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starting a new one. Hopefully this one doesn't take 8 years to hit 2000 posts :rofl:



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...loving this weather! :cool:

...sore from a 10 mile race yesterday.

Next time drive! :tipwink:

... feeling great after driving the s2k today. Great weather in Cincinnati!

...frustrated. Who has a 23 mm wrench in their toolbox? I got the car up on the jackstands to change the diff. fluid and and the socket is too long and won't fit. I went to the auto parts store - no 23 mm wrench. Home Depot has 22, 24, 25,, 27 - no 23 mm wrench. Fail - fluid unchanged. Good news - I did try the fill plug before the drain plug.

Pretty sure you don't wanna come all the way to Cleveland to borrow one. However I'm thinking ours is craftsman, not snap on, or anything like that. Maybe call local Sears. Also pretty sure we have a short socket that's works

Thanks Rick. Cleveland is kind of a haul to borrow a wrench. I ordered one for $8 on ebay. Finding the time and the will to dig into that project again will probably take a while, but at least I'll have all the right tools next time.

Thanks Rick. Cleveland is kind of a haul to borrow a wrench. I ordered one for $8 on ebay. Finding the time and the will to dig into that project again will probably take a while, but at least I'll have all the right tools next time.
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I was about to suggest Amazon Prime or ebay. I have one in Marysville, but honestly, easiest to just order the strange tools online and skip the running around hassle.

Ah really good to know. I was planning on changing mine this weekend and don't have a 23mm wrench either. :o

...thinking installing hardtop strikers have been my favorite mod, my car is so quiet inside now when the top is up

I have a 23mm wrench in Cleveland if anyone needs to borrow it. Got it at Sears a couple of years ago.
Just to emphasize your lesson learned: Remove the fill plug FIRST. Once drained ya gotta fill it, :)

-- Chuck

Found my 23 mm wrench at Autozone. Couldn't believe it after going to Menards, TSC, Ace Hardware. You said you checked your local auto parts store but check your local Autozone just to be sure.

noting that 23mm wrenches are popular in Cleveland apparently! :rofl:

I've got both a 23mm combination wrench and a 23mm x 1/2" socket. You need the right tool to do the job right!

.... watching the minutes slowly count down until I can leave. Have to go home and finish loading for Mid Ohio.

wishing Jho a good race weekend. I think I saw that Gary is going to be there racing this weekend as well. :hello:

What about Rick?

Also, maybe some of the other guys doing HPDE? I know Cpt. Spock is trying to come out and spectate. And S2kBDub should be there with the new car (if today goes well)!!!

I can't wait for 330 P to get here to see my new baby! I too hope everything goes well :drive:

What about Rick?

Also, maybe some of the other guys doing HPDE? I know Cpt. Spock is trying to come out and spectate. And S2kBDub should be there with the new car (if today goes well)!!!
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What about Rick?

Also, maybe some of the other guys doing HPDE? I know Cpt. Spock is trying to come out and spectate. And S2kBDub should be there with the new car (if today goes well)!!!
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I'm in HPDE 1 this weekend, it'll be the AP1 Silverstone S2000.

Sounds like lots of people will be there this weekend!!! Have fun!!! :hello:

....The proud owner of another GPW S2000!

congratulating Blake and wishing him a safe drive back from Knoxville today.. :hello:

heck yeah! cant wait to see it.

and yes i plan on being there saturday to spectate, looking forward to it!

wishing I was at the Tail of the Dragon.

wishing I could be in two places at once. Autocross this Sunday at Kilkare. Excited to test out these BFG Rivals finally.

...counting down the days until retirement. Only 15 more working days :banana:

loaning out the wagon so it looks like the CR will be the daily driver this week. Oh look. 90% chance of rain.

:thumbup:

Getting ready to watch the PWC race from Barber

...happy to be done greasing the shifter. That rubber cover over the 3 10mm bolts was the bane of my existence for about 20 minutes. Trying to hold that cover up while pushing the shifter down with one hand and getting a bolt into a hole you can't see without misaligning the metal plate with your other hand...difficult to say the least. Once I figured out to put it in reverse it wasn't too bad. Not a huge difference but shifting is slightly smoother. I'd recommend this project if you don't know when or if it has ever been done to your car.

