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Call me a baby but I recently got an 2003 S2000 and my biggest fear is crashing it. I want to enjoy it and drive it spiritedly but I would like to provide myself a more affordable range as to not accidentally crash and hurt my car or more importantly myself or worse, others. I'm sure Ill adjust as I drive more and own it longer but I if there are any simple mods I can do to afford myself a larger margin that would be nice as I adapt to this new chassis. I put new nice grippy tires on it, EC DWS06s. I plan on trying to go to autoX to help with aptitude but busy and its hard to find the time for that. I am also many refering to some additional mods I can do, I've heard rear sway bar delete helps but idk, I already know more or less about driving specifics, not lifting off throttle, smooth inputs etc. Any advice helps

 

Leave the suspension alone, "snap oversteer" in these cars is highly exaggerated unless you're driving like an idiot on bad roads in the rain or deliberately pushing in in a round-about just to hear the tires squeal which you should hear before any break in traction occurs. I'm curious how your all-season tires will auto-cross as I have these tires on a Subaru Legacy 3.6R sedan which used to get a lot of time in the snow a couple of years ago and they were wonderful.

-- Chuck

 

Have you driven many Rear-Wheel-Drive sports cars? What tires are on the S2000 now?

Thanks!

 

It's in his post. Continental DWS06...

 

I have a MY03 too. Only mods I did were Billman TCT and swapped sway bars.

Thicker MY00/01 FSB and thinner +MY06 RSB.
Very noticeable difference in handling - rear doesn't feel floaty/light anymore, rear feels much more grippy, planted and predictable, overall handling feels more neutral and confident.

 

big front sway bar (karcepts makes a really nice piece), new 200 UTQG tires.
darcy

 

 

grippy tires and seat time (preferably with an instructor on a open course or skid pad).

 

Drive the car reasonably and well within limits and you'll be fine.
Don't drive beyond your skillset or beyond your understanding of the car. This goes for any new vehicle. Get to know it slowly...
Provoking more understeer comes with it's own side effects. I wouldn't mess with the set up of the car until you've well experienced with it.

 

Get a "good" alignment, and whatever you do, avoid the "UK-alignment."
It's horrid - it initially feels good, but once you start pushing 8/10ths and beyond, the behavior and break-away characteristics are very abrupt and snappy.