btw, i dont think that stuipd site has its shit right either, it says 00 does 13.9 i believe iwht a 5.2 but the 03 does a 14.9 wiht a 6.2...sorry but BULL SHIT n from what i know, the 02-03 is the fastest model due to teh ecu change.

 

It might be a problem and it might not. When you are going 75 in 6th and downshift to 3rd you're at 7500 rpm and if you let off the clutch too fast and punch the gas too fast right after that, the differential can break. What you need to is try to rev match as much as possible. This way the rpm change won't be as great and won't put a strain on the differential as much. But it will put a bigger strain on the clutch since you are gassing while using it... Just try not to downshift to WOT whenever you can. If you can, downshift slowly and steadily, and then punch it. Hitting the rev limiter won't damage anything...



Yes, the webiste is fishy, but so is every other source out there. I think WisconsinS2k has proven to this guy that magazine racing is pure . That should be enough

 

You see a time discrepancy because the first time is from motor trend, who has done well in running the S2000. (and as it was stated, grab the 2000 february issue of motor trend and you will see they ran a 5.2 and 13.8) The 2nd time is from car and driver, which tends to fall asleep behind the wheel in an S2000. I have no idea what leper they used to get a 14.9, considering I could run about a 14.5 WITHOUT a launch. I dont even know what I'd have to do to run a 14.9. Maybe use goodyear all weather tires, start in 3rd, race on a 150 degree day, and race up hill.

 

range is 5.2 - 6.3.
5.2 + 5.5 + 6.3 / 3 = 5.67
median is 5.5.
mean is 5.7.

so if you're
a believer you will run 5.2,
a skeptic: 6.3,
and all the rest will run 5.7.

 

Am i the only one who thinks that's BS. I have personally taken an stock S2000 up to the top end. It hit 147 and wouldn't go a mph faster. Admittedly it was a cold night so there was more drag, but i have a hard time beleiving that environmental conditions (short of a tail wind and a downhill) could acheive 163. 155, but not 163.

 

AWESOME!

That was clever!

 

143 for me.

 

What altitude were you at? I've heard S2k's do about 155mph drag limited.

 

I couldn't hit 145 at 331 feet above sea level.

 

There is no set method for calibrating times by magazines.

They've used everything. Acelerometers, laser, radar, 5th wheel, timing lights... and most recently GPS.

Motortrend Quote:
First, some clarification on test methodology and interpretation of the data and results. The friendly folks at Racepak Competition Systems (949/709-5555) agreed to demonstrate their latest data-acquisition equipment that utilizes GPS technology to chart location, course, and velocity of a vehicle, sometimes called telemetry. Once this information is determined, the possibilities for total track mapping are nearly infinite: lap times, segment times, entry/exit speeds, minimum/maximum speeds, average speed for a lap or any portion thereof, plus g-loads in every direction at any point on the track. A GPS antenna the size of a matchbook, combined with a 15-ounce, paperback-size module literally replaces at least four radar guns, two accelerometers, and a handful of timing lights. The sampling rate is constant at 20 times per second, so, depending on the velocity of the subject, the resolution of the data can measure mere inches at slow speeds to about seven feet at 100 mph. We used this system to determine both top speed and all the data for the Figure Eight test.