after i drive the s2 around and then i park it, it does these weird clicking sounds. like some small bolts or nuts are dropping from inside(like between the rear quarter panels and fenders in the frame work) and i guess it does this "clanking" sound and then it does it again and again. its odd. theres probably no easy way to fix this annoying problem is there. just wondering if anyone else is having this problem?

on a different note... whenever i drive my car in first gear (warmed up with 3 bars already) it feels like its struggling (its really loud and it even FEELS like its struggling) anywhere after 4k rpms or so. is this strange or is this just how the car is? reason why i am even worried is cause this is my first manual car so i am unfamiliar with how its supposed to work. i know its a sports car etc etc but i just want to know i am not messing anything up if i am driving it like that. thanks for any help you guys can give a newbie such as myself. much appreciated!

 

Noise?

Exhaust cooling down?

 

First paragraph:

Thats your exhaust cooling down after you've run your car. Most cars do this but it is a little louder with an S2000. It's completely normal.

Second paragraph:

The engine probably sounds like its struggling to you because of how loud it is while sitting in the car. If you don't want to strain the engine as much during normal driving just shift at a lower rpm. And at 4000rpm you shouldn't feel any struggling....the engine is actually starting to make power at that rpm all the way till redline.

 

Metal ticks and clicks as it cools down. Expands as it heats up and shrinks as it cools.. Exhaust and Catalytic coverter.

What your hearing and feeling is the lack of torque...

 

a lack of torque... what do you mean?

 

He means the engine sounds like it's working hard because it doesn't have much low end grunt.