chuck norris for this car" phase

 

at this guy:

Cars for Sale: 2007 Honda S2000 in Castro Valley, CA 94546: Convertible Details - 349531873 - AutoTrader.com

Yea, it's low miles and supercharged, but $42k

 

He's going to have that car a while.

I bet he could maybe get 25.

 

Something tells me it's something that his wife wants gone, so he listed it with an astronomical price so he can say "see, no one want's this car, I just have to keep it a while longer."



Because that's what I'd do.

 

Hell yes...comps in the area going up means our prices are going up! Seller's market!

 

i want the 07/08/09 so i can keep it forever. i will park my 335i on the street and park the S2000 inside.

 

I get wanting the newer stuff as its usually in better condition. ( I would own a newer model if the price's were right at my time of purchase)

I just think you could probably find some 04-05's in fantastic shape and save some coin. people have had that preservation mentality with them for years.

my '02 is mechanically and visually in better condition that far too many AP2's I've come across. ( I just have more miles on mine than I would like ) I also plan on hanging on to this one for good as well.

 

My gf found an '08 berlina CR in Oregon a while back sitting in the driveway and sent a picture to me. the owners have a few other cars they drive daily. but never touch the S.

its in beautiful shape, not for sale, and has sat in the same spot (outside) for so long the tires are losing air and getting flat spots all around.

its a damn shame.

 

You could pay almost half and get this...

Viper swapped s2000

 

How to ruin an S2000 in three easy steps.

Step 1: Buy Viper motor
...

 

Has anyone in here done/thought about an LS swap

 

I am sure that Viper S2k must be crazy fun to drive.

It just does not feel right with a V10 in it.

 

A Viper engine in a Viper is completely outrageous. This is like one of those Forza builds where you just add everything you can and then the car is completely useless.

 

^ That and it's a heavy motor.

 

That's just stupid.. ugh..

 

im sure they have.

but this isn't one of those 80/90's rwd 4 bangers that cant get out of its own way without an LS.

sure its no 400hp monster... but the F series was/is pretty incredible for what it is. And tough as nails.

 

LS swaps have been done many times.

 

I know they have been numerous times. I was wondering if any Azine members have done it

 

I dont think so.

 

Cory Maurer had about the nicest turbo set ups and recently went tucked LS. Hard to know that level of perfection he strives for.

 

I used to think it was a neat and novel idea, but it depends on how much tire you can fit. Plus I think the car doesn't weigh enough to utilize all that tire. You start needing aero as well to put the power down... S2000s need aero help in stock form.

 

Halp:

hokay, so.

every since the new wheels have been put on, I've been experiencing some vibration at highway speed.

My initial thought was the wheels weren't perfectly centered because the hub centric rings hadn't come in the mail yet.
Well, all of the wheels are centered now, and it calmed down the shuttering ever-so-slightly.

the shop that mounted my tires always does a good job of balancing my wheels after install, so I don't have much suspicion that they aren't balanced correctly.

I have a secondary guess though.
when I first installed my coilovers on the car, (they were nearly maxed out) the car had a slight shutter, once the car was raised, and the car was more leveled out to stock specs from front-Rear, the vibrations stopped.

now I haven't messed with the suspension this time around, but the front did drop about .5" from the tire sizes being squared.

so now there is a slight rake in the front.

could the rake be causing the vibrations? I could always raise the front some to compensate for the smaller tire diameter, but was trying to avoid having noticeably more wheel gap up front than the rear.

anyways, thanks for any input as always.

 

Sounds like your Axles buckets are worn, and the ride height change in rear = the joint riding in and out of the worn spot in the axle bucket. For this reason, most buy "axle spacers" which pushes the bucket outward and keeps everything in the usual wear spot. Other just swap the buckets left/right and regrease their axles.

There are many many threads about this on s2ki if you think this may be the case.

I would ask how long it has been since the suspension install but figure telling you the most likely cause for what you feel is gonna cut down on back and forth question/answer time.


Edit: also new wheel/tire size can have the same effect as changing ride height. Would ask wheel/tire specs but like I said... Look into the axle bucket issue/axle spacer thing if you aren't aware yet.

 

hard to tell from the pic, but its got a a slight lean forward.

 

I would think it was the axle buckets too, but the day prior on stock wheels, the car would climb to 130+ smoothly.

the only difference here is the wheel/tire height.

 

I'm thinking axle buckets as well, but bring the wheels back for a rebalance. It could be as simple as that.

 

if it shakes on my way home today, im gonna head back to the tire shop.
im actually in the middle of raising all 4 corners a bit, (I scraped on a few things I normally cleared before the wheels went on.)

if the added height doesn't get rid of it, it must be the wheel balance.

the only reason im ruling out the buckets is because it happened instantaneously. it didn't gradually get worse, it went from zero vibrations to very noticeable shuttering after 60-ish mph

 

The fastest and cheapest way is

Put your stock wheels/tires back on and drive it and you will know if it is the new wheels/tires or it is something else.

Reputable shops or not, they all mess up sometimes.

I had to rebalance my tires on my 335 3 times before they finally got it right and this is a shop i have been using since my CL days.

 

worn CV buckets vibrate on-throttle because they get pitted when they're at the normal wear spot, so if the vibration is mainly while on-throttle then that could be the culprit. spacers move the contact point away from the wear spot, which solves the vibration, if indeed that is the problem. a cheaper (free) solution is to swap the cv buckets from left to right, since each side has a slightly different contact point.

i'd definitely change the wheels first since that's the easiest test

 

...but how recently was their balance machine calibrated?

 

$0.25 say it is his wheels/tires.