how about those front spoilers ben? any info on that?

 

mingster-

I'm currently unhappy with the front spoiler, so production is delayed until I'm satisfied with the quality of the unit. (they look great, but exact fit is not as perfect as I'd like. I tend to have really high standards for these things.)

The carbon fiber brake ducts will begin major production far before the front lip spoiler. (fit on the brake ducts is excellent with the second prototype, now we are just working on setting up the vacuum bagging and mini autoclave for production, as the first versions were all hand laid carbon fiber).

With the front spoiler, as soon as I get some free time I'm going to have my prototype expert build a new revised master mold. (I'd like the center section of the spoiler to extend back to the black plastic opening.) Additionally there are small gaps in between the spoiler and factory bumper cover. These gaps are acceptable with fiberglass as you can add more material and smooth them out when installing, however with carbon fiber there's no body work that can be done to improve the fit. I've talked with many people about the fit and most find it perfectly acceptable, I guess I'm just a bit harsher than most.

On a related note, I have 3 front lip spoilers in stock. They are all hand laid carbon fiber reinforced with fiberglass. All have minor visual defects (small weave displacement or bubbles). All three spoilers are being sold at fiberglass prices (since they'll need to be painted). Because they'll be painted, any bodyshop can install them like fiberglass versions and patch up any gaps, eliminating my gripe about perfect fit.

 

so you mean if we got the spoiler, we'll need to add additional fiberglass to cover up the gaps? sorry, i know nada about these materials.

 

Mingster-

if you got one of the spoilers with the intention of painting, you could have a bodyshop fill the gaps, sand where needed (shouldnt need any), and or do anything else you'd like. There are a few materials that bodyshops use for filling (bondo is the first that comes to mind). My point was that the fit can be adjusted by a professional (nearly every other body kit available needs some minor reworking for perfect fitment as well). This only works if you plan on painting the spoiler (this is why I'm selling carbon fiber models at fiberglass prices, because they need to be painted and after painting there is no point in having carbon fiber in the first place, considering how light a front spoiler is).

Did that make any sense? Perhaps I'm having trouble putting this into words...Simply, the ones that I have in stock can be brought to any capable bodyshop, and worked into the car. You could even mold them into the car if desired. All filler will be smoothed and painted by any decent bodyshop, covering up all of the work and leaving what will hopefully be a beautiful finish.

 

The best 0-60 launch is achieved by dropping the clutch at 7500 RPM and slightly spinning the tires. (Per forum discussion and personal experiance)
What happens when you drop the clutch at 7500-8000 RPM with 285mm of tread per back tire?
My 245's will still spin pretty easily.
285's?? Too much rubber?
Scratching my head.

 

Ben, thanks for the weights,
Is that car lowered? Or is that a side effect of the 18's ?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cthree:
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ben:
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Prolene:
[B] I understand that mileages may vary, but I am already well past the 2k mark on my A032Rs and have plenty of tread left.

 

I've been running the A032Rs on my stock wheels for a little while now. I'd give them two thumbs up (as long as you dont mind a lot of noise). Even wet traction was surprisingly decent. As for milage, yes I think its possible that they could last as long as the S02s.

I just used the stocks and A032r slicks today at the race track. It was my first time with the slicks (my prior races were on the S02s) and I was very impressed with traction. The car was amazing out there, a lot of fun as well as being very competitive. The caliber of cars that I was hanging with really blew my mind. I never thought I'd be able to beat out supercharged NSXs, and turbo porsche race cars. I'd very highly recommend the combination of A032Rs and high perf brake pads for track events (or street for that matter). I'm sure that those buyers of the Bulletproof/Porterfield pads would agree with this statement.

Aaron-
I never really considered the fastest 0-60 launch as I dont believe in drag racing the S. The S2000 is perhaps one of the worst cars for drag racing I can think of, with the clutch in particular being a huge weakpoint (I say worst not in an ET sense, but in the amount of damage you can do to the car sense). Even with a good clutch, I cant see the transmission and drive train taking much abuse from 6000+rpm clutch drops, especially with an even larger contact patch. The drive train is no supra tt drivetrain. Most NA cars, the S2000 in this case are engineered with a minimalistic attitute. They build the parts to handle typical use and factory hp. I dont think when honda built a track ready sports car that they were anticipating 6000+rpm clutch drops. Neither did they price it in the price range of the typical under 20 yr old drag race enthusiast. Lastly you factor the lack of low end torque and you have my theory of anti-dragging the S2000. Ok, well I'm getting off topic here. I clearly have too much to say and its all off topic. Reality is, doing such a drop will more likely result in spinning the clutch, not spinning the tires. I wouldnt recommend doing such a launch with 245 tires, and especially not with 285 tires. I wont even do it with factory 225 tires. If some kid wants to race me, I'll let him have me off the line since its really not hard to catch up 99% of the time.

BTW-You really shoulda came out to Phoenix International Raceway for the NASA event today. It was great fun. A lot of NSXs to mess with.