let me start off by saying that i know s2000's are not drag cars i just went cause my friends were going and i didn't want to just watch
i went to the track for the first time with the s yesterday and this is what i got
i'm running with AEM V1 cai, berk test pipe, okada coil packs, i also ran with my rims (bbs lm's with 85% tread on toyo t1r) too cause i didn't have my re070's mounted on my stock rims yet.
this is my best run, i could get my 60' down below 2.2, i think i shifted pretty quick, my friends told me that i was chirping every single gear including 3rd to 4th

what am i doing wrong here?
launched at 4500 (i tried 5500 and 5000 and no traction)
R/T..... .160
60'..... 2.242
330'.... 5.999
1/8.... 9.109
mph.... 79.13
1000.... 11.792
1/4.... 14.055
mph.... 99.78

my other times were :
1st run
60' 2.285
1/4 14.128
mph 98.31

2nd run
60' 2.388
1/4 14.269
mph 99.25

3rd run
60' 2.221
1/4 14.159
mph 99.48

4th run
see above

5th run
60' 2.317
1/4 14.262
mph 98.89

6th run
60' 2.202
1/4 14.070
mph 99.76

7th run
not worth typing i miss shifted but still ran a 14.6

 

It seems like a good time to me

 

I agree. What were you expecting?

 

i think the problem is that your trying to drag race an S2000. The car isnt known for how fast in a straight line but how well it can do in the twisties. Try an autocross youll have a lot more fun with the car

 

i was expecting at least 13's
i raced my friends wrx and he ran a 13.9 and i beat him by a bumper
so i thought i should be able to get 13.9 but i guess i was wrong

 

yeah i know thats next, i just wanted to see what it could do since some of my other friends were going up and i didn't want to just watch

 

did you race your friend from a dig or a roll? the S2000 is much better from a roll. launching the car well is hard (and some would say very hard on your drive train)

 

both
from a dig he jumped in front by a car
from a roll i jumped in front by a car (2nd gear 45 roll)
outcome was both the same

 

14.0 vs 13.9? You're basically there. Get more hp

 

The difference between a 13.9 and a 14.04 (basically a tenth of a sec.) could be humidity, temperature, surface conditions in the launch area, lots of things. While its nice to say "I have a 13 second car", otherwise it means very little.

An et of 14 flat is right around what various published road tests have produced. And believe it or not, a lot of car mag. road testers do know how to run a car down the track for best effect.

The s2k is not that quick in the quarter relative to whats out there on the market. When it was introduced, the S2k was a rare thing: around 30K got you a 14 flat (among its many other abilities.) Now there are v6 accords knocking on the 14 sec. mark and srt4s that cost about 2/3 of what an S2000 goes for that are deep into the 13s.

There will always be somebody faster. Relax and enjoy the ride.

Happy motoring.