what year s2k to get
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From: Dry Branch
Originally Posted by S2k2007,Dec 6 2007, 10:18 PM
Ease of FI? Please explain, because i have been wondering about this.
If there are other MY differences (in terms of an FI install), I'm not aware of them.
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I was in the same boat as you before I bought mine in April of this year.
In the end, I wanted a AP1 since I still feel it is the original intention of Honda's 50th anniv. car. So why not a 00-01? Well, the plastic rear window and the carpeted console, as well as it simply being older time wise.
I love the rainbow tach all the way across to 9K. There is nothing else like it still.
When I found a '03 30K certified with the OEM hardtop, I grabbed it. Ideally I would have liked to get white with black, but I would have had to go back to a '02. Not only that, I couldn't find a low mileage non beat to a pul white one anyway.
Good luck!
In the end, I wanted a AP1 since I still feel it is the original intention of Honda's 50th anniv. car. So why not a 00-01? Well, the plastic rear window and the carpeted console, as well as it simply being older time wise.
I love the rainbow tach all the way across to 9K. There is nothing else like it still.
When I found a '03 30K certified with the OEM hardtop, I grabbed it. Ideally I would have liked to get white with black, but I would have had to go back to a '02. Not only that, I couldn't find a low mileage non beat to a pul white one anyway.
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by m3cosmos,Dec 5 2007, 12:34 PM
Get the S2000CR. It has ap1 steering and ap3 suspension. You don't see 60mph on the auto x and this car should rock in "A" Stock. We will see 
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.what about gear ratios.. im assuming same as ap2 right ? theyre not gona throw in another 4.10 for the 2.2 L..
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i had a choice between an 04 , 02-03 (about 40k miles +)
but i found a great deal on an 01 with 15,000 miles.
for track i believe its better to go with the ap1.
stiffer clutch, 4.10 gears(long 3rd gear im at 91mph at the end of 3rd), and shorter steering ratio than the ap2.
cant forget bout the 9k!
but i found a great deal on an 01 with 15,000 miles.
for track i believe its better to go with the ap1.
stiffer clutch, 4.10 gears(long 3rd gear im at 91mph at the end of 3rd), and shorter steering ratio than the ap2.
cant forget bout the 9k!
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Originally Posted by negcamber,Dec 5 2007, 07:25 PM
AP2 does have a bit more torque, but the real advantage in a straight line is the tranny...the first 4 gears are the equivalent of 4.56 gears in an AP1.
AP2 Tranny compared to AP1:
Gears 1-4 = 4% lower
Gear 5 = 1% lower
Gear 6 = 2% higher
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Originally Posted by s2ka,Dec 7 2007, 09:40 PM
Not quite right... the whole point of our limited slip differential is to avoid transferring all of the power to the wheel that's off the ground. You're talking about an open differential, not a LSD.
http://www.houseofthud.com/differentials.htm#quattro
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Originally Posted by s2ka,Dec 7 2007, 10:34 PM
Not quite right... 4.56 gears are about 10% shorter than stock. The AP2 tranny is not that short.