Best Year S2K - Everything Considered
#11
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You can more easily tune the 06+ because their ECU is fully reprogrammable. This means you can either send your ECU to Hondata and they can reflash it with a more aggressive tune (on a mostly stock car you mainly get a lowered 5600 rpm vtec engagement point with a raised 8500 redline and this makes it much easier to stay in vtec and more fun to drive around town) or you can purchase a Flashpro and reflash it yourself all you want. You also gain the ability to tune the car including both fuel and timing with the Flashpro. Basically it's a no-brainer purchase if you own an 06+ and plan on modifying it.
Also, most people can't tell a difference (or very very little) between the cable and drive-by wire on the S2000.
Also, most people can't tell a difference (or very very little) between the cable and drive-by wire on the S2000.
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Originally Posted by smurfm3' timestamp='1313806844' post='20896290
[quote name='SeanK325' timestamp='1313806686' post='20896280']
Can you explain the driving difference between the two?
Can you explain the driving difference between the two?
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He means VSA...and imho it's not really intrusive. I've had it kick on in 2nd gear while coming out of several corners on the dragon...other than that it doesn't kick in.
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i bought a relatively low mileage (45,000) '05 because i wanted an AP2 for the styling updates but i also wanted the first gen seats. don't know why, but to me the helmet cutout on the 99-05 seats are one of the most attractive styling features of the whole car. VSA and DBW are really irrelevant to me, but as i don't have them on my car I'll just go ahead and say that the car is better without them...
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for now....
#17
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Just did a kbb.com estimate on a '06 vs '05 @ 40,000 miles in excellent condition:
'06: $21,805
'05: 20,540
$1265 diff...
'06: $21,805
'05: 20,540
$1265 diff...
#19
best years are ALL!
they are all good in their own ways, but personally...i wouldnt want an 00-01, unless certain mods were done and i prefer the 02-03 over the 04-05, because of 9k redline. 06+ is nice because of tuning capabilities
they are all good in their own ways, but personally...i wouldnt want an 00-01, unless certain mods were done and i prefer the 02-03 over the 04-05, because of 9k redline. 06+ is nice because of tuning capabilities
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