Jay Li you have it right, everyone seems to forget this is not a "dragstrip" auto, it's forte is handling the twisties. It's really bad for your clutch to make a habit out of challenging high-torque V8 muscle cars, they have a natural advantage over us.

I believe it was one of the early reviews of the S2K in Car & Driver that said something like "Don't make a habit of attempting quick launches with this car unless you want to be on a first name basis with your local Honda parts guy". I'm paraphrasing of course. Then again I'm sure there are many here that don't mind replacing friction plates and throw-out bearings, not to mention rear tires at around $200 per. I'm just not one of those people.

 

I have three ways to do a dropped clutch start:
1. Rev to desired launch rpm, then drop clutch while flooring the throttle. Back off the throttle if tires spin too much.

2. Rev to a higher constant rpm, then drop clutch while maintaining throttle position until rpms start dropping.

3. (stealth start - difficult to avoid bogging or excessive tire spin) Floor throttle, wait half a second and drop clutch.

The slower the clutch drop, the more weight is transferred to the back tires and the more likely the clutch will slip rather than the tires.

 

If I recall, Jim Lieber's S2000 is equipped with the Comptech Supercharger. I don't think he ought to rev it to 6-7K and drop the clutch. I'd try it at 4-4.5K. If your tires immediately begin converting into liquid and gas, back off the throttle until it hooks up, then floor it. Next time try a lower rpm launch point. If it bogs at 4-4.5K rpms, then try 5K.

Please take notes and tell us all about it.

2x6spds