Yeah, the hooliganism ebbs and flows. I am sure part of the reason why we own an S2K is that we can be "shameful" at any enjoyable moment.

I am glad you are enjoying your retirement!!! Cheers!

 

There isn't a day i'm in this car that I don't have my right foot planted to the floor most any chance I get, and I look for opportunity's to do it. I'm also supercharged so not only is the car more thrilling begging you to drive like a hooligan, you appear like one too so it takes some added self control. The F20 engine is already very peaky, but then putting a supercharger on it, where now your making roughly the same power as before under 5k rpms, but now making around double what it was before above that as you get to redline, so all this car wants you to do is rev the snot out of it everywhere you go and there is nothing more fun. This car 100% is for fun, if your not having fun there is little practical reason to own it.

 

Sounds familiar. I picked up my MY06 just over 10 years back but at the time it had a very loud exhaust (in VTEC, at least) so I always drove it mellow. I retired a few years back and decided to keep the S for a little longer so I "downgraded" to a quiet Tanabe exhaust. BEST move ever - now every drive is an exploration to 8K+ without announcing myself to every cop within 5 miles or being THAT obnoxious neighbor. OK, I'm just the slightly obnoxious neighbor. In combination with all the other changes and upgrades my favorite mod has been the Flashpro + tune, definitely worth the price.

 

I have the same problem, I drive my "07" S2000 as if I just stole the damn thing, always getting into VTEC and occasionally taking it to the Red Line. I too am retired and only drive the "S" once or twice a month on the weekends for a 70 mile trip on the interstate, where it's always doing 85-90mph.... She loves to run!

 

Does the FlashPro tune require other modifications to take advantage of it? I prefer mine completely stock, in terms of intake and exhaust, and I know some Honda engines don't add much with a flash-tune without making other changes. I would be all for flashing it, but only if I get some benefits without other changes.

 

You will get some minor benefit with some fuel optimization and be able to lower vtec down to 5300rpm so some advantage in mid range there. Without a Test pipe or high flow cat, you will lose power if you lower vtec bellow that rpm point, but will gain power as low as 3500-3600rpm typically with a TP/High flow cat. Beyond that any other breathing mods will lean out your afr to varying degrees dependent on how effective, so having the ability to correct the fuel will optimize those mods.

 

Lowering my VTEC to 3600rpm required a high flow cat or cat-delete. 63.5mm Berk high flow cat just bolts in. I already had the ubiquitous K&N FIPK and Tanabe Medalion Touring exhaust but those were not required. The OE exhaust was just too boring to leave on the car. The FIPK was the first mod just for the induction noise and one or two HP. All these items can be swapped in or out in an hour should your preference for "stock" feel the need to return. I never has for me. And the car looks completely stock (other than lacking the oval Civic/Accord exhaust tips of the original.)

If you're ever in Richmond you're welcome to drive the car.

-- Chuck

 

I can understand why some might want to lower the VTEC engagement but raising the rev limiter to 8400 RPM and then bumping off of it all of the time sounds less than ideal.

 

That's what the rev alarm stops, or at least alerts me to.

According to the dyno test my '06 power peaks at 7833 rpm. My Modifry shift beeper is set to 200 rpm increments. 7400, 7600, 7800, and 8000. OE rev limiter was 8200, tuned rev limiter is 8400. I prefer to stay off it (!) and the power starts to drop slightly at 7833.

7800 is a good shift point; 3d beep: Beep, beep, beep, Shift. In higher gears the alarm sounds like beep.......beep.....beep....beep. In first and second gears it sounds like an alarm bell: beepbeepbeepbeep! Gotta shift quickly in lower gears.

This will give you an idea (ain't my car or video):


-- Chuck

 

^^^I ran one for some time in my first S when I was running an ap1 ecu in with an f22. It is not nearly as good as just having a proper rev limiter, but it can help if you pay attention to it. I found it to be rather just another background noise after a while which became mostly ineffective, however it always startled my passengers when they heard it and I then realized at that point oh yeah forgot I had that. Guess like the radar detector going off, you just drown out what sounds like random beeps and noises over time.