s2000 and heavy passenger
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From: Farnborough
Like everyone has said any extra weight is noticable in a standard car. 90% of the time it's just me in my car so that's great, the rest I have a passenger and it's noticable but does it change the fun from the car? Not for me as you just change the driving style slightly to suit it
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I can confirm this. My buddy is about 300 pounds (big little guy) and we were going to grab food together. On the drive to I didn't feel much of a difference with him in the car. However, once we ordered I knew it was going to be bad. He got a half pounder with a large fries and man let me tell you, it all disappeared before I could finish half of my meal. On the drive back, I noticed a huge difference, car felt very sluggish. Made me miss my BMW's torque 
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Long story short the weather in Chicago has been great this winter so a few of my friends decided to go for a cruise. I took my s2000 out from hibernation and my buddy hopped in with me. He is a bigger guy...i wanna say 250 plus lbs. Car was running great while cruising. when we got on the highway i got on it and i seriously thought the car had some problems. This thing was going nowhere and keep in mind im boosted at 461whp. I did another pull a little later to check my afr and boost. Everything checked out and it kinda ruined the drive as i was wondering what was wrong. In the back of my mind i did think it could be the weight but i had a hard time believing it was that much of a difference.
When i got to the garage and every one left i looked under the hood and everything was normal. So i went for a spin alone and i gotta say it felt like a train. Its a night and day difference. I was glad to know the car is just fine.lol.......anyone else have a similar experience or notice a difference with a heavy passenger? I guess thats one downside of having no torque.
When i got to the garage and every one left i looked under the hood and everything was normal. So i went for a spin alone and i gotta say it felt like a train. Its a night and day difference. I was glad to know the car is just fine.lol.......anyone else have a similar experience or notice a difference with a heavy passenger? I guess thats one downside of having no torque.
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I've had 2 instructors over 300 lbs before at the track. Honestly, maybe my butt dyno was off a bit, but I really didn't feel much of a difference between them in or out of the car. My lap times did not greatly improve either. Just goes to show that unless you're consistently nailing the fastest lap times, that your driving skill masks all other performance inhibitors. I think I was more confident with them in the car, and once they got out I dialed it back a bit.
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Originally Posted by umair' timestamp='1451112267' post='23836894
Long story short the weather in Chicago has been great this winter so a few of my friends decided to go for a cruise. I took my s2000 out from hibernation and my buddy hopped in with me. He is a bigger guy...i wanna say 250 plus lbs. Car was running great while cruising. when we got on the highway i got on it and i seriously thought the car had some problems. This thing was going nowhere and keep in mind im boosted at 461whp. I did another pull a little later to check my afr and boost. Everything checked out and it kinda ruined the drive as i was wondering what was wrong. In the back of my mind i did think it could be the weight but i had a hard time believing it was that much of a difference.
When i got to the garage and every one left i looked under the hood and everything was normal. So i went for a spin alone and i gotta say it felt like a train. Its a night and day difference. I was glad to know the car is just fine.lol.......anyone else have a similar experience or notice a difference with a heavy passenger? I guess thats one downside of having no torque.
When i got to the garage and every one left i looked under the hood and everything was normal. So i went for a spin alone and i gotta say it felt like a train. Its a night and day difference. I was glad to know the car is just fine.lol.......anyone else have a similar experience or notice a difference with a heavy passenger? I guess thats one downside of having no torque.
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nice to see freedom of speech prevailing and this thread continues on. 
On the way to the Dragon meet in 2015 my car was loaded with supplies, the trunk was full and the passenger side of interior was partially full. Once I got to the destination and unloaded all of my "stuff" the car felt much better in the corners. I estimate all of my supplies weighed about 120 lbs. max.
On the way to the Dragon meet in 2015 my car was loaded with supplies, the trunk was full and the passenger side of interior was partially full. Once I got to the destination and unloaded all of my "stuff" the car felt much better in the corners. I estimate all of my supplies weighed about 120 lbs. max.
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nice to see freedom of speech prevailing and this thread continues on.
On the way to the Dragon meet in 2015 my car was loaded with supplies, the trunk was full and the passenger side of interior was partially full. Once I got to the destination and unloaded all of my "stuff" the car felt so much better in the corners. I estimate all of my supplies weighed about 120 lbs. max.
On the way to the Dragon meet in 2015 my car was loaded with supplies, the trunk was full and the passenger side of interior was partially full. Once I got to the destination and unloaded all of my "stuff" the car felt so much better in the corners. I estimate all of my supplies weighed about 120 lbs. max.
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Originally Posted by zeroptzero' timestamp='1451780109' post='23842139
nice to see freedom of speech prevailing and this thread continues on.
On the way to the Dragon meet in 2015 my car was loaded with supplies, the trunk was full and the passenger side of interior was partially full. Once I got to the destination and unloaded all of my "stuff" the car felt so much better in the corners. I estimate all of my supplies weighed about 120 lbs. max.
On the way to the Dragon meet in 2015 my car was loaded with supplies, the trunk was full and the passenger side of interior was partially full. Once I got to the destination and unloaded all of my "stuff" the car felt so much better in the corners. I estimate all of my supplies weighed about 120 lbs. max.
