Track car - AP1 ok?
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for reference i track an AP1 with ITBs, exhaust, header, full stand alone. on straights my friends with AP2s pull on me everytime.
watch it here at 1:20 minute mark
https://youtu.be/3ng8SCCDc1s?t=81
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Originally Posted by motocrossmann' timestamp='1455926568' post='23885552
[quote name='s2000ellier' timestamp='1455921913' post='23885515']
ap2 is faster
ap2 is faster
for reference i track an AP1 with ITBs, exhaust, header, full stand alone. on straights my friends with AP2s pull on me everytime.
watch it here at 1:20 minute mark
https://youtu.be/3ng8SCCDc1s?t=81
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Did you ever consider the effect that drag has on his car? And even with your modifications, the only way to ensure you're making more power is to get a dyno done.
IMO: AP2's are better cars, the AP1's are better S2000s.
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Originally Posted by s2000Junky' timestamp='1455920812' post='23885501
Funny how different people feel about certain aspects of this car. In particular note to the engine. I would never go back to an F20 after experiencing what an F22 does, especially with a 8lb flywheel and lowered vtec/tune. Its just a more practical power producing engine that takes less work to go fast around a track or on the street for that matter. It also doesn't burn oil or have any of the weak links the F20 had. The added rev band loses any luster once you mate an ap1 ecu to it. I also think the ap1 trans gear spread works better overall with the broader trq band on a tuned F22 has. Chassis wise it almost doesn't matter once you start modifying the spring rates and chassis tuning. Though the rear control arm geometry was refined in the ap2 for less toe influence under suspension stroke. A bump steer toe correction kit solves that easy enough on an ap1 though. I think the early ap1's are probably going to be the best option because they are the lightest and the cheapest. But the engines leave some to be desired. I have an 01 powered with an F22, but it took years of ownership to finally arrive with the best melding combo. It doesn't make sense to do right off the bat, unless you get lucky and get an ap1 with an f22 in it already from someone else's project or previous mishap.
Truth is if my engine takes a dump, a 2.2 setup as you have yours will certainly be on the short list, but you basically have a 2.0 with more displacement, so what is not to love
But thats one of the benefits of having a car and a large forum knowledge base that is 16 years old to draw from. You get to learn a few things and reap the rewards I never had luxury of 12 years ago when I got mine.
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Hmmmm, you guys are making me rethink this... I really wasn't planning to go with motor mods on an AP1, I would probably go coil-overs and a roll cage. Having owned an AP2, I really did love the car. Maybe I need to go find an AP1 to drive...