ENTRY #001 - INTRODUCTION

Oh come on, someone please give me some damn credit for the title. I sat here for a good half an hour just for my two brain cells to come up with that one.

Hello everyone!

After years of lurking on this thread even before I've owned one, I've had thoughts here and there about creating one of these threads where I can document my progress to allow others to see as well as get insight from for those who do pop in and would like to help contribute to my dream vision of my S2000. Please sit back, grab your popcorn, and enjoy scrolling endlessly as you witness either the up-rise of my vision or the doom of my car. Either one works - both can be enjoyed with a nice bag of popcorn in front of you.

It starts back in March of 2016. Well actually, way before that. For years before I've even owned the S2000 I have now I knew I wanted one - a Grand Prix White AP2 S2000 (ugh, still sounds so perfect to this day). My obsession with the car started back when I was in elementary school - most likely around 2009 and 2010 where my cousin-in-law owned a Chicane S2000 for two years before returning it back to the dealership. After years of obsessing and drooling over Google images of S2000's, the time came to where I received my license at 16 years old. As soon as I received my driver's license, shortly after I found the baby I have today. Spoiled? Yes, I know. I'm grateful for the lifestyle I was born into, and I am thankful for the opportunities given to me with such access to the things I want.

04 Mar. 2016 - The First Day

Here she was before I got my hands on her. Clean Title, Four Owners (she's been hoein' around I don't mind though I forgive her for her past), and just a smidget over 50,000 miles. Only modifications that were done at the time were Skunk2 Lowering Springs, UK Exhaust Mod, and the god awful plasti-dip job that was on it's way out.

She was in great condition and I still remember the feeling of the day when the keys were placed into my hands. I promised I would take great care of her, and I did for some part.

28 Jul. 2017


A bit of a jump from the last photo yes, and this was over a year after I owned her. In that year, I added:
- BC Racing Coilovers (14 Kg/mm square setup, but recently the rear springs were swapped out for 10 Kg/mm springs)
- 17x9.0 +45 F1 Silver Enkei RPF-1
- Koyorad Aluminum Radiator
- Eibach 32mm Front Sway Bar
- HKS Hi-Power Single Exit Exhaust
- Rockstar Garage 70mm Test Pipe
- K&N FIPK Intake
- BRIDE ZETA III Bucket Seat

This was a fun setup and I do miss it honestly. Sometimes I spend my days looking at Wrecky_Flowers's and Andrew Hake's Instagram and S2Ki threads to drool over the simplistic but clean look they have. I am tempted to go back, but I do still want to continue the vision I've always had for the car.

Here is how the car looks of as now:
05 Jan. 2019



It's a tad bit of a shift from the first year or so that I've owned it, but in all honesty not much as changed.

Current Mod List:
- Battle Aero Honda S2000 Chassis Mount Front Splitter
- BC Racing BR Series Coilovers (14 Kg/mm F, 10 Kg/mm R)
- BRIDE ZETA III Bucket Seat
- Eibach 32mm Front Sway Bar
- EVS 70-SSP Cat-Back Exhaust
- K&N FIPK Intake
- KarbonHaus Amuse-Mugen Hybrid Hardtop
- Koyorad Aluminum Radiator
- ShineAuto Amuse R1-Style Replica Front Bumper
- Volk Racing CE28RT (17x10.0 +45)
- Voltex Racing 1S Wing
- Winmax W4 Brake Pads

It's funny because all these parts on my car but I'm not even close to the dream build I have had in mind for the past few years.

I'm looking to build something pristine and authentic all across the car - that includes the hardtop and the front bumper that are currently replicas. I'm looking for something that's nice, clean, and most importantly fun to look at and drive. Don't get me wrong - the S2000 is a great car to drive and nothing compares. However, there does come times after daily commuting this car for over 45,000 miles in the three years that I've owned it that it does get a little exhausting and dull to drive. Maybe that's just my spoiled side talking though.

A lot of revision is on the way and I would love for you all to witness and help chime in on helping me develop my car into the car I've always envisioned in my head.

Please enjoy as I attempt to create the car of my dreams!

One of the big factors to why I didn't enjoy my car was because it was simply too low to commute in - I was tucking tire in the front, which resulted in me buckling my fenders and eating a lot of tires for when I didn't angle correctly. I finally decided to step out of the low life and raise it up a bit.

I raised the car up about an inch from where it had previously been set. It actually took a couple days to configure because I did mess up some suspension geometry when I did it the first time around, but after getting advice and step-by-step procedure on what to do to configure it to how it once rode before. After hours of refining the coilovers, I did everything right!





Here is the aftermath after adjusting the coilovers one inch higher than what it had normally been. You can see some of the mighty fine bacon action happening in the front fender. I'm looking to get that fixed soon. Do you guys think that would be something repairable?

I went ahead and made my measurements based on how Andrew Hake made his for his S2000 (thank you for the indirect assistance, Andrew). I measured the length from the bottom of the wheel barrel to the fender and made my calculations on how I should adjust my coilovers based on those calculations. Here are my height specs for those of you who are interested:

DF 558.8mm 558.8mm PF
DR 561.975mm 561.975mm PR

I'm currently on BC Racing BR Series coilovers, and despite the backlash they receive from the community I do quite enjoy them. My buddy Nathaniel helped me calibrate them to give them the droop they need and the proper suspension travel to ensure a quality experience from them. I'm quite new to the terminology and whatnot since these concepts were introduced to me quite recently, but I can say that my BC Racing coilovers do ride very comfortably and hold up well for spirited drives. I've done multiple autocross days in both Northern and Southern California, as well as a track day back in June at Streets of Willow. I do plan on moving on to the famous set of Ohlins Road and Track coilovers that I've always wanted, but for now these BC Racing BR coilovers are just perfect for my needs.

I've also set the dampening settings to full soft, so that along with the calibration that I had done with the assistance of my buddy the coilovers ride very comfortably and soak up all the bumps now. Looking forward to driving her with the new, comfortable setup!

Thank you! The splitter was for business and marketing purposes, but it doesn’t align with the route I have in mind for the future. I plan to remove it after getting more photos for Battle Aero to display and advertise for their product.

needs more cowbell, I mean splitter. The real issue is that it’s not big enough.

J/K keep up to work, good luck with your progress!

I haven’t found a need to use a splitter yet simply because I’m not fast enough, but at the same time that could be applicable to the wing I have as well. At least the wing doesn’t get in the way with much when I have it on versus the splitter where I’m beating it up every day everywhere I go.

Slowly but surely I’ll make the car enjoyable again! We’ve got a long way to go.