Originally Posted by xviper,Mar 19 2005, 07:49 PM

*No, I don't think you are a jerk. I just think you don't quite understand the concepts involved with what you were trying to do. Otherwise, you would have done it correctly. Many, many people do launches and clutch drops repeatedly in an S2000 without doing severe damage or getting that awful smell. They just know how. It has nothing to do with knowing how to drive a manual. It has everything to do with knowing how to drive an S2000. I've done rolling clutch drops in my S2000 (both before and when a S/C is in place) and it's a thing of beauty when it's done right. ps. I'm still running on the original '00 clutch.

**THIS, is your biggest misconception and like I said, I'm not going contribute to you possibly breaking more in the future with a little information. Sometimes, a "little" information can be a very bad thing. This is most likely one of those times.

***Sadly, you have mistaken an S2000 for a Diablo and a Viper and one of your other "cheap" cars. An S2000 is NOTHING like any of those cars in terms of understanding how to launch it. ps. See my username? I used to own a Viper.

****You may or may not need a new clutch. Again, a bit of inexperience showing through here. You may have made that awful smell a couple of times but this doesn't mean that your clutch is totally gone. If the clutch has few miles on it, it might possibly be able to come back from this kind of abuse. Only time will tell. It is possible that with a little bit of prudent driving, the clutch can return to "normal" and you may be able to drive trouble free for some time.

There are many, many elements to successfully "launching" an S2000. It would seem that you only have grasped a couple of them. Again, this is not your friends' Diablo or Viper, nor is it one of your previous "cheap" cars, either. In fact, those cheap cars have characteristics that most likely made them far easier to launch than an S2000.

Originally Posted by Wisconsin S2k,Mar 20 2005, 09:45 AM

look up TSB54. it's the springs in the clutch plate I believe. causes a buzzing or rattling when decelerating that sounds like it's from the engine. it's a TSB because it's an annoyance, not a problem. the solution is to replace the clutch with a new clutch with better springs.

Originally Posted by civicguyinva,Mar 20 2005, 10:54 AM

Can anyone tell me what clutch to go buy or stick to Genuine Honda? Like I said before...Honda will give me a break on prices because I complained about the noise the day I bought it. They knew it was a problem.

Originally Posted by xviper,Mar 20 2005, 10:30 AM

You live in VA. That's not too far from Hardtopguy in Cleaveland. He's a vendor here and Ganley Honda has a package deal for clutch parts - OEM disc, heavy duty PP, throwout bearing. This combination works well for blown cars. It should work really well for you. They'll even sell you a lightweight flywheel, if yours is toast. Their prices are very good.
www.hardtopguy.com