...the proud owner of a 23 mm wrench which I used to finally change the diff. oil last night. Easy project with the right tools. The oil that came out looked awful and there was a glob of gunk on the drain plug with lots of metal flakes in it. I'm guessing it may not have ever been changed. Mine is a 2000 with 63K. Straub Honda in WV told me they changed all the fluids when I bought it from them last month - no way did they change that diff. fluid.
Also - after 2 full days of driving the car with the re-greased shifter, it is noticeably better. The old grease looked ok, but there wasn't much in there. I packed it full of the urea grease and it is much smoother. The foam insulator came out in tiny pieces - $32.00 for a new one - IT'S A PIECE OF FOAM!
Next week it goes into the soft top shop to see if they can salvage the horrific job Straub did putting a new top on it.

glad you took the time to change out the fluids I really think there is peace of mind knowing that you did them. I would be giving them a call and chewing their ass out for lying to you. Maybe get some compensation for it.

... looking into getting an RS4 for a new daily. Hopefully the S2K can stay if that dream comes to fruition.

... wanting a nice clear day to get the S and bike out to play. Go away rain!

That would be pretty sweet. Also, how'd your Baja competition go?

Great! We got 34th overall out of 100 and 27th in the endurance racing portion. We beat a lot of D1 Engineering state schools. For the third year of the program we're all really happy.

On to NY in June :cool:

Ah nice dude, that's pretty damn awesome! Good luck in NY.

noting that we have 1 day.... over the next week.. :thud:

...still chasing a solution to the not perfect shifting mechanism in my car. I ordered some ATE brake fluid and am going to change the clutch fluid based on Billmans advice - just going to suck the old stuff out, but not bleed it. Sounds like guys have had success with this by doing it and then driving some and then doing it again etc, until it all ends up clean. I'm also going to take the play out of the clutch per his advice. Anybody done these and how were the results?

Oops, never mind, I thought you were doing brakes....

What are the shifting issues?

It doesn't like to go into first when completely stopped - if I slide it into first just as I'm stopping, no problem. It also makes a decent thunk going into 1st when I am completely stopped...sometimes. There is a small amount of bite going into second and a little more going into 3rd. Half the time I don't feel it in 2nd, but you always feel it going into 3rd. It's less noticeable in both gears at higher RPM's. Greasing the shifter helped overall feel, but didn't really affect the aforementioned issues. I'm guessing it is more of a synchro problem, but it's not bad enough to get into that kind of repair. I can live with it like this for quite a while, but smoother would be nice. I found some posts where Billman said the fluid change and play adjustment will fix just this type of problem.

Are you using an aftermarket shift knob?

No, it is the original 2000 model knob. I think it will get replaced at some point - probably go with the moddiction knob.

Gotcha. slightly off topic but I tried a handful of shift knobs and I ran into an issue with 1st gear grinding, occasional gear pop-out, etc. so I went back to the OEM shift knob and the issue went away.

Gotcha. slightly off topic but I tried a handful of shift knobs and I ran into an issue with 1st gear grinding, occasional gear pop-out, etc. so I went back to the OEM shift knob and the issue went away.
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Walnut! The only way to go!!

...up to 3 metric wrenches in the toolbox. I used the 12mm to adjust the clutch last night. Got rid of most of the first stage of play, but didn't get it all so I'm looking forward to shoehorning myself into the expansive footwell again. It's shifting much better and the clutch feels better now too. I also replaced the clutch fluid again after driving about 50 miles since the last change. It was somewhat dirty after 50 miles. I think after I do this another time or 2, it will be all cleaned up. This method seemed a lot easier than jacking it up and crawling under there to bleed it. The best thing I did last night was to put a new foam insulator around the shifter. The old one was partially disintegrated and came out in little pieces when I greased the shifter. I was on the fence about getting one of these pieces of foam at $30, but I couldn't stand it not being right so I bought it, and it makes a huge difference. It seems to cut the clutch buzz noise in half. The clutch fluid, the clutch adjustment, and the insulator are all very easy and inexpensive projects that have made a big difference.
Took the locking nut off the shift rod and the knob goes a lot lower. I like it much better and it even lined up correctly when it was screwed all the way down.
I have a bunch of walnut trees in the back yard so next time I take a branch off, I'll work on carving a new shift knob. That should only take me a couple years.

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...getting the car preped for Mid-Ohio. :banana:

...trying to diagnose a random idling issue...the S has progressively started to get a funky idle, and its intermittent. No check engine lights. Havent done anything modification wise/maintenance wise recently that would've affected my idle. Any ideas? IACV?? It will idle high (15-1800 rpms) then come down slow until it dies. Have to restart it, comes back on immediately, but the idle is still not where it should be. Anyone else experience this issue? Stumped at the moment... :banghead:

I'm not having that issue, but I've noticed the S is sluggish on a cold start, until I rev it. Then it's fine.

it acts like its going to die? like "chugs" for a sec, until you rev it? ive experienced that as well. This particular issue is when the car is at temp, very annoying. I dont want to drive it until i figure it out.

Seems like my race car had same issue, related to evaporate system. We disconnected it, ran perfect. Are you getting any check engine lights? Mine eventually threw a code

Seems like my race car had same issue, related to evaporate system. We disconnected it, ran perfect. Are you getting any check engine lights? Mine eventually threw a code
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no check engine lights. Havent done anything modification wise/maintenance wise recently that would've affected my idle. When it acts up, It will idle high (15-1800 rpms) then come down, idle really low or sometimes just dies. Have to restart it, comes back on immediately, but the idle issue is still there.

Does it happen with the AC on or off? or it doesn't matter?

...feeling much better about my convertible top...nervous about these storms coming in today. Please don't hail. I picked up the S at J&J Auto Upholstery this morning. He re-installed my top since the Honda dealer where I bought the car did such an awful job with it. It's much better. Super nice guy and he didn't charge me much for the work. He had done some S tops before and seemed to know quite a bit about them. I'd recommend him. I don't have time to run the car home now though. Please don't hail.

it doesnt matter

So...update on the idling issue. Picked up a PCV, Spark plugs, and brake cleaner to clean the IACV. Installed all of this last night and went for a drive....so far so good...i even disconnected the battery for a couple of minutes to reset. It seems *crosses fingers* that the issue has been resolved. Going to drive it a bit more this weekend to test.

... wishing I was at GingerMan for the #GRIDLIFE Spring Shakedown. The current perfect weather is making this event that much more painful to miss. :argh:

Congratulations!

Random:

Blue!..Seen Track First was using your ride on their Facebook advertisement page; regarding them being trackside at PIRC. Seen it and recognized it right away.

Yea, they've been a solid longtime sponsor. Also located nearly next door to our shop. Good people

Congrats.. i have a feeling i wont get to that point... :(

Wait. I see what this is. The old radom chat thread...got it.

Well in that case: Damn snowy, cold, wet weather better be gone by Wednesday. I wanna hit up PIRC. Actually, I want to go Wednesday and Friday. Thinking about renting a trailer. But man, these Uhaul trailer rentals cost too damn much. How many of you drive your S2k to the track?

That worked for a while. I have an aluminum open trailer because I go so often. Bluebarchetta has a pretty pimp enclosed. I know there was a bunch who drove to Mid Ohio a couple weeks ago. I also observed someone loading a WRX onto one of those U Haul trailers. Sketchy would be the most polite way to word it.

Wondering when summer will arrive..

Yeah, I've used one of those U-hauls before; when I bought the car. Picked it up in Michigan on a cold, snowy day.

And I agree smokey...needs to warm up.

I think I drove to my first 2 track days. Towed after that. Always concerned how I'd get home if I broke something. If budget is tight, a steel or used alum could pay for themselves fairly quick. After deciding I'd be at the track frequently, I stepped up to the enclosed. Side benefit is its a great place to get out of the weather and take naps

(This space reserved for a photo from Motoo, cause I know it's on the way)

:)

You mean Motoo has a camera? :rolleyes:

I have been lucky enough to find a few friends with trailers to borrow. if someone borrows my truck though i send them to uhaul. their trailers have inertia brakes and makes me feel like they wont have to know how to use my trailer brake controller.

on that note, I have been looking to sell my truck to upgrade, looking at 250 longbeds.. 150 is great for homestead stuff but the odo stopped working at 250k. i think long trips may be coming to a close, no more trips to iowa to pull a car home.

It's always good to know someone with a trailer JBamin. I don't have that luxury right now. However, I am keeping an eye on Craigslist. I just don't feel that comfortable with driving to the track after driving all the way home from PIRC a few weeks ago...with a misfire. :/

Anyone going to PIRC this Wednesday?

I rented a similar trailer to this, to haul a small backhoe. it was 61 dollars for the weekend. Pick up Friday after 12:00pm and dropped back off Monday before 8. It had a surge brake, so no electric trailer brake needed. just sayin, my 2 cents.
https://www.sunbeltrentals.com/equip...axle-trailer/#

it's on my smartphone...

Here you go Scoots... some additional info on what a smartphone is :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone