Another thing to warn you about - there are some strange things going on with the 06+ models and fuel starving in AS - I have no idea if the same problem will transfer over to those cars in STR trim.

If it does - you might be better off in an 04-05 car because fuel starve is essentially non-existent in my car.

I'd take the 50lbs from being able to run 8gal of gas less than have a touch more power.

 

My car fuel starves below 5/8 indicated(which is actually somewhere between 3/8 and 1/2 actual) after long steady state left handers, it is something to consider. That said, I got it down to 2725 on the HPT Scales with that much fuel in it.

 

Always interested in good condition used parts. PM me prices if you've got 'em. Of course, I haven't made the S2K purchase just yet. Will do in the next few weeks though, most likely.

Good to know about the 06+ fuel starve stuff. Makes my decision that much harder though. Looks like I need to devour another few hundred pages of backlogged AS threads.

OS Giken is what I was looking at for my Z, so no surprises there. Hopefully they're less expensive in Honda-land though. Good to hear they're not top importance. The Z's diff sucks.

 

Mine did the same in AS trim. In STR trim however...

Has nothing to do with grip - we see similar levels of grip as we did on the Hoosiers - but the fact that the car rolls so much less leads me to believe that this is in relation to the location of the fuel pickup.

Everything changed though on the newer cars so who knows - I know some of the CR's and 08's starve in AS if they have less than a full tank.

 

Welcome to S2000.

Be prepared to perfect heel-toe down shifting in order optimize power. It needs to become a sub-conscience activity. You will also need to be practiced at hitting third occasionally under autocross conditions with the AP2.

I have had up to 8 shifts up and down at local autocross events and 9 at the last SD Tour with an AP1.

It's all part of the fun/challenge of an S2000 IMO.

 

Fuel starvation is not unique to the '06+. The AP1s do it. My '05 does it, despite speculation that it had been fixed for the AP2. It takes a particular type of maneuver to trigger it: a sustained high-g left hand turn. I generally run 3/4 of a tank or more now. My car got fuel starvation at 2/3 of a tank (on the gauge) at Atwater.

The only special problem I have heard of on the '06+ cars was the throttle cut that "Rodney" was getting at the ProSolo launch. I don't know if anyone has figured out what that was or how to avoid it.

 

I thought the fuel starve issue was always present from the 00 models and up, and dependent on how the sock (or something) was installed in the gas tank, right? Has it actually gotten worse for the 06+ models?

I have a freak car where mine has never starved in left hand sweepers, even on Hoosiers with 1/4th tank.

I know CKit's car has starved on a sustained left handers at (or slightly below) half a tank and his is an '02. That was with stiff springs and minimal body roll.

 

is the ATS Carbon better then the j's racing ? is everyone going to use a 1.5 or 2 way. sorry for the noob questions I'm searching right now and I see alot of people that track are using 1.5's but shock has a 2 way. also isn't ths stock one a 1.5 way? if so whats the difference in a aftermarket 1.5 way



my question is about how much are you all budgeting to spend on str? (not counting the price of the car)

 

[QUOTE=marks_lude,Oct 30 2009, 12:54 PM]I thought the fuel starve issue was always present from the 00 models and up, and dependent on how the sock (or something) was installed in the gas tank, right?

 

You don't want a 2 way. Most will buy a 1.5. I don't know anything about the J's.



Budgeting? This offseason - I think I totalled up $6k the other day on top of what I've already spent (which isn't much)

Wheels/Shocks/Trailer/Tuning/Camber/Exhaust

That doesn't count the tires that the co-driver will buy. I'll probably split a set of rains with him though.