Well, when I made my first post I was under the impression that you had one car that was an AP! and one that was an AP2 that was roughly around the same price. Now that I see you're looking ONLY at an AP1 and saying "maybe theres an AP2 around this..." I say go with the one in best condition possible - paint, clean body, clean under hood, get a comp test and if all of that checks out, you're good to go.

 

Ap2

 

Wow. Cool topic. Have to say, I have never seen this one before. Should I pick the sweet-ass convertible or the sweet-ass convertible? In my car buying career, I would usually tend to go for the vehicles with the lower milegae. But, just because the mileage is lower, doesnt mean that that vehicle was taken any better care of and may have harder city miles on it. i think in this case you just have to base your decision on the overall condition of the vehicle. You wont be disappointed with either one. I have to say that I am leaning toward the ap1 only because I have never owned one and I do like to dip my toe into as many different automotive pools as possible. IMO, your dillema is a good one to have. Good luck.

 

It's what makes an s2000 imo ...the "new ones" with 8k ...seem dumbed down to me a bit ...my bro had an ap2 and always asked to drive my car ...I rarely asked to drive his ...

 

... this thread could also be titled: "Do you own an Ap1 or an Ap2, and defend why yours is better"

 

Well ...bone stock vs bone stock does the AP1 with its 9k redline get to 60mph faster? Does it get to 1/4 mile faster? Top end? Cornering? Overall handling? And lets be accurate as to the actual redlines here. It's 9000 vs 8200. Not 9k vs 8k. Unless the Ap1 is 8800. Just sayin'. I do know that the AP-2 delivers a bit more torque.Not significant but a bit more. Sorta like the rpm thing.Just to be real and all.

 

I've only seen 04-05 in the 13-14k range.

 

buy AP2, mod it to handle 9k

 

Well I say it depends if you are going to drive it till it dies or try and resell it. If not planning to sell get the AP2. Mine has about 85K on it now and other than a few squeaks from the chassis etc, it runs great.

 

If the ECU wasn't programmed to limit it I have no doubt that the slightly longer stroke of the 2.2 would easily handle 9k. Flashpro can get it to mid 8's. My car has plenty of power where it sits. Only thing that needs modifying is my golf scores. Comparing 8.2k to 9k redline on two different stroke motors is like pickin' fly shit out of pepper.