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Jun 2, 2001 | 12:12 PM

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Wesmaster

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BTW, you never told us what you ran on the first run.

Well, I launched at 8,000 and I sat still spinning my tires for about 1.5 seconds before I realized I wasn't going to grip. I sorta panicked and let off the gas too much, and bogged as I started to go. I ran a 14.5 @ 102MPH, nothing to be proud of at all - but that was my first time to ever run at the track...I had no idea how my car would hook up out there.

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Jun 2, 2001 | 01:57 PM

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It aint no dragster. Can you say sports car? Sure you can! Perhaps Websters says it best: Sports car, a high-powered automobile with low, rakish lines, usually for 2 persons.

I'm sorry for your loss, but next time take it to a track with twists and turns, what it was built for.

Jun 2, 2001 | 02:26 PM

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by lvs2k
[B]It aint no dragster.

Jun 2, 2001 | 02:46 PM

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From: Htown-land of smog n' potholes

[QUOTE]Originally posted by lvs2k
[B]It aint no dragster.

Jun 2, 2001 | 02:52 PM

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by HondaGuy
[B][QUOTE]Originally posted by j2k
[b]Bummer about the diff... I feel your pain since the exact same thing happened to me this last weekend at the Atwater ProSolo.

Jun 2, 2001 | 02:54 PM

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Originally posted by Rasputin314

As an aside-- what kind of times did you and others get (on your first run, etc)?

hot, humid houston night.. track was too grippy.. had to launch at 8 and spin forever just to not bog the launch.
out of 6 s2000's happened to be everyones first time at the track.. i think the best time pulled was a 14.5

it was fun though.. run it.. get your time.. line up again.. run it again..

It was pretty much like skiing down the mountain to the lift chair during the first hour or so. You would run your 1/4 and then get back in line.

Like Insomniak said, it was everybodys first time at the 1/4 mile track. My best run was a 14.9.

The track was real grippy and I bogged on every run too. My four runs consisted of launching @ 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, and 8.5. Each time I dropped the clutch off the side of my foot, my RPMs would drop to 5k immediately because my Michelin Pilot Sports wouldn't spin period. Everybody else that could spin at the start were on the OEM tires.

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Jun 2, 2001 | 06:07 PM

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...At that point, we all opened up our cars and went through each car and tried the clutches...

FYI, I started a thread on this just now:

http://www.s2000online.com/forums/showthre...?threadid=16630

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Jun 2, 2001 | 06:26 PM

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S2kRob

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What part of the diff is failing? Is it the R&P or the LSD? A Kaaz LSD would quite possibly cure the problem.

Unfortunately, I don't think Honda would classify this failure as a warranty repair given the other modifications to the vehicle.

Jun 2, 2001 | 08:04 PM

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From: TO

Wes, sorry to hear about what happened. Hopefully it will be fixed ASAP and then you can keep her revving...

Glad to hear everyone had fun. I tried to make it out but didn't get out of work till 9:30pm.