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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 04:03 PM
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'02 GPW all red interior
'06 Rio Yellow Pearl with AP2 V1 wheels
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ZDan
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I also vote for 04-05.

The AP2 chassis, mechanical throttle, no nannies. You can swap an F20 in, and have the ultimate S2000. After 04-05, I'd go 08-09.
Stunning to me that people with AP2s would rather have the F20C. I'd gladly trade engines with someone with an 04/05, but I'd keep the '01 ECU of course. And lighter flywheel and closer ratio trans.
F20C all day. The original, the best.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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Definitely 04-05.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 09:09 PM
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Definitely an 03
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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07-09 CR was best year.... IMO took the best of both AP1(Suspension)and AP2(Engine and Saftey features)
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 12:38 PM
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dbw issues are eaily fixed with 06+ use of flashpro and tuning by a pro. I have zero throttle repsonse or rev hang issues after tuning.
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 01:11 PM
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I have an '02 and love it. I don't daily drive it, so I really appreciate the "rawness" of the AP1. I only drive the car about once a week, and mostly just track it, or take it for a relaxing drive with the top down. I rarely use it for anything else. I personally wouldn't want an S2000 as a daily driver, so for me, AP1 is the way to go just from a purist standpoint.
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 02:04 PM
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Never blown an engine due to lightness of flywheel... On the S or the Z (10 lb. tilton flywheel). Heavy flywheels are for people who don't know how to drive a manual transmission. I.e., 95% of the motoring public.
wrong, Honda said it themselves, they didnt revise the ap1 for no reason, there is over 2000 changes between an ap1 and an ap2, due to the high number of people blowing their engines from 2000-2003, they had to make the flywheel heavier, in order to stop this problem, and guess wat it worked, oh and im guessing you consider yourself that 5%? nah lates, your one of those guys who talks the talk and never backs it up,
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by koreanbro
07-09 CR was best year.... IMO took the best of both AP1(Suspension)and AP2(Engine and Saftey features)
no such thing as 07 CR... but i agree on the years you chose
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by GFA_IFF
Never blown an engine due to lightness of flywheel... On the S or the Z (10 lb. tilton flywheel). Heavy flywheels are for people who don't know how to drive a manual transmission. I.e., 95% of the motoring public.
wrong, Honda said it themselves, they didnt revise the ap1 for no reason, there is over 2000 changes between an ap1 and an ap2, due to the high number of people blowing their engines from 2000-2003, they had to make the flywheel heavier, in order to stop this problem, and guess wat it worked, oh and im guessing you consider yourself that 5%? nah lates, your one of those guys who talks the talk and never backs it up,

it wasnt the flywheel causing the problem, it was people mechanically over-reving the motor that caused the motors to blow, hence the beffier retainers on AP2s...as for myself, im in the 00-01 AP1 camp...i love everything about the car even its bigger plastic window
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