Dave, your car looks superb, nice job.
Levi

 

Dave.. great comparison write..I didn't realize you had both now



<---in the same boat.. wife has one..I have one... She has ap1, I have ap2.. both of us love our cars, and can't imagine not having our own to drive..

 

Thanks all

Other way around for us Mocky - she's moving up from the Miata to the AP2 - I'd rather she have the car with VSA, esp when I can upgrade to an AP1 in the bargain.

Dave

 

What are the details of your engine compartment mods. I like the yellow covers. Did you paint them or get them that way?

 

That is custom work by the original owner. 6 coats of Krylon and 2 clear coats, and the silver striping by hand. Original "H" badge backed with a yellow plastic background, and cemented to the top. S2000 logo done in stenciled letters. And K&N drop-in inside.

The polished pieces are Ricks Valve Cover, Megan Strut bar and American Product Corp. dress-up kit.

 

I believe our next S2k (yes, we are thinking another one), will be for my wife to sell her '00 Ap1 and get an Ap2 v2 (and not berlina).

 

I've seen both your cars Two thumbs up - WAY up! GL with a new one; can't wait to see what Cheryl comes up with.

The AP1, so far, is much more "raw"; the AP2 much more "civilized". Both are great cars! For at least another few weeks, my AP1 has fewer miles on it than parkie's Ap2.

Dave

 

Hehehe..oh yeah.. good point ..

I'll be curious to see what Cheryl comes up with as well..I was hoping she'd say that she'd take my car, and I'd take a new CR, but I don't think that's going to happen

I definitely agree with you that the Ap1 has a less refined, more "edgy" drive.. It always felt on rails (I was originally an '01 NFR Ap1 owner)..... the combination of the suspension plus the S02s made for an awesome and very responsive drive...

 

Like I said, I can't leave you guys alone for 5 hot minutes. Parky, what have you done now? Oh yeah, now I remember someone telling me that you bought Golden Eagle's car. Nice to see the cars we know and love kept in the family. Thanks for the comparison, just in case I ever "act a fool" again.


Raymo Guy, you need to stop.

 

1- Yes indeed!

2- Opinions vary, I ran synthetic for a while and then switched back to regular mineral oil. Many people will tell you, they beleieve the synthetic mellowed out the VTEC transition, and I happen to be one of those people. I track my S a lot, and change my fluids often, and do not believe synthetic is the only answer.

3- That is a specific car to car comparision, it is not a real AP1 Vs. AP2 thing at all. My AP! burns NO OIL during street driving over a 3,000 period, however, it clearly consumes oil at the track, because it was designed to do so when sustaining such constant revs.

4- Again, that is a factor of your new AP1, yes, it needs brake work, AP1's have fine brakes, basically the same as AP2 except for a revised master cylinder and newer front pad compounds.

5- Of course!

6- I just love the black door. The concept was to put you into the cockpit of a race car, an environment that only has what you need to see right in front of your face. The black door helps to hide the radio visually, because it is only a distraction to the driving experience.

7- See number 1.

Enjoy your AP1, they are very special cars!