I am getting some parts installed on my car and I will pick my car up from the tuning shop on Thursday. I can't wait to see the results...
Please tell me what kind of a difference should I expect?

Parts that are getting installed:

Toda Racing Flywheel
ACT Clutch Kit
4.57 Final Gear

Will these make a huge difference?? (meaning can I pull by 3-4 cars till the end of 3rd?)
Or will it be just a small difference of better mid-range torque and acceleration

 

you'll be able to pull on a stock S2000 hard because of the gears. feel free to watch the video in my sig.

 

 

i have seen that video 1000 times. i love it
can I pull like 3-4 cars till the end of 3rd though??

 

Since I still consider the 4.57 (now 4.56) gears the best mod for our beloved cars, I am a big fan of this mod. But the video is a bit too much. I was surely able to pull on stock cars like that, but with I/H/E installed. There is a difference, but I think Wisconsin S2k pulled this much because he is a much better shiffter. Have a look how long it takes for the stock car to shift from 1st-2nd. On the other hand, even if the shifting would be the same, the 4.57 car "falls" into much higher RPM after a shift than the stock car. That can be clearly seen in the video.

No offense here, just my 2cents.

You should feel the difference, probably the biggest you weill ever feel on your car.!

 

while i may shift a tad faster than ryan, the difference is fairly negligible.

i could race any stock S2000 and driver, and the video would look exactly the same on the "1-2 shift". the reason it looks like a slow or even a missed shift is all in the timing.

in my car i start to pull decently toward the end of 1st. i go to shift, and just as i finish shifting and slam into 2nd gear, the other S2000 now goes to shift since it was still winding out 1st gear. (because obviously my geared car chews through 1st gear quicker)

with me having just slammed into 2nd and getting good traction, and the other car losing more ground on the 1-2 shift and the fact that i'm already well into 2nd gear, it gives the illusion that the other car mis shifts or shifts slowly.

but trust me, it's only an illusion. i know because this happens with every stock S2000 i've raced since getting the gears. and being the little race whore that I am, I've raced quite a few.

 

what I am wondering is why this guy would spend a few grand and THEN ask these questions... I would be asking these questions far in advance of having them installed...

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yea, it pretty stupid if you didn't do the research first.

but to answer your question, i have all of those mods and they make a WORLD of difference.

ask more for details if needed.

 

Im "bubbling with anticipation" to try those gears in my "S"!!!

 

What RPM is common at say 70mph with the gears? I'm on the highway quite a bit, so the increase could be an issue.