I have to say I'm very dispointed in the factory clutch in the S2000. Last night I was out and about beating up rice boys which is usual Friday night fair. I line up with a junk box hatch, light changes, I let the clutch in at 4 grand and I burn the thing in first. So I quickly change to second and still burn the damn clutch. After gaining my composure I let second out nice and slow and proceeded to destroy the ricer which now had two car lenghts on me.

My question is this: Has anyone had this experience?
Also, were is the sweet spot in the rev band for a street lauch?
My car is only 4 weeks old and that was the first time I actual lined up for a real race. I didn't think the clutch was that soft.
Any feedback would be appreciated.

 

Your car is the one that should be disappointed.

With the little torque we have, you're not going to get good launches slipping the clutch at 4K. This ain't no S4 or V8 Mustang.

The "sweet spot" depends on the type of traction you have: hot or cold, quality of the asphalt, et cetera. Anything from 6.5K-7K. It all depends.

And not to be mean or anything, but try using the search feature next time, man, and stop blaming it on the car.

 

nine grand,

You are not the first to smell the infamous burned clutch disk. We have a very soft clutch that protects the other drivetrain components from being damaged during "rough" usage.

As SpaceNeedle mentioned, the objective when doing a launch in the S2k is to not get to too much wheelspin but just enough to put you as close to 6k(VTEC changeover) when the wheels finally "connect". That depends on some factors such as tires, tire tread, and street surface.

The other thing is to not SLIP the clutch. You have to slide your left foot off the clutch pedal and let the clutch pedal come up to it's normal position. This method has been know to cause the differential to break. Do this at your own risk and don't expect Honda to fix it under warranty.

Use the SEARCH on "LAUNCHING TECHNIQUES" and "DIFFERENTIAL" to read what others have said.

 

Sev did a very good write-up on how to launch the S2K. Just do a search for his username and launching.

 

I've owned several high performance cars and never had a clutch problem with any of them. It's curious why Honda chose such a light weight drive train for the S2K.

 

Thanks for the info guys. I did not realize that I could search that type of topic.

 

Don't let Joe scare you (he does that well), the clutch will take mondo abuse if you do it right. Let the thing out as quick as you can, or side-step it as affore mentioned, but NEVER slip it.

Andrew

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by S2Kguy
[B]Don't let Joe scare you (he does that well), the clutch will take mondo abuse if you do it right